Igeekphone News, December 25th: On December 22nd, the technology media XiaomiTime published a blog post reporting that Xiaomi REDMI A7 Pro and POCO C81 have passed the FCC and GSMA certifications, with the code name “arctic”.
In terms of market positioning, the specifications of the two mobile phones are basically the same. It is estimated that they will adopt Xiaomi’s global layout logic of “dual brands, same hardware”. REDMI A7 Pro will mainly target specific regional markets, while POCO C81 will be aimed at a broader global market.
In addition, in terms of naming, Xiaomi broke the conventional naming sequence. After releasing the REDMI A5 4G phone in April 2025, it skipped the REDMI A6 and directly chose to name the new product “A7 Pro”, suggesting a potential upgrade in product positioning. In contrast, the naming logic of the POCO brand is more conventional. POCO C81 will be launched to the market as the successor of POCO C71.
In terms of core performance, the REDMI A7 Pro/POCO C81 is equipped with the Unisoc T7250 chip, which is manufactured based on a 12nm process. This SoC adopts an “2+6” octa-core CPU architecture, featuring two high-performance Cortex-A75 cores with a main frequency of 1.8GHz and six energy-efficient Cortex-A55 cores with a main frequency of 1.6GHz.
This chip is also equipped with an 850MHz Mali-G57 MP1 graphics processor, which is sufficient to meet the demands of social media, instant messaging and basic multimedia entertainment. In addition, the new model is expected to be equipped with 4GB LPDDR4X memory and is likely to support virtual memory expansion through software algorithms.
In terms of appearance, the new model is equipped with a 6.88 to 6.9-inch IPS LCD waterdrop screen that supports 16.7 million colors. It is also built with a 6000mAh battery of model BM6S (typical value) and supports 15W wired charging.
In terms of system and connectivity, this device will be pre-installed with the Xiaomi HyperOS 3 system customized based on Android 15 from the factory, and it is highly likely to adopt the Lite or Go version optimized for low-end hardware.
This device is estimated to offer two storage specifications of 64GB or 128GB (eMMC 5.1 or UFS 2.2), and supports basic connection functions such as 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0.
Although the imaging system has not been fully confirmed yet, it is highly likely that a single-camera AI solution with 13 million or 50 million pixels will be adopted. According to GSMA records, this new model, code-named “arctic”, will be available in five major regions: the European Economic Area (EEA), Turkey, India, Indonesia and Russia.