Poco launched the entry-level Poco C50 smartphone in India last week. Now it is believed that the company could launch another Poco C series smartphone soon. Now a trusted tipster claims that the Poco C55 may soon be on its way to the global market. Interestingly, the tipster suggests that this smartphone could be a modified version of the Redmi 12C that recently surfaced in China. The Redmi 12C is a budget offering that features a 6.71-inch HD+ display with a teardrop-shaped notch on the front.
Tipster Kacper Skrzypek (Twitter: @kacskrz) mentions it recently tweet The Redmi 12C will be launched globally as Poco C55. This entry-level smartphone is also expected to arrive in India. All Redmi C series smartphones are believed to be rebranded versions of Redmi phones. Even the Poco C50 that was recently launched in India is said to have been rebranded [Redmi A1+].
If the Poco C50 is indeed the rebranded Redmi 12C, it will have similar specifications to the last phone. To recall, the Redmi 12C features a 6.71-inch full-HD+ display with 500 nits of peak brightness. Under the hood, the phone packs an octa-core MediaTek Helio G85 SoC, along with Mali-G52 GPU.
Redmi 12C features a 50MP dual rear camera with LED flash. There is also a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. This smartphone has a 5MP front camera as well. It features up to 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB of eMMC 5.1 flash storage, which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 512GB).
It comes with a 5,000mAh battery with support for 10W wired fast charging. Redmi 12C features a 3.5mm headphone jack and a micro-USB port. This smartphone is available in Shadow Black, Sea Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender colours.
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