Entry-level · 2024

Xiaomi Poco C61

Name: Xiaomi Poco C61
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 10W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 10W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.71″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

Helio G36 3 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 10W charging

8 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: manual focus

Display

6.71″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1650 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.71"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1650 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

500 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · PowerVR GE8320

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

127,000

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

PowerVR GE8320

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

8x Cortex A53 2.2 GHz

Camera

8 MP f/2.0 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

8 MP f/2.0

Front camera

5 MP

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 10 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

199 g · 8.3 mm

Height

168.4 mm

Width

76.3 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower benchmark score

127k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 48 MP main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 170 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

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Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1650 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

127k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 8 MP vs 50 MP main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 167 g

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