POCO has announced POCO C85, the company’s latest budget smartphone globally, as the successor to last year’s POCO C75. It packs a 6.9-inch HD+ screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 8MP selfie camera inside the notch, and is powered by the same Helio G81-Ultra SoC. It has up to 8GB of RAM with additional 8GB RAM expansion.
The phone packs a 50MP main camera along with a secondary camera. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 6000mAh battery with 33W fast charging compared to 5160mAh battery and 18W fast charging in the predecessor.
POCO C85 specifications
- 6.9-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio display, 120Hz refresh rate, up to 660 nits (typ), 810 nits HBM, DC dimming, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light (Software Solution) and Flicker Free certifications
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G81-Ultra processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB / 256GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 15 with Xiaomi HyperOS 2
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP rear primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, secondary camera
- 8MP front camera with f/2.0
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 171.56×79.47× 7.99mm; Weight: 205g
- Dust and water resistant (IP64)
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C Port
- 6000mAh (typical) battery with support for 33W charging
Pricing and availability
The POCO C85 comes in Black, Purple and Green colours and is priced starting from 119.90 Euros (Rs. 12,320 approx.) for the 6GB + 128GB version and the 8GB + 256GB version costs 129.90 Euros.