POCO C81 Series Launches in India on April 23 With 6300mAh Battery

POCO confirms April 23 India launch for C81 series

POCO C81 series India launch on April 23 at 12 noon IST, with the phones set to go on sale through Flipkart. The company’s teaser has put the 6,300mAh battery at the centre of the announcement, while also pointing to the POCO C81 series name, which suggests both the POCO C81 and POCO C81x will arrive together.

The launch poster gives the clearest detail so far. Battery capacity is the only confirmed specification from POCO at this stage, while the rest of the hardware is still to be announced at the event. The poster also carries Flipkart branding, indicating the online platform for the launch.

The teaser image shows a light blue phone with a matte finish and a vertically aligned dual-camera module. The design closely resembles the Redmi A7 Pro, which launched in India recently. The layout is familiar for this part of the market and the comparison has already become one of the first points around the new POCO phone.

Confirmed battery detail and expected feature set

POCO says the C81 will carry a 6,300mAh battery, which is about 20 percent larger than the 5,200mAh battery on the POCO C71. The company also claims the battery can retain up to 80 percent health after 1,000 charge cycles. Along with that, the teaser mentions a cold endurance mode, a feature meant to optimise performance in low-temperature conditions.

Charging on the POCO C81 is listed at 15W, while 7.5W reverse wired charging is also included. That means the phone can be used to power smaller devices when needed, according to the details shared in the teaser. For the POCO C81x, the summary says the battery stays at 5,200mAh but the charging setup remains the same, with 15W charging and 7.5W reverse wired charging.

Other expected and confirmed details mentioned in the input include a 6.9-inch HD+ LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, the Unisoc T7250 chipset, a 13MP rear camera, and Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS 3. These specifications were listed alongside the launch details, though POCO has said the full price and specification sheet will be announced on April 23.

• Launch date: April 23
• Launch time: 12 noon IST
• Platform: Flipkart
• Battery: 6,300mAh on POCO C81
• Charging: 15W charging, 7.5W reverse wired charging
• Display: 6.9-inch HD+ LCD, 120Hz refresh rate
• Chipset: Unisoc T7250
• Rear camera: 13MP
• Software: Android 16 with Xiaomi HyperOS 3

POCO C81 and C81x enter the budget segment

The report also points to a POCO C81 Pro listing that briefly appeared on Xiaomi’s global website before being taken down a few days ago. That listing matched the direction of the teaser, but the company has not added anything beyond the April 23 launch timing and the battery detail. The C81 series, based on the wording in the poster, appears to cover both the C81 and C81x models.

The input notes that the POCO C81x keeps a 5,200mAh battery while retaining similar design and charging features. It also carries the same 1,000-cycle battery health claim. The design similarity to the Redmi A7 Pro is also part of the early discussion around the phone, though POCO has not made a separate design statement in the material provided.

Price is still unknown and will be revealed at launch. The summary says that if POCO places the phones around the Rs 11,000 to Rs 12,000 range, the larger battery could be a deciding factor for some buyers. The launch on April 23 is now the next confirmed step, and the specifications will be laid out when the company goes live on Flipkart at noon.

For now, the confirmed part is limited. The 6,300mAh battery, the launch time, the Flipkart sale, and the use of the POCO C81 series name are the main points on record.

Everything else remains for the event.