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POCO C85
POCO's global entry-level 4G phone pairs a 6.9-inch 120Hz HD+ LCD with a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chip, a 6000mAh battery with 33W charging (no charger in the box) and a 50MP main camera. It is 7.99mm thick and IP64 rated, and keeps a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot. The Redmi 15C 4G shares its hardware.
Pros
- 6000mAh battery with 33W wired charging and 10W reverse wired charging
- 6.9-inch 120Hz display with 810 nits peak brightness and TUV Rheinland low-blue-light, flicker-free and circadian-friendly certifications
- IP64 dust and splash resistance in a 7.99mm body
- 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio and a microSD slot supporting up to 1TB
Cons
- Entry-level Helio G81 Ultra with eMMC 5.1 storage; Geekbench 6 scores of 408 single-core and 1364 multi-core in review testing
- HD+ 720x1600 resolution (254 ppi) and a single mono speaker
- No charger in the box, and video recording tops out at 1080p at 30fps
- 4G only, with no eSIM; NFC availability varies by market
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the POCO C85
Display
- Screen size
- 6.9 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 720x1600
- Pixel density
- 254 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 810 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 408Bottom 3%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,364Bottom 6%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- eMMC 5.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.8
- Max video
- 1080p@30fps
- Front camera
- 8 MP
- OIS
- No
Battery
- Capacity
- 6,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 33 W
- Wireless charging
- 0 W
Design
- Weight
- 205 g
- Thickness
- 8 mm
- IP rating
- IP64
- Frame material
- Plastic
Connectivity
- 5G
- No
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15 (HyperOS 2)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- No
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the POCO C85 good in 2026?
The POCO C85 earns an Inno Score of 34.8/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. POCO's global entry-level 4G phone pairs a 6.9-inch 120Hz HD+ LCD with a MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra chip, a 6000mAh battery with 33W charging (no charger in the box) and a 50MP main camera. It is 7.99mm thick and IP64 rated, and keeps a 3.5mm headphone jack and a microSD slot. The Redmi 15C 4G shares its hardware.
What are the key specs of the POCO C85?
Chipset: MediaTek Helio G81 Ultra · Screen size: 6.9 ″ · Capacity: 6,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the POCO C85?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are realme C63, HONOR X6c, OnePlus N6x — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
