POCO just launched the POCO C55, the company’s latest budget smartphone in C series in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.71-inch HD+ screen, 5MP selfie camera inside the notch, is powered by Helio G85 SoC, has up to 6GB of RAM with 5GB of additional RAM expansion, and packs a 50MP main camera along with a 2MP depth sensor.
The phone runs Android 12 with MIUI 13 out of the box, features a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, has a leather-like back finish with groovy stitches and packs a 5000mAh battery with 10W charging.
POCO C55 specifications
- 6.71-inch (1650 x 720 pixels) HD+ display with 120Hz touch sampling rate, Panda glass protection
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, expandable memory
- up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 12 with MIUI 13
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 50MP rear primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 5MP front camera
- Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP52)
- Dimensions: 168.76×76.41×8.77mm; Weight: 192g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, micro USB port
- 5000mAh (typical) battery with 10W charging
Pricing and availability
The POCO C55 comes in Forest Green, Power Black and Cool Blue colours and is priced at Rs. 9,499 for 4GB + 64GB and Rs. 10,999 for the 6GB + 128GB model. It will be available from Flipkart starting from February 28th.
Launch offers
- Rs. 500 flat discount for 4GB + 64GB model on 1st day of sale
- Up to Rs. 1000 instant discount with HDFC Bank, SBI and ICICI cards
Commenting on the launch, Himanshu Tandon, Country Head, POCO India said:
POCO has seen a resounding success in the under 10k segment with its C series portfolio. We are excited to level up the budget segment with the best and most powerful smartphone that will be a true game changer. With a powerful processor, 50MP dual camera first in the C-series complemented with a massive battery, POCO C55 provides a rarely seen value-for-money offering in its category. We are happy to take this leap with the POCO C55 as it is a perfect combination of performance and affordable pricing.