Xiaomi just made it official The arrival of the new POCO C61 to the Global market. After being introduced in some Asian markets, the POCO C61 has become a smartphone destined for virtually all markets in the world, offering us modest but ideal hardware for everyday use at a fairly affordable price.
With the same design and practically the same features as the Redmi A3, the new POCO C61 becomes one of the best options for those looking for a cheap smartphone. The difference with the Redmi A3 is that it does not use Android Go but HyperOS.
POCO C61: 90Hz LCD screen, a MediaTek Helio G36 and a large battery
The POCO C61 debuts in the Global market with a rather peculiar design. Although its front is on par with any other smartphone in its range, Its rear part stands out for incorporating a large round-shaped photographic module. in which a camera is located 8MP and a 0.08MP secondary lens.
The screen of the POCO C61 is given by a 6.71-inch LCD panel and HD+ resolutionthat is, 1,650×720 pixels capable of reaching the 90Hz. This is added to a 5MP selfie camera located in a water drop-shaped notch.
Inside we find a MediaTek Helio G36a fairly modest processor but together with up to 6GB LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB eMMC 5.1 storage It is capable of delivering sufficient performance for everyday use. It also has a microSD slot to expand its storage.
Beyond that, the POCO C61 reaches the Global market along with a battery of 5.000mAhwith 10W fast charging, 3.5mm headphone jack, Dual SIM 4G, WiFI, Bluetooth 5.3USB Type-C and HyperOS based on Android 14. In summary, the features of the new POCO C61 are:
- Dimensions and Weight:
- 168.3 x 76.3 x 8.32 mm
- 199 grams
- Screen:
- 6.7-inch 90Hz LCD
- HD+ resolution (1,650 x 720p)
- Processor, RAM and Storage:
- MediaTek Helio G36
- 4GB / 6GB
- 64GB / 128GB
- Cameras:
- 8MP AI Dual
- 5MP selfie camera
- Battery:
- Capacity: 5,000mAh
- 10W fast charging via cable
- Software: HyperOS based on Android 14
- Connectivity and Others:
- WiFi 5, 4G, Bluetooth 5.3
- Dual SIM
- USB-C
- Side fingerprint reader
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Mono speaker
POCO C61, price and availability
For the moment Xiaomi has only presented the POCO C61 on its official website for the global market without revealing its price. That is, if we take into account its price in other markets such as India would be around 83 euros in its variant with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.