POCO just introduced the POCO C65, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the C series globally. It packs a 6.74-inch HD+ screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 8MP selfie camera inside the notch, but it is powered by Helio G85 SoC, same as the POCO C55. It has up to 8GB of RAM with additional 8GB RAM expansion.
The phone packs a 50MP main camera along with a 2MP macro camera. There is a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.
POCO C65 specifications
- 6.74-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ 20:9 aspect ratio display, 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 13 with MIUI 14 for POCO
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP rear primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP front camera with f/2.0
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 168×78×8.09mm; Weight: 192g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C Port
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 18W charging
Pricing and availability
The POCO C65 comes in Black, Blue and Purple colours and is priced at USD 129 (Rs. 10,725 approx.) for the 6GB + 128GB model and the 8GB + 256GB model costs USD 149 (Rs. 12,390 approx.). The early bird pricing is USD 109 and USD 129, respectively.