SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

POCO C85 review: An entry-level 120 Hz phone with a 6,000 mAh battery for under $150.

Item: POCO C85
Rating: 56
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$140

Overall

56/100

Class rank

#3 of 9

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

A big-battery entry POCO.

POCO C85 is a straightforward value play: a 6,000 mAh battery, 120 Hz screen and dual speakers under $150. The HD+ panel and Helio G81 set expectations, but for an everyday basics phone it covers the essentials.

01Display

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz

Size6.9 inches

Resolution1,640 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 54-point average for budget phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.8

Aux0.08 MP

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 puts it above the 47-point average for budget phones of 2025.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G81 Ultra (12 nm)

RAM6 / 8 GB

Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2025 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,000 mAh

Wired18 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

06Value

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

What works

6,000 mAh battery for $140.
120 Hz on a budget LCD.
Dual speakers + jack survive.
microSD slot.

What doesn't

HD+ resolution.
Helio G81 entry-tier.
No 5G.
18 W charging slow.

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 9-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .