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Top: 1x standard mode; Bottom: 2x zoom
At night, the photos taken from the primary camera are noisy and lack details. Once again, using the 50-megapixel mode doesn’t help much. A Night mode is available on the Poco C65, which can help with low-light photos. Images taken in Night mode have less noise and capture more light, when compared to shots taken in the Photo mode.
Top: 1x standard lowlight; Bottom: 1x Night Mode
There’s also a Macro mode available that produces images with average levels of detail. Only two of the three rear cameras are usable – the primary 50-megapixel sensor and the 2-megapixel macro sensor. The third camera is only there to collect depth information for Portrait photos. The smartphone takes portrait shots in 1x, and there’s no option to zoom in. Having a dedicated sensor for depth information helps in edge detection, but it isn’t perfect. You can, however, adjust the depth when taking a portrait shot.
Top: Portrait mode; Bottom: Macro mode
Now, coming to selfies, the front camera takes decent photos. There are enough details, and you get a beauty mode as well. The front camera supports portrait mode, video capture at up to 1080p 30fps, and Time-Lapse. You also get a flash feature that uses the display as a source of light. Again, photos and videos are average, which isn’t a surprise coming from a phone in this price segment.
What else does the Poco C65 offer?
The Poco C65 comes with a USB Type-C port and a headphone jack. The phone also comes with Bluetooth 5.3, 4G LTE, a microSD card slot, dual-SIM support, and dual-band Wi-Fi. You also get a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, which is fast when it works. There were a couple of instances where the sensor did not immediately recognise my finger. It sometimes takes a couple of taps to work. The phone also supports Face Unlock, but I wouldn’t recommend using this as it’s not secure.
A single speaker is available at the bottom, which is decent. It gets loud enough to be useful indoors but lacks any kind of bass. The ear speaker is good enough, and the haptic motor is quite strong.
Poco C65 Review: Verdict
For the price, yes, you should buy the Poco C65, especially if you get the Rs. 1,000 instant discount. It’s got a large screen, good battery life, and decent build quality. The 50-megapixel rear camera offers average performance in daylight but isn’t very good at night. However, the phone lacks 5G support, but there aren’t many phones in this price segment that offer this feature. If you’re looking for a budget Android phone with a big display and a battery but don’t particularly care about performance or cameras, then definitely give the Poco C65 a look.
