Xiaomi Poco C75 5G

The Xiaomi Poco C75 5G has a tall, standard-slab form factor measuring 171.9 mm in height, 77.8 mm in width, and 8.2 mm in thickness, with a weight of 212.4 g. It is neither foldable nor built to rugged standards, but it does carry an IP52 rating, which provides basic protection against dust contact and low-pressure water splashes from any direction.

The Poco C75 5G features a 6.88″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1640 px and a pixel density of 260 ppi. Its 120Hz refresh rate ensures fluid on-screen motion, while typical brightness sits at 450 nits. The display does not support HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no Always-On Display mode or secondary screen. It also lacks branded damage-resistant glass protection.

The Poco C75 5G is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, a 4 nm octa-core chipset configured with two cores clocked at 2 GHz and six efficiency cores at 1.8 GHz, using big.LITTLE technology for workload distribution. It comes with 4GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz alongside 64GB of internal storage. The SoC integrates both LTE and graphics processing, with OpenGL ES 3.2 and OpenCL 2 support for graphics and compute tasks. Additional platform features include 64-bit support, ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security, and an AnTuTu benchmark score of 391,505.

The Poco C75 5G has a single-lens rear camera with a 50 MP CMOS sensor and an f/1.8 aperture, capable of recording video at 1080p and 30 fps. It supports phase-detection autofocus for photos, continuous autofocus during video recording, and touch autofocus, though laser autofocus is not available. There is no optical image stabilization and no optical zoom. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while manual shutter speed is not available. Additional shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, slow-motion video, and timelapse. A single LED flash is present at the rear, with no dual-tone or RGB flash. The front camera offers 5 MP resolution at an f/2.2 aperture and is a single-lens unit with no under-display placement and no front-facing flash. RAW capture, HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, and 3D photo or video capabilities are not supported.

The Poco C75 5G runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy and usability features. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, customizable notifications, widgets, and an extra dim mode for low-light use. Productivity features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, Live Text, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. The device supports multi-user operation, offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, on-device machine learning, and a battery health check tool. A child lock is also present. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not supported, and OS updates do not come directly from the vendor.

The Poco C75 5G is equipped with a 5160 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 18W fast charging, helping to reduce time spent tethered to a power source. A battery level indicator is available for monitoring charge status. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.

The Poco C75 5G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack for wired audio and a built-in radio. Speaker output is mono, as stereo speakers are not present. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codec standards — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The Poco C75 5G supports 5G connectivity with a maximum download speed of 1000 Mbit/s and accommodates two SIM cards. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Bluetooth 5.3 is on board for short-range wireless communication. The device uses a USB Type-C port and includes an external memory slot for expandable storage. For navigation, it offers GPS with Galileo support alongside a compass, while an accelerometer handles motion sensing; a gyroscope, barometer, infrared sensor, and heart rate monitor are absent. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not available. NFC is not present, nor is DLNA certification, ANT+ support, HDMI output, satellite emergency SOS, crash detection, a built-in projector, or a stylus.

The Poco C75 5G includes a video light to assist with illumination during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and it uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.