Xiaomi Poco C61

The Xiaomi Poco C61 measures 168.4 mm tall, 76.3 mm wide, and 8.3 mm thick, with a total volume of 106.65 cm³. At 199 g, it sits at a moderate weight for a smartphone of its screen size. The device does not have a rugged build, offers no water resistance, and cannot be folded, making it a standard candy-bar form factor without any hardened or flexible design features.

The Poco C61 uses a 6.71″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a 720 x 1650 px resolution and a pixel density of 268 ppi, running at a 90Hz refresh rate for smoother everyday scrolling. Typical brightness is rated at 500 nits, and the panel is covered by Gorilla Glass 3 for basic drop and scratch resistance. HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision are not supported, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen.

The Poco C61 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G36 chipset, built on a 12 nm process with 4 cores at 2.2 GHz and 4 efficiency cores at 1.8 GHz across 8 threads, using big.LITTLE architecture and integrated LTE. It is paired with 6GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1,600 MHz across two channels, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 13.9 GB/s and support for up to 8GB, alongside 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage. Graphics are handled by the PowerVR GE8320 GPU with a base clock of 650 MHz and a turbo of 680 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 1.2. Security features include NX bit and TrustZone support. In benchmarks, the device scores 128,563 on AnTuTu, 842 on Geekbench 6 multi-core, 229 on Geekbench 6 single-core, and 4,610 on PCMark Work 3.0.

The main camera is a single-lens 8MP CMOS sensor with an f/2.0 aperture, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, and continuous autofocus during video recording, though optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, and a back-illuminated sensor are not included. It supports 1080p video at 30fps along with slow-motion recording, but HDR10 and Dolby Vision recording are not available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while burst mode, HDR, panorama, and timelapse round out the shooting modes; manual shutter speed and RAW output are not supported. Flash is provided by a dual-tone LED setup with two LEDs, though there is no RGB flash. The 5MP front camera is a single-lens unit without a front-facing flash or an under-display placement, and neither 360-degree panorama nor 3D photo or video capture are available on either camera.

The Poco C61 runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and app tracking blocking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. On the usability side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, a media picker, full-page screenshots, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, sharing intents, widgets, a child lock, and the ability to play games while they download. On-device machine learning is present, and the system supports offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, and multi-user accounts. Battery health check is included, but Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and PC mode are not supported. OS updates are not delivered directly by the vendor.

The Poco C61 is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports fast charging at up to 10W, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status. Wireless charging is not supported.

The Poco C61 includes a 3.5 mm headset jack for wired audio and a built-in radio, but relies on a single speaker rather than a stereo setup. None of the advanced Bluetooth audio codecs are supported, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC.

The Poco C61 supports dual SIM cards and connects wirelessly via Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, with cellular connectivity capped at LTE — 5G is not supported. Bluetooth 5.4 is on board, and wired connectivity is handled by a USB Type-C port running at USB 2.0 speeds. The device includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, and an accelerometer, though there is no gyroscope, barometer, infrared sensor, or heart rate monitor. A fingerprint scanner is present for biometric authentication, while 3D facial recognition, iris scanning, and stylus input are not available. An external memory card slot expands storage capacity, but NFC, HDMI output, DLNA certification, ANT+, crash detection, satellite SOS, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent. Download speeds reach up to 300 Mbits/s and upload up to 150 Mbits/s.

The Poco C61 includes a video light for illumination during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.