POCO is preparing to launch a new model in India. It was earlier spotted on the Google Play Console listing, and now we have a closer look at the device. The POCO C61 is expected to be the next smartphone from the Chinese company. It will be an entry-level smartphone. Before the launch, the smartphone was leaked, revealing the design, specifications, and even the pricing. Let’s check out all the details below.
POCO C61 Design
The source has revealed most of the stuff about the phone, including its renders which show us the phone in all its glory. At first glance, it is hard to determine if this is an entry-level smartphone due to its stylish and sleek design.
The phone has a beautiful design with a circular camera module on the back. The dimensions of the phone are 168.3mm x 76.3mm x 8.32 mm. Moreover, it comes in three color options: green, blue, and black. Overall, I am impressed with this design language.
POCO C61 Specifiations
If you are thinking that POCO C61 resembles the Redmi A3 in design, well you will be interested to know that even in hardware, the phones are similar. In fact, the POCO C61 appears to be a re-branded Redmi A3.
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According to the source, the C61 is equipped with a MediaTek Helio G36 processor. The phone features a 6.71-inch LCD panel on the front with a resolution of 1650 x 720 pixels. Moreover, the leak suggests fancy features such as a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate. As far as brightness is concerned, the phone gets as bright as 500nits. Additionally, the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3.
Moving to the camera department, the phone welcomes you with an 8MP primary camera and a 0.08MP auxiliary lens. On the front, there is a tear-drop notch housing a 5MP shooter. Finally, the phone supports a 5000mAh battery with 10W charging via a USB-C port. Other notable features include dual SIM slots with a dedicated SD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a single speaker, Bluetooth 5.3, and Wi-Fi 5.
Pricing
The source reveals that there will be two variants for the POCO C61: 4/64GB and 6/128 GB. They will be priced at INR 7,499 (~$90), and INR 8,499 (~$102) respectively. So far no release date has been revealed. However, with this leak, the launch seems imminent.