Xiaomi Poco C81 vs Xiaomi Poco M5 (India): Which is better?

Screen size

Poco C816.9"+4.6%

Poco M5 (India)6.6"

Technology

Poco C81

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Poco M5 (India)

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Poco C81

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

Poco M5 (India)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Poco C81

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Poco M5 (India)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Poco C81

LTE

Resolution

Poco C81720 × 1,600 px

Poco M5 (India)1080 × 2400 px+56%

Refresh rate

Poco C81120 Hz+25%

Poco M5 (India)90 Hz

Peak brightness

Poco C81800 nits+50%

Poco M5 (India)400 nits

Pixel density

Poco C81254 ppi

Poco M5 (India)400 ppi+37%

CPU speed

Poco C81Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M5 (India)Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+18%

RAM

equal specs

Poco C814.0 GB

Poco M5 (India)4.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Poco C8164 GB

Poco M5 (India)64 GB

Main camera

Poco C8113.0 MP

Poco M5 (India)50.0 MP+74%

Front camera

equal specs

Poco C818.0 MP

Poco M5 (India)8.0 MP

Battery

Poco C816,300 mAh+21%

Poco M5 (India)5,000 mAh

Wired charging

Poco C8115 W

Poco M5 (India)18 W+17%

Weight

Poco C81208 g

Poco M5 (India)201 g+3.5%

Thickness

Poco C818.2 mm+8.5%

Poco M5 (India)8.9 mm

IP rating

Poco C81Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Poco M5 (India)Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back

Wi‑Fi

Poco C81wifi 5

Poco M5 (India)Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Poco C815

Poco M5 (India)5.3, A2DP, LE+5.7%

USB

equal specs

Poco C812.0

Poco M5 (India)USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Poco C81No

Poco M5 (India)No

NFC

Poco C81No

Poco M5 (India)Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Poco C81Yes

Poco M5 (India)Yes

SD card

equal specs

Poco C81Yes

Poco M5 (India)Yes

Stereo speakers

Poco C81—

Poco M5 (India)—

Speed

Poco C81

HSPA, LTE

Poco M5 (India)

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Poco C81

2026, April 23

Poco M5 (India)

2022, September 05

Status

Poco C81

Available. Released 2026, April 23

Poco M5 (India)

Available. Released 2022, September 08

Dimensions

Poco C81

171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)

Poco M5 (India)

164 x 76.1 x 8.9 mm (6.46 x 3.00 x 0.35 in)

Weight

Poco C81

208 g (7.34 oz)

Poco M5 (India)

201 g (7.09 oz)

Build

Poco C81

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Poco M5 (India)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

Poco C81

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Poco M5 (India)

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Poco C81

Dust and splash resistant

Poco M5 (India)

Splash resistant

Type

Poco C81

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Poco M5 (India)

IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits (typ)

Size

Poco C81

6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Poco M5 (India)

6.58 inches, 104.5 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Poco C81

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

Poco M5 (India)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density)

Protection

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Poco C81

Android 16, up to 4 major Android upgrades, HyperOS 3

Poco M5 (India)

Android 12, MIUI 13

Chipset

Poco C81

Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)

Poco M5 (India)

Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)

CPU

Poco C81

Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Poco M5 (India)

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Poco C81

Mali-G57 MP1

Poco M5 (India)

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

Poco C81

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Poco M5 (India)

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Poco C81

64GB 4GB RAM

Poco M5 (India)

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Other

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

UFS 2.2

Single

Poco C81

13 MP, (wide)

Poco M5 (India)

Features

Poco C81

LED flash

Poco M5 (India)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Poco C81

1080p@30fps

Poco M5 (India)

1080p@30fps

Triple

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Single

Poco C81

8 MP, (wide)

Poco M5 (India)

8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Features

Poco C81

HDR

Poco M5 (India)

HDR

Video

Poco C81

1080p@30fps

Poco M5 (India)

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Poco C81

Yes

Poco M5 (India)

Yes

3.5mm jack

Poco C81

Yes

Poco M5 (India)

Yes

Other

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN

Poco C81

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Poco M5 (India)

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Poco C81

5.2, A2DP, LE

Poco M5 (India)

5.3, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Poco C81

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Poco M5 (India)

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

Yes

Radio

Poco C81

FM radio

Poco M5 (India)

FM radio

USB

Poco C81

USB Type-C 2.0

Poco M5 (India)

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

Yes

Sensors

Poco C81

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Poco M5 (India)

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Other

Poco C81

Virtual proximity sensing

Poco M5 (India)

Type

Poco C81

6300 mAh

Poco M5 (India)

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Charging

Poco C81

15W wired 7.5W reverse wired

Poco M5 (India)

18W wired

Colors

Poco C81

Sky Blue, Elite Black, Sunset Gold

Poco M5 (India)

Poco Yellow, Icy Blue, Power Black

Price

Poco C81

About 100 EUR

Poco M5 (India)

About 160 EUR

Models

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

22071219CI

SAR

Poco C81

Poco M5 (India)

0.85 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)

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