Poco Teases Partnership With Airtel to Launch ‘Most Reasonably priced 5G System’ in India

Poco India Head, Himanshu Tandon has hinted on the arrival of a brand new finances 5G smartphone within the nation. Tandon on X (previously Twitter) on Tuesday (March 5) posted that Poco is extending its partnership with Airtel to launch a brand new handset. Poco launched an Airtel-exclusive variant of the Poco C51 in July final yr. It provides an Airtel Pay as you go connection and contains unique advantages 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 a part of the partnership with Airtel. “Poco X Airtel’ one other partnership! Coming quickly!” he posted. It’s claimed to be essentially the most reasonably priced 5G cellphone ever to be launched in India. Whereas replying to feedback on the posts, he mentioned the upcoming smartphone won’t be an “Airtel model” of an current gadget, hinting at a brand new cellphone. Nevertheless, when a person requested Tandon whether or not it might be the Airtel version of Poco M6 5G, he replied “true”.

Poco launched the Poco C51 in April final yr with a price ticket of Rs. 8,499 for the only 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. The Airtel-exclusive model later debuted in July for Rs. 5,999. It comes bundled with an Airtel Pay as you go connection and 50GB of one-time free cell information.

The Poco C51 includes a 6.52-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) show with 120Hz contact sampling fee. It’s powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G36 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM. The inbuilt RAM may be just about expanded as much as 7GB through the use of 3GB of unused storage.

It includes a twin rear digicam unit comprising a main 8-megapixel main sensor and a secondary depth sensor. The Poco C51 features a 5-megapixel sensor on the entrance. It packs 64GB of onboard storage and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery.