Screen size
Poco C556.7"
Poco C81Winner: 6.9"+2.8%
Quick verdict
Poco C81 leads the measured specs 8-5.
Measured wins
Poco C55
5
spec wins
Ties
8
equal specs
Poco C81
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Poco C55
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Poco C81
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Poco C55
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Poco C81
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Poco C55
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Poco C81
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
Poco C55
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Poco C81
LTE
Speed
Poco C55
HSPA, LTE
Poco C81
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Poco C55
2023, February 21
Poco C81
2026, April 23
Status
Poco C55
Available. Released 2023, February 28
Poco C81
Available. Released 2026, April 23
Dimensions
Poco C55
168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.65 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Poco C81
171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight
Poco C55
192 g (6.77 oz)
Poco C81
208 g (7.34 oz)
Build
Poco C55
Glass front (Panda Glass), eco leather back
Poco C81
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM
Poco C55
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Poco C81
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Poco C55
Dust and splash resistant
Poco C81
Dust and splash resistant
Type
Poco C55
IPS LCD
Poco C81
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)
Size
Poco C55
6.71 inches, 106.5 cm2 (~82.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Poco C81
6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Poco C55
720 x 1650 pixels (~268 ppi density)
Poco C81
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)
Protection
Poco C55
Panda Glass
Poco C81
-
OS
Poco C55
Android 12, MIUI 13 for POCO
Poco C81
Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 3
Chipset
Poco C55
Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12 nm)
Poco C81
Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)
CPU
Poco C55
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Poco C81
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Poco C55
Mali-G52 MC2
Poco C81
Mali-G57 MP1
Card slot
Poco C55
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Poco C81
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Poco C55
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Poco C81
64GB 4GB RAM
Other
Poco C55
eMMC 5.1
Poco C81
-
Single
Poco C55
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens
Poco C81
13 MP, (wide)
Features
Poco C55
LED flash, HDR
Poco C81
LED flash
Video
Poco C55
1080p@30fps
Poco C81
1080p@30fps
Single
Poco C55
5 MP
Poco C81
8 MP, (wide)
Features
Poco C55
HDR
Poco C81
HDR
Video
Poco C55
1080p@30fps
Poco C81
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Poco C55
Yes
Poco C81
Yes
3.5mm jack
Poco C55
Yes
Poco C81
Yes
WLAN
Poco C55
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Poco C81
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Poco C55
5.0, A2DP, LE
Poco C81
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Poco C55
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Poco C81
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Poco C55
No
Poco C81
No
Radio
Poco C55
FM radio, recording
Poco C81
FM radio
USB
Poco C55
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Poco C81
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Poco C55
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer
Poco C81
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
Other
Poco C55
Virtual proximity sensing
Poco C81
Virtual proximity sensing
Type
Poco C55
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Poco C81
6300 mAh
Charging
Poco C55
10W wired
Poco C81
15W wired 7.5W reverse wired
Colors
Poco C55
Cool Blue, Power Black, Forest Green
Poco C81
Sky Blue, Elite Black, Sunset Gold
Models
Poco C55
22127PC95I
Poco C81
-
SAR
Poco C55
0.87 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body)
Poco C81
-
Price
Poco C55
About 110 EUR
Poco C81
About 100 EUR