The Poco C61 Airtel Exclusive Edition was launched in India on Monday. With this launch, Poco has partnered with Indian telecom operator Airtel to bundle prepaid plans and special offers with the smartphone. This allows customers to take advantage of free data and additional phone benefits. It is worth noting that the Poco C61 was launched in India on March 26 and this latest addition does not bring any major changes in specifications.
Poco C61 Airtel Exclusive Edition Price in India
Poco C61 is priced at Rs 8,999 in India. However, buyers are willing to spend Rs. 3,000 off and the smartphone for Rs 5,999. The regular variant of the Poco C61 is priced at Rs 6,499. The smartphone was released in three colors – Diamond Dust Black, Etheral Blue and Mystical Green. It comes in a single 4GB + 64GB configuration and will be available for purchase on Flipkart on July 17 at 12:00 PM.
The partnership between Poco and Airtel offers customers 50GB of free data and an offer worth Rs 750 is also available. Customers can get five percent cashback on transactions made using the Flipkart Axis Debit Card. The smartphone is locked to an Airtel prepaid SIM card for 18 months.
Poco C61 specifications
The Poco C61 has a 6.71-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1650×720 pixels. The panel has a 90 Hz refresh rate and supports a peak brightness of 500 nits. It comes with Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek G36 SoC with 6GB RAM and up to 128GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage expandable up to 1TB via microSD card. It runs on MIUI Android 14.
In terms of optics, the phone has a dual rear camera that includes an 8-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel depth camera. There is a 5-megapixel selfie camera on the front. It is equipped with a 5000mAh battery that supports 10W fast charging.
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