Xiaomi Poco C81 vs Xiaomi Poco M5s: Which is better?

Screen size

Poco C816.9"+6.8%

Poco M5s6.4"

Technology

Poco C81

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Poco M5s

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

Poco C81

GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900

Poco M5s

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Poco C81

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

Poco M5s

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Poco C81

LTE

Resolution

Poco C81720 × 1,600 px

Poco M5s1080 × 2400 px+56%

Refresh rate

Poco C81120 Hz

Poco M5s—

Peak brightness

Poco C81800 nits

Poco M5s1,100 nits+27%

Pixel density

Poco C81254 ppi

Poco M5s409 ppi+38%

CPU speed

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

Poco M5sOcta-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)+12%

RAM

equal specs

Poco C814.0 GB

Poco M5s4.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

Poco C8164 GB

Poco M5s64 GB

Main camera

Poco C8113.0 MP

Poco M5s64.0 MP+80%

Front camera

Poco C818.0 MP

Poco M5s13.0 MP+38%

Battery

Poco C816,300 mAh+21%

Poco M5s5,000 mAh

Wired charging

Poco C8115 W

Poco M5s33 W+55%

Weight

Poco C81208 g

Poco M5s178 g+17%

Thickness

Poco C818.2 mm+1.2%

Poco M5s8.3 mm

IP rating

Poco C81Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Poco M5sIP53

Wi‑Fi

Poco C81wifi 5

Poco M5sWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

equal specs

Poco C815

Poco M5s5.0, A2DP, LE

USB

equal specs

Poco C812.0

Poco M5sUSB Type-C 2.0

5G support

equal specs

Poco C81No

Poco M5sNo

NFC

Poco C81No

Poco M5sYes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Poco C81Yes

Poco M5sYes

SD card

equal specs

Poco C81Yes

Poco M5sYes

Stereo speakers

Poco C81—

Poco M5sYes

Speed

Poco C81

HSPA, LTE

Poco M5s

HSPA, LTE

Announced

Poco C81

2026, April 23

Poco M5s

2022, September 05

Status

Poco C81

Available. Released 2026, April 23

Poco M5s

Available. Released 2022, September 06

Dimensions

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

160.5 x 74.5 x 8.3 mm (6.32 x 2.93 x 0.33 in)

Weight

Poco C81

208 g (7.34 oz)

Poco M5s

178.8 g (6.31 oz)

Build

Poco C81

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Poco M5s

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

SIM

Poco C81

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Poco M5s

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

Poco C81

Dust and splash resistant

Poco M5s

IP53 dust protected and water resistant (vertical water sprays)

Type

Poco C81

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Poco M5s

AMOLED, 450 nits (typ), 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

Size

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

6.43 inches, 99.8 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

Protection

Poco C81

Poco M5s

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

Android 12, MIUI 13

Chipset

Poco C81

Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)

Poco M5s

Mediatek MT6785V/CD Helio G95 (12 nm)

CPU

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Poco C81

Mali-G57 MP1

Poco M5s

Mali-G76 MC4

Card slot

Poco C81

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Poco M5s

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Poco C81

64GB 4GB RAM

Poco M5s

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Other

Poco C81

Poco M5s

UFS 2.2

Single

Poco C81

13 MP, (wide)

Poco M5s

Features

Poco C81

LED flash

Poco M5s

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Poco C81

1080p@30fps

Poco M5s

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps

Quad

Poco C81

Poco M5s

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.97", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP (macro) Auxiliary lens

Single

Poco C81

8 MP, (wide)

Poco M5s

13 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

Features

Poco C81

HDR

Poco M5s

HDR

Video

Poco C81

1080p@30fps

Poco M5s

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Poco C81

Yes

Poco M5s

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Poco C81

Yes

Poco M5s

Yes

WLAN

Poco C81

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

Poco M5s

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

Bluetooth

Poco C81

5.2, A2DP, LE

Poco M5s

5.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Poco C81

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Poco M5s

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

Poco C81

Poco M5s

Yes

Radio

Poco C81

FM radio

Poco M5s

FM radio

USB

Poco C81

USB Type-C 2.0

Poco M5s

USB Type-C 2.0

Infrared port

Poco C81

Poco M5s

Yes

Sensors

Poco C81

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Poco M5s

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

Other

Poco C81

Virtual proximity sensing

Poco M5s

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

Poco C81

6300 mAh

Poco M5s

Li-Po 5000 mAh

Charging

Poco C81

15W wired 7.5W reverse wired

Poco M5s

33W wired, 64% in 30 min

Colors

Poco C81

Sky Blue, Elite Black, Sunset Gold

Poco M5s

Gray, Blue, White

Price

Poco C81

About 100 EUR

Poco M5s

About 120 EUR

Models

Poco C81

Poco M5s

2207117BPG

SAR

Poco C81

Poco M5s

1.00 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Poco C81

Poco M5s

0.60 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)

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