Poco is a sub-brand of Redmi, and the company is known for its relatively affordable smartphones across different segments. Keeping up with that mantra, the company has launched the Poco C65 which comes in as the successor to the Poco C55. This is also the latest addition to the Poco C series which is known for cheap entry-level smartphones.

Poco C65 Features

The Poco C65 got a couple of upgrades over its predecessor, and those improvements are the first things I will discuss today.

With the first upgrade being in the display department, the phone comes with a 6.74 inches IPS LCD display and it now has a 90 Hz high refresh rate. It has a 720p resolution which is not really encouraging but it goes a bit bright with a max brightness of 600 nits. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass, and there is a tiny waterdrop cutout at the top centre. Another good thing here is the TUV certification and support for DC dimming.

The next upgrade comes in the camera department, upfront, there is now an 8MP camera for all your selfies, a notable step up from the 5MP before. On the rear, there is still a dual setup with the main camera being a 50MP f/1.8 sensor and the secondary being a 2MP f/2.4 macro sensor.

Under the hood, the Poco C65 is powered by the 12nm MediaTek Helio G85 processor which was touted as a gaming chipset but is now old. The chipset should run most simple tasks without any hiccups but running more intensive tasks is where you’ll notice its flaws. The processor is paired with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM which is great for an entry-level smartphone. As for storage, there are two options: 128GB or 256GB, one downside is still the use of eMMC instead of the faster UFS.

The Poco C65 comes with a huge 5,000 mAh non-removable Li-Polymer battery. Now, it has support for 18W fast charging – a step up from the 10W of its predecessor. Also, charging and data transfer are now via a new USB-C port (upgraded from micro USB). There is also a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The phone comes with a 4G LTE connection, Bluetooth 5, and Wi-Fi 5.
As for color options, you can get the phone in black, blue, or purple.

Poco C65 Price and Availability

The Poco C65 price is going to start at around $105 for the 6GB 128GB model and $125 for the 8GB 256GB model for the early birds and after this period, the price will go to $129 and $149 respectively. The phone is available for sale now, and it can be gotten through AliExpress and other Poco retail partners.

Poco C65 Full Specifications

Xiaomi Poco C65

• Processor: Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm)
• RAM:128GB 6GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1
• Storage: 128GB 6GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1
• Display: IPS LCD 90Hz 450 nits (typ) 600 nits (HBM)
• Camera: LED flash HDR
• Battery: Li-Po 5000 mAh non-removable

Xiaomi Poco C65 SPECIFICATIONS

network

• technology technology
  GSM / HSPA / LTE

• 2g bands 2g bands
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  - SIM 1 & SIM 2

• 3g bands 3g bands
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

• 4g bands 4g bands
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

• speed speed
  HSPA, LTE

launch

• announced announced
  2023, November 05

• status status
  Available. Released 2023, November 06

body

• dimensions dimensions
  168 x 78 x 8.1 mm (6.61 x 3.07 x 0.32 in)

• weight weight
  192 g (6.77 oz)

• sim sim
  Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

display

• type type
  IPS LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)

• size size
  6.74 inches, 109.7 cm2 (~83.7% screen-to-body ratio)

• resolution resolution
  720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)

• protection protection
  Corning Gorilla Glass

platform

• os os
  Android 13, MIUI 14 for POCO

• chipset chipset
  Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm)

• cpu cpu
  Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)

• gpu gpu
  Mali-G52 MC2

memory

• card slot card slot
  microSDXC (dedicated slot)

• internal internal
  128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  eMMC 5.1

main camera

• dual dual
  50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 0.08 MP (auxiliary lens)

• features features
  LED flash, HDR

• video video
  1080p@30fps

selfie camera

• single single
  8 MP, f/2.0

• features features
  HDR

• video video
  1080p@30fps

sound

• loudspeaker loudspeaker
  Yes

• 35mm jack 35mm jack
  Yes

comms

• wlan wlan
  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

• bluetooth bluetooth
  5.3, A2DP, LE

• positioning positioning
  GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

• nfc nfc
  Yes (market/region dependent)

• radio radio
  FM radio, recording

• usb usb
  USB Type-C 2.0

features

• sensors sensors
  Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
  Virtual proximity sensing

battery

• type type
  Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

• charging charging
  18W wired, PD

misc

• colors colors
  Black, Blue, Purple

• price price
  $ 129.00 / € 144.99

tests

• performance performance
  AnTuTu: 242885 (v9), 261613 (v10) GeekBench: 1201 (v5), 1292 (v6)

• display display
  Contrast ratio: 1555:1 (nominal)

• camera camera
  Photo / Video

• loudspeaker loudspeaker
  -31.4 LUFS (Below average)

• battery (new) battery (new)
  Active use score 11:31h