POCO C61 review: An ultra-budget phone with a 90 Hz screen under $100.
A rock-bottom-price phone.
POCO C61 hits a very low price while still offering a 90 Hz screen, a 5,000 mAh battery and microSD — a basic but functional choice for first phones and backups.
01Display
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2024 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
38/10038/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2024 — 21 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
34/10034/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2024 — 21 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
76/10076/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
05Build
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2024 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
56/10056/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2024 — 15 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- 90 Hz screen under $100.
- 5,000 mAh + microSD.
- IP52 splash resistance.
- Cheapest entry point.
- Only 8 MP camera.
- 10 W charging.
- Weak Helio G36.
- 720p, mono speaker.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .