Poco C50 with dual rear cameras and 5,000 mAh battery debuts in India

Poco C50 was launched in India on Tuesday as the company’s latest model in the C series. The new entry-level smartphone from the Xiaomi sub-brand has a waterdrop-style notch display and is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 SoC. The Poco C50 comes in two different color options and two RAM and storage configurations. Some of the main highlights of the Poco C50 are an AI-assisted 8MP dual camera setup, a 5,000mAh battery and 10W charging support. The new Poco phone is essentially a rebranded version of the Redmi A1+ that debuted in the country in October last year.

Poco C50 Price in India, Availability

The new Poco C50 is priced in India at Rs. 6,499 for the base variant with 2 GB RAM + 32 GB storage. The 3GB + 32GB version costs Rs. 7,299. It is currently offered in Country Green and Royal Blue color options listed on Flipkart, on sale January 10th.

poko is offering the new device at a special launch day price of Rs. 6,249 and Rs. 6,999 for the 2GB and 3GB RAM variants, respectively. There’s no word on how long this pricing will last.

In October last year, the Redmi A1+ was started in India with a starting price of Rs. 6,999 for the base 2GB RAM + 32GB storage variant and Rs. 7,999 for the 3GB + 32GB version.

Poco C50 specifications

The dual SIM (nano) Poco C50 runs on Android 12 (Go Edition) and has a 6.52-inch HD+ display (1,600 x 700 pixels) with a touch sampling rate of 120 Hz. The display has a notch waterdrop style housing the selfie shooter. The new Poco smartphone is powered by an eight-core MediaTek Helio A22 SoC coupled with up to 3GB of LPDDR4X RAM

For optics, the Poco C50 features an AI-assisted dual rear camera unit that encompasses an 8-megapixel primary sensor. There is a 5-megapixel sensor on the front for selfies and video chats. It offers 32GB of onboard storage and the available storage can be expanded up to 512GB with a microSD card via a dedicated slot.

The Poco C50’s connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11/b/g/n, Bluetooth v5, GPS/A-GPS, Glonass, Beidou, a micro USB port and a 3.5mm audio jack. It features an accelerometer and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication.

Poco included a 5,000 mAh battery with the Poco C50. It supports 10W charging. Also, the handset measures 76.45 x 164.9 x 9.09mm and weighs 192 grams.