POCO C85 Unboxing, First Impressions and Camera Samples - Affordable and stylish
We look closer at the POCO C85 with a large 6.9-inch LCD, a massive 6,000mAh battery with 33W charging, and Mediatek Helio G81 Ultra SoC.
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| POCO C85 in Green |
In particular, the new smartphone features a rear two-tone design. It has a 120Hz 6.9-inch LCD screen, a 12nm MediaTek Helio G81-Ultra, LPDDR4X RAM, eMMC 5.1 storage, microSD card expansion, and a 6,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging.
It is IP64 dust and water resistance rated and features a 50MP rear main camera and an 8MP selfie camera.
Other features include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, WiFi, 4G LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, GlONASS, and dual-SIM support.
In the Philippines, price starts at PHP 5,499 for the 6GB/128GB model.
Let's take a look at it.
Unboxing/Accessories
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| POCO C85's yellow packaging |
It comes in a bright yellow packaging with POCO branding, key features, and regulatory information.
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| POCO C85 box inclusions |
Inside the box are the phone, the 33W wall plug, USB-A to USB-C cable, SIM ejector, silicone case, and documentation.
Unfortunately, there are no earphones in the box.
Build Quality/Design
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| POCO C85's rear two-tone design |
At first glance, the phone looks eye-catching because of its bright green color with dual textures. Upon holding the phone, it feels lighter than its size would suggest.
The frame is solid polycarbonate, while the front panel is glass. The dual-texture rear design glimmers differently depending on how the light hits it.
Solid, lightweight, and premium feeling
It is IP64 water and dust resistance rated, meaning that the product is resistant to most particles and water splashes. It should not be immersed for extended periods.
It measures 171.56 x 79.47 x 7.99 mm and weighs 205 grams.
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| POCO C85's front screen with chin bezel |
In front is the aforementioned 6.9-inch LCD screen, which has a 1,600 x 720 resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate, a 810 nits peak brightness, and 8-bit color support. It is TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certified, and TUV Rheinland Flicker Free Certified.
Around the panel are slim and asymmetrical bezels, where the chin bezel is noticeably larger than the rest. It also has a notch that carries the selfie camera. Above the notch is the ear piece.
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| POCO C85's top and bottom surfaces |
On top is a smooth surface, while on the bottom are the 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone port, a USB-C port, and the speaker grill.
The SIM tray accommodates up to two nano SIM cards. There is a rubber gasket.
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| Left and right sides |
On the left is the SIM tray, while on the right are the volume rocker and the power button. Both buttons have decent resistance to them, while feeling satisfying when pressed. The buttons have a plasticky noise when pressed.
The back has the 50MP f/1.8 main camera with a 5P lens and an LED flash.
While in front has an 8MP f/2.0 selfie camera.
The stock camera app includes Photo, Video, Time-lapse, Portrait, Night, and Ultra-HD.
First Photo Samples
Stay tuned for more camera samples for our upcoming review. |
| POCO C85 Rear main camera daylight |
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| POCO C85 Rear main camera daylight 2x |
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| POCO C85 Rear main camera portrait |
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| POCO C85 Selfie daylight |
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| POCO C85 Selfie portrait |
Powering the phone is the 6,000mAh Battery with 33W fast charging via USB-C.
Alongside the immortal 12nm MediaTek Helio G81-Ultra octa-core processor are the 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB/256GB eMMC 5.1 storage, and microSD card expansion.
The phone comes with stereo speakers that can be pushed to 300 percent volume.
Other features include NFC, Bluetooth, WiFi, and IP64 dust and water resistance rated.
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)
Quick thoughts
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| Xiaomi's HyperOS 2.0 |
At its starting price of PHP 5,499, there is little to complain about.
The screen is massive and bright, but it has asymmetrical bezels, while the body is made of glass and polycarbonate.
It comes with the immortal 12nm Helio G81-Ultra octa-core processor, 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM, and 128GB/256GB eMMC 5.1 storage.
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| POCO C85 AnTuTu and GeekBench results |
It scored a respectable 273K in AnTuTu as well.
Inside is a large 6,000mAh battery, but the phone is surprisingly lightweight.
At the back is the 50MP rear main camera, and on the notch is the selfie camera.
Overall, we find the features competitive, but the real surprise was how bright and vibrant the screen is despite its 720 resolution on a 6.9-inch LCD panel, and how crisp and sharp the rear and selfie cameras were.
We will also be taking more photos with the phone and running our usual battery of tests.
What do you guys think?
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