Xiaomi Poco C85 4G

The Xiaomi Poco C85 4G has a standard, non-folding form factor with dimensions of 171.6 mm in height, 79.5 mm in width, and a thickness of just 8 mm, resulting in a total volume of 109.1376 cm³ and a weight of 205 g. It carries an IP64 ingress protection rating, meaning it offers measurable resistance to dust and water splashes, though it does not feature a rugged build designed for extreme conditions.

The Poco C85 4G features a 6.9″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1600 px and a pixel density of 254 ppi, paired with a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother on-screen motion. Typical brightness reaches 660 nits, and the panel does not include branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, or support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision. There is no secondary screen on this device.

The Poco C85 4G is powered by the MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chipset, built on a 12 nm process with 5500 million transistors and a TDP of 5W. Its octa-core CPU uses big.LITTLE technology, running two cores at up to 2 GHz and six cores at 1.8 GHz across 8 threads, with a turbo clock speed of 2 GHz. Graphics are handled by the Mali G52 MP2 with 2 execution units, 32 shading units, and a turbo frequency of 950 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chip includes integrated LTE and TrustZone security, and scores 420 single-core and 1391 multi-core on Geekbench 6. The device pairs this SoC with 8 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 1800 MHz across 2 memory channels, delivering a maximum bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s, alongside 256 GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, 0.3 MB of L2 cache, and 1 MB of L3 cache.

The Poco C85 4G sports a single 50 MP rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a CMOS sensor with a pixel size of 0.64 µm, and phase-detection autofocus, along with touch autofocus and continuous autofocus during video recording. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while shooting modes include HDR, burst, panorama, slow-motion video, and timelapse; manual shutter speed, RAW capture, laser autofocus, and 360° panorama are not available. Video recording tops out at 1080p at 30 fps, with no support for HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording. A single LED flash is present at the rear, though there is no dual-tone or RGB flash, and optical zoom is absent. On the front, an 8 MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture handles selfies, offered as a single-lens setup without a front flash or under-display placement.

The Poco C85 4G runs Android 15 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 present. The interface supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications, and an extra dim mode. Productivity is further aided by Live Text, sharing intents, offline voice recognition, voice commands, on-device machine learning, the ability to play games while they download, app offloading, a child lock, multi-user support, and phone tracking. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not available, and the device does not support Quick Start, Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, or use as a PC.

The Poco C85 4G is equipped with a 6000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 33W wired fast charging, and a battery level indicator is included. Wireless charging and reverse wireless charging are not supported.

The Poco C85 4G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a built-in radio, offering straightforward wired audio connectivity. The device does not feature stereo speakers, and none of the advanced Bluetooth audio codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported.

The Poco C85 4G supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.4, and NFC, while cellular connectivity is limited to 4G LTE with no 5G support, offering download speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s and upload speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s. The device accommodates two SIM cards and includes an external memory slot for storage expansion. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port running USB 2.0, and there is no HDMI output. Location capabilities include GPS with Galileo support and a compass, while onboard sensors cover an accelerometer and a fingerprint scanner; a gyroscope, barometer, infrared sensor, and heart rate monitor are absent. The device does not support ANT+, DLNA, 3D facial recognition, iris scanning, motion or optical tracking, crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, and no stylus or built-in projector is included.

The Poco C85 4G includes a video light to assist with recording in low-light conditions. The display is flat rather than curved, and the device does not feature sapphire glass protection or an e-paper screen.