Poco C85x 5G launched in India, brings 6300 mAh battery and 32MP camera for Rs 10,999
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Poco has launched the C85x 5G in India. The smartphone packs a large 6,300mAh battery and goes on sale from March 14. It starts at Rs 10,999.
Poco has launched its latest budget phone, the Poco C85x 5G, in India today at a starting price of Rs 10,999. The C85x is following hot on the heels of the Poco C85 which made its India debut in December last year. The Poco C85x 5G has a large 6,300mAh battery and 32-megapixel rear camera.
The Poco C85x 5G comes with a 6.9-inch HD+ display, with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 810 nits peak brightness. The company claimed it has a triple TV Rheinland and Flicker Free certification.
For photography, the Poco C85x carries a 32-megapixel primary rear sensor paired with a secondary camera. On the front, it houses an 8-megapixel camera inside a waterdrop notch.
The Poco C85x 5G is powered by an octa-core Unisoc T8300 chipset, clocked at up to 2.2GHz, and paired with a Mali-G57 GPU. For memory, it comes with 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a choice of 64GB or 128GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage, with support for microSD card expansion of up to 1TB.
The Poco C85x runs Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS and features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and an IP52 rating for dust and water resistance.
On the battery front, the Poco C85x houses a large 6,300mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging and 7.5W reverse wired charging. The company promises up to 80 per cent battery health after 1,000 charging cycles, or over three years of use. The phone weighs 210g.
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