Xiaomi Poco C65 SIM Free deals
The Xiaomi Poco C65 is in our catalog but no UK retailer currently stocks it.
Release date: 6 November 2023
First-time smartphone owners, children and anyone wanting a spare or work handset that lasts a full day and keeps a headphone jack and memory card slot.
Xiaomi Poco C65 SIM Free
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About the Xiaomi Poco C65
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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Poco C65 vs Poco C75 - Key Differences
| 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 |
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Xiaomi Poco C65 Specifications
Spec Scores
Under £200 Phones · 127 phones
- Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12 nm)
- Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
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.
- 6.74 inches
- 720 x 1600 pixels
- IPS, 90Hz, 600 nits peak
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.
- Single camera setup
- 50 MP main camera
- 1080p video recording
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. Where DXOMARK has lab-tested the phone, its measured score replaces this estimate.
- 8 MP front camera
- 1080p selfie video
Based on the image-processing tier (Apple Pro, Pixel Pro, Galaxy Ultra and Honor Magic lead on computational processing), sensor resolution in tiers rather than raw megapixels, autofocus, aperture and max selfie-video resolution. Calibrated against DXOMARK's selfie protocol.
- 5,000 mAh
- 18W wired, PD
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.
General
Dimensions
168 x 78 x 8.1 mm
Weight
192 g
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Operating System
Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, HyperOS 2
Colours
Black, Blue, Purple
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, plastic back
Camera
Primary Camera Megapixels
50
Primary Camera Video
1080p@30fps
Second Camera
50 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF + 2 MP macro
Primary Selfie Camera
8 MP, f/2.0
Video Resolution
1080
Selfie Video Resolution
1080p@30fps
Display
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 450 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
Display Size
6.74
Display Resolution
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
CPU & Memory
Chipset
Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12 nm)
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
Memory Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal Storage
128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Battery
Battery
5000
Charging
18W wired, PD