Poco C50 with 5000mAh battery, 12GB Android edition expected to launch today in India

Poco C50, a new member of Poco’s C-series of smartphones, will be launched in the Indian market today. The brand officially announced the same on its social media platforms on Monday, after teasing the release of the phone last week. The Poco C50 India launch microsite went live on Flipkart ahead of the launch, revealing details of the smartphone. The Poco C50 launch microsite verifies that the handset is powered by a MediaTek Helio A22 SoC.

According to the specs, the upcoming Poco C50 is suggested as a rebranded version of the budget Redmi A1+, which launched in October 2022.

Poco C50 price in India (expected)

Ahead of the launch of the upcoming C-series smartphone, Poco India’s Twitter handle has already released a significant amount of information. However, there has been no official word on the price of the smartphone yet. The company has confirmed that the Poco C50 will be available in a blue and white color variant. It is however not sure if these are the only color variants of the smartphone in India.

Poco C50 Specifications

The smartphone’s listing on the Flipkart microsite has confirmed several features of the upcoming smartphone, including a 6.52-inch full-screen display with HD+ quality and 120Hz touch sampling rate. The Poco C50 comes preinstalled with Android 12 Go Edition in addition. However, there is no information about the future update of the smartphone to Android 13.

The Poco C50 houses a dual-camera unit on the rear led by an 8-megapixel primary sensor. For selfies, the smartphone has a 5-megapixel front camera, arranged in the teardrop-style notch. The dual camera unit sits in a slightly raised square platform at the rear, with an LED flash to the side of the sensors.

This smartphone receives a MediaTek Helio A22 SoC. The Poco C50 houses a 5,000mAh battery with support for 10W charging. The Poco C50 comes with a fingerprint reader on the back, which offers a leather-like texture.

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