POCO has launched the POCO C85x 5G in India as its latest budget 5G smartphone. The device joins the company’s C series lineup a few months after the POCO C85, which was introduced in December last year. The new model focuses on a large display, basic performance hardware, and a large battery.

The POCO C85x 5G features a 6.9-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1600 × 720 pixels and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The screen supports a 120Hz refresh rate and reaches up to 660 nits typical brightness, with peak brightness going up to 810 nits in High Brightness Mode. It also supports DC dimming and carries TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light and Flicker Free certifications.

The phone is powered by the octa-core Unisoc T8300 processor built on a 6nm process. The chipset includes two Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores running at 2GHz, along with an Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU. The device comes with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and supports up to 4GB additional RAM expansion. Storage options include 64GB and 128GB UFS 2.2 storage. Users can expand storage up to 1TB using a microSD card.

The device runs Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS. For cameras, the phone has a 32MP rear primary camera along with a secondary sensor. On the front, there is an 8MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture placed inside the display notch.

The POCO C85x 5G packs a 6300mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging, and the charger is included in the box. The company says the battery can retain up to 80 percent of its health after 1,000 charging cycles, which is roughly over three years of use. The device also supports 7.5W reverse wired charging.

Connectivity features include 5G SA and NSA support across n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n40, and n78 bands. The phone also supports dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac with 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS with GLONASS, and a USB Type C port. Other features include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and FM radio. The phone measures 171.56 × 79.47 × 8.15mm and weighs 210g. It also carries an IP52 rating for dust and water resistance.

Pricing & availability

The POCO C85x 5G comes in Black, Gold, and Green. The 4GB + 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 10,999, while the 4GB + 128GB version costs Rs. 11,999. The smartphone will go on sale on Flipkart starting March 14.

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