Poco C85 gets official with very familiar specs

Vlad, 01 September 2025

Poco has made the C85 official today. As its membership of the C-series reveals, this is a low-end device, in fact it doesn't have 5G.

Poco C85 gets official with very familiar specs

It's powered by MediaTek's Helio G81-Ultra SoC, paired with 6/8GB of RAM and 128/256GB of storage. It has a 6.9-inch 720x1600 LCD screen with 120 Hz refresh rate and 810-nit peak brightness, a 50 MP main camera, an 8MP front camera, and a 6,000 mAh battery with support for 33W wired charging.

Poco C85 gets official with very familiar specs

There's also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor embedded into the power button, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance. The phone measures 171.56 x 79.47 x 7.99 mm and weighs 205g. It will be offered in purple, black, and green.

Poco C85 gets official with very familiar specs

If all of this seems eerily familiar, that's because the Poco C85 is identical to the Redmi 15C 4G, which got announced at the beginning of August. Obviously, the branding is different and so are the colorways, but otherwise, they are the same device.

Xiaomi Poco C85

Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G

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Damn, I just realized it lol. Anyway, more e-waste with g81 "ultra" from poco bruh

Pity your on the wrong page ...we are talking Poco not realme....best set your alarm clock next time ☝️🥸

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It is easy actually to know why Xiaomi run their business that way. Yes, the intens competition make them like that. You can see what transsion has been doing so far. Not only used better SOC but also used curved amoled screen, optical display finger...

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