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The Poco C65 sits at the very bottom of Xiaomi's range, and it is honest about what that means. You get a large 6.74-inch screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, which is the single thing that makes day-to-day scrolling feel less sluggish than the price suggests, but it is an IPS panel at 720p so text and photos never look sharp. The Helio G85 chip is comfortable with messaging, streaming and light games, and it starts to stumble the moment you ask for heavy multitasking. Where the C65 genuinely earns its keep is endurance and practicality: a 5,000mAh battery that easily clears a day, a proper microSD slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a side fingerprint reader. The 50MP main camera takes acceptable daylight shots and struggles after dark. It shipped on Android 13 with MIUI 14 for POCO, and Xiaomi has never published a long update commitment for the C series, so treat it as a phone for the next couple of years rather than the next five. As a first smartphone, a work handset or a spare, it does the job without pretending to be more.
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| Feature | Xiaomi Poco C65 | Poco C75 |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.74-inch IPS, 720 × 1600, 90Hz | 6.88-inch IPS, 720 × 1640, 120Hz |
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G85 | MediaTek Helio G81 |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh, 18W charging | 5,160 mAh, 18W charging |
| Front camera | 8MP | 13MP |
| Weight | 192 g | 204 g |
| Dimensions | 168 × 78 × 8.09 mm | 171.88 × 77.8 × 8.22 mm |
| Storage options | 128GB, 256GB + microSD | 128GB, 256GB + microSD |
| SIM-free price | From £165.00 | Not available |
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Based on calibrated CPU benchmark rankings (60%) and GFXBench GPU scores (40%). Apple chipsets included via editorial calibration since AnTuTu under-represents Apple's architecture.
Based on panel type (LTPO is the modern flagship gold standard), resolution, refresh rate, peak brightness, screen size, and HDR10+ / Dolby Vision support. Marketing peak-brightness claims are capped at 3500 nits to prevent inflation.
Based on main-sensor size (1-inch / 1/1.3" beats 1/2.0"), telephoto reach (periscope > 5x > 3x optical), image processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra, Honor Magic Pro, Xiaomi Ultra), pro video features (ProRes, Apple Log, Dolby Vision), camera-partnership branding (Leica, Hasselblad, Zeiss) and OIS. Older flagships are de-rated since image processing pipelines have advanced significantly each generation. Megapixel count is deliberately downweighted — it correlates poorly with real-world camera quality.
Based on selfie megapixels and max selfie-video resolution.
Based on battery capacity (mAh) adjusted for platform efficiency calibrated against NotebookCheck, Tom's Guide, GSMArena and CNET reviewer tests. Apple A-series gets +45% (iOS process freezing + LTPO 1Hz + tuned panels make iPhone Pro Max outlast many 6500+ mAh Android phones in measured tests). Top Snapdragon / Dimensity flagships get +15%, budget chipsets are penalised −15% to −25% to reflect less efficient displays and looser background limits. Charging speed is excluded — see the separate Fast charging tag for that.
168 x 78 x 8.1 mm
192 g
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, HyperOS 2
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back
50
1080p@30fps
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF + 2 MP macro
8 MP, f/2.0
1080
1080p@30fps
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
6.74
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12 nm)
Mali-G52 MC2
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
5000
18W wired, PD