POCO C85 now official in PH: 6,000mAh battery, 6.9-inch LCD, and Helio G81-Ultra, PHP 4,899 starting price

Following its price confirmation, the POCO C85 is now official in the Philippines.

POCO C85 design

Affordable entry-level big battery phone

To recap, this is the brand's budget device with a large battery and display.

It came with a two-tone color design available in three colorways of Black, Green, and Purple. POCO also added IP64 dust and splash resistance as protection from dirt or rain showers.

The display

In front, the display uses a 6.9-inch screen LCD (IPS) with 1600 x 720 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 810 nits peak brightness.

Inside, the POCO C85 features a 2.0GHz 12nm Helio G81 Ultra-octa core chip paired with 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB/256GB eMMC 5.1 storage options.

The phone also packs a large 6,000mAh battery paired with a 33W USB-C fast charger.

In the camera department, it uses a 50MP main shooter + auxiliary lens + LED flash. While at the front, it has an 8MP selfie camera.

Other features are a single-firing speaker, a microphone, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Connectivity features are WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G, Bluetooth, GPS, and dual SIM.

For OS, the phone runs Android 15 with HyperOS 2.0 skin on top.

POCO C85 Specs

Display: 6.9-inch LCD screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, HD+ 1600 x 720 resolution at 260 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G81-Ultra octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G52 MC2

RAM: 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 128GB/256GB eMMC 5.1 expandable via microSD card slot

Back Camera: 50MP f/1.8 + auxiliary lens + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0

Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 33W fast charging

OS: Android 15 w/ HyperOS 2.0

Connectivity: WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, proximity, compass

Others: Side fingerprint sensor, face unlock, USB-C, Colors: Black, Purple, Green

Dimensions: 171.56 x 79.47 x 7.99 mm

Weight: 205 g

Price: PHP 5,499 (6GB/128GB), PHP 6,499 (8GB/256GB)

Price and availability

POCO C85 6GB/128GB - PHP 5,499 (PHP 4,899 promo price)

POCO C85 8GB/256GB - PHP 6,499 (PHP 5,799 promo price)

You may purchase the POCO C85 at the official Shopee or Lazada POCO pages.

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