Poco Teases Partnership With Airtel to Launch ‘Most Affordable 5G Device’ in India

Poco released an Airtel-exclusive variant of the Poco C51 in July last year.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 6 March 2024 17:32 IST

Poco Teases Partnership With Airtel to Launch ‘Most Affordable 5G Device’ in India

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Poco C51 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G36 SoC

Highlights

Poco is partnering with Airtel for a new affordable 5G device
The Airtel exclusive model could come with Airtel Prepaid connection
Poco earlier joined hands with Airtel to launch Poco C51

Poco India Head, Himanshu Tandon has hinted at the arrival of a new budget 5G smartphone in the country. Tandon on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday (March 5) posted that Poco is extending its partnership with Airtel to launch a new handset. Poco released an Airtel-exclusive variant of the Poco C51 in July last year. It offers an Airtel Prepaid connection and includes exclusive benefits from Airtel. The handset runs on the MediaTek Helio G36 SoC and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery.

Himanshu Tandon teased Poco's forthcoming handset as part of the partnership with Airtel. "Poco X Airtel' another partnership! Coming soon!" he posted. It is claimed to be the most affordable 5G phone ever to be launched in India. While replying to comments on the posts, he said the upcoming smartphone will not be an “Airtel version” of an existing device, hinting at a new phone. However, when a user asked Tandon whether it would be the Airtel edition of Poco M6 5G, he replied "true".

Poco launched the Poco C51 in April last year with a price tag of Rs. 8,499 for the sole 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. The Airtel-exclusive version later debuted in July for Rs. 5,999. It comes bundled with an Airtel Prepaid connection and 50GB of one-time free mobile data.

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The Poco C51 features a 6.52-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixels) display with 120Hz touch sampling rate. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G36 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM. The inbuilt RAM can be virtually expanded up to 7GB by using 3GB of unused storage.

It features a dual rear camera unit comprising a primary 8-megapixel primary sensor and a secondary depth sensor. The Poco C51 includes a 5-megapixel sensor at the front. It packs 64GB of onboard storage and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery.

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Poco C51

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good build quality
Clean software
Good battery life

Bad
Very slow charging
Poor low-light camera quality
Below average overall performance

Read detailed Poco C51 review

Display 6.52-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio G36

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 4GB, 6GB

Storage 64GB, 128GB

Battery Capacity 5,000mAh

OS Android 13 Go Edition

Resolution 1600x720 pixels

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