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POCO C71 review: A rock-bottom entry phone with a 120 Hz screen and tidy software.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2025·$90
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#1 of 1
Tier
Entry
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A smooth screen at the floor price.

C71 gives a ~$90 buyer a big 120 Hz panel and a dependable battery — the things that make a cheap phone feel less cheap — on the bare-minimum Helio G81 and HD+ resolution. As a first phone or a spare it does the simple things smoothly enough.

01Display

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.88 inches
Resolution1,640 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

44/100

44/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

Main32 MP, f/1.8
Aux0.08 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

42/100

42/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm, 4G)
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

Capacity5,200 mAh
Wired15 W (18 W brick)

05Build

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

06Value

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for entry phones of 2025.

What works
  • 120 Hz big screen at ~$90.
  • 5,200 mAh, microSD + jack.
  • Tidy HyperOS.
  • Cheap enough for a true first phone.
What doesn't
  • HD+ panel, 4G only.
  • Helio G81 + 4 GB are very slow.
  • 32 MP single camera + gimmick lens.
  • 15 W charging, one OS update.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of entry devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .