Lower mid-range · 2025

Xiaomi Poco C85

Name: Xiaomi Poco C85
Brand: Xiaomi

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 120Hz display — but an HD+ display shows its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz smooth scrolling

Watch out HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.9″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

Dimensity 6300 4 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

810 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

262,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJNS, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

211 g · 8.0 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

173.2 mm

Width

81.1 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

211 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

63% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.9″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

262k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 18 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

211 g vs 177 g

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Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.9″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

262k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Heavier in hand

211 g vs 162 g

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