Screen size
Poco C556.7"
Poco C81xWinner: 6.9"+2.5%
Quick verdict
Poco C81x leads the measured specs 8-6.
Measured wins
Poco C55
6
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Poco C81x
8
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Poco C55
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Poco C81x
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Poco C55
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Poco C81x
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Poco C55
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Poco C81x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
Poco C55
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
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 C81x
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
Speed
Poco C55
HSPA, LTE
Poco C81x
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Poco C55
2023, February 21
Poco C81x
2026, April 23
Status
Poco C55
Available. Released 2023, February 28
Poco C81x
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 C81x
171.8 x 77.8 x 8.3 mm (6.76 x 3.06 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Poco C55
192 g (6.77 oz)
Poco C81x
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Poco C55
Glass front (Panda Glass), eco leather back
Poco C81x
-
SIM
Poco C55
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Poco C81x
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Poco C55
Dust and splash resistant
Poco C81x
Dust and splash resistant
Type
Poco C55
IPS LCD
Poco C81x
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 650 nits (HBM)
Size
Poco C55
6.71 inches, 106.5 cm2 (~82.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Poco C81x
6.88 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Poco C55
720 x 1650 pixels (~268 ppi density)
Poco C81x
720 x 1640 pixels (~260 ppi density)
Protection
Poco C55
Panda Glass
Poco C81x
-
OS
Poco C55
Android 12, MIUI 13 for POCO
Poco C81x
Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades
Chipset
Poco C55
Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12 nm)
Poco C81x
Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)
CPU
Poco C55
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Poco C81x
Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Poco C55
Mali-G52 MC2
Poco C81x
Mali-G57 MP1
Card slot
Poco C55
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Poco C81x
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Poco C55
64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Poco C81x
64GB 3GB RAM
Other
Poco C55
eMMC 5.1
Poco C81x
-
Single
Poco C55
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens
Poco C81x
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features
Poco C55
LED flash, HDR
Poco C81x
LED flash, HDR
Video
Poco C55
1080p@30fps
Poco C81x
1080p@30fps
Single
Poco C55
5 MP
Poco C81x
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Poco C55
HDR
Poco C81x
HDR
Video
Poco C55
1080p@30fps
Poco C81x
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Poco C55
Yes
Poco C81x
Yes
3.5mm jack
Poco C55
Yes
Poco C81x
Yes
WLAN
Poco C55
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Poco C81x
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Poco C55
5.0, A2DP, LE
Poco C81x
5.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Poco C55
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Poco C81x
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS
NFC
Poco C55
No
Poco C81x
No
Radio
Poco C55
FM radio, recording
Poco C81x
FM radio
USB
Poco C55
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Poco C81x
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Poco C55
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer
Poco C81x
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
Other
Poco C55
Virtual proximity sensing
Poco C81x
Virtual proximity sensing
Type
Poco C55
Li-Po 5000 mAh
Poco C81x
5200 mAh
Charging
Poco C55
10W wired
Poco C81x
15W wired 7.5W reverse wired
Colors
Poco C55
Cool Blue, Power Black, Forest Green
Poco C81x
Ice Blue, Crystal Black
Models
Poco C55
22127PC95I
Poco C81x
-
SAR
Poco C55
0.87 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body)
Poco C81x
-
Price
Poco C55
About 110 EUR
Poco C81x
About 90 EUR