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POCO C65 review: Rock-bottom entry phone with a big screen and 50 MP.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2023·$130
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#10 of 15
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A rock-bottom entry phone.

Poco C65 covers the absolute basics — 50 MP, 90 Hz big screen, 5,000 mAh — at $130. HD+ LCD, Helio G85 and 4G are the cost-cutting tells.

01Display

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2023 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.74 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px

02Camera

52/100

52/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Macro/AI2 MP
Selfie8 MP

03Performance

48/100

48/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetHelio G85 (12 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 trails the 62-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

68/100

68/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • Just $130 with 50 MP + big battery.
  • 90 Hz big screen.
  • Jack + microSD.
  • Side fingerprint.
What doesn't
  • HD+ LCD, mono speaker.
  • Helio G85 + 4G only.
  • Basic cameras.
  • MIUI ads.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 15-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .