Xiaomi Redmi 8A vs Xiaomi Poco C85
Product
Price
119 USD
119 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Xiaomi Mobiles
Xiaomi Mobiles
Model No
Redmi 8A
Xiaomi Poco C85
Launch Date
2019, September 30
2025, September 01
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
HSPA, LTE
Dimensions
156.5 x 75.4 x 9.4 mm (6.16 x 2.97 x 0.37 in)
171.6 x 79.5 x 8 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.31 in)
Weight
188 g
205 g (7.23 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, plastic frame - Water-repellent coating
Glass front, plastic frame
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Midnight Black, Ocean Blue, Sunset Red
Purple, Black, Green
Type
IPS LCD, 400 nits (typ)
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 660 nits (typ), 810 nits (HBM)
Size
6.22 inches, 96.6 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1520 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), planned upgrade to Android 10, MIUI 12
Android 15, HyperOS 2
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)
Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.45 GHz Cortex A53)
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 505
Mali-G52 MC2
RAM
2GB
6GB/8GB
Storage
32GB Built-in
128GB/256GB
eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Lens 2
QVGA, f/3.0
Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Features
HDR
Capacity
(Li-Po Non removable), 5000 mAh
6000 mAh
Charging
Fast battery charging 18W
33W wired, PD, 50% in 31 min
10W reverse wired
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Circle to Search
Loudspeaker
Speaker Phone
Yes
3.5mm jack
3.5mm Audio Jack, XviD/MP4/H.264 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio
Yes
FM radio
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Performance
AnTuTu: 89901 (v8)
GeekBench: 3030 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 7fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)