2 weeks before my March 31 birthday, my trusty 7 yr old iPhone XS Max broke down from one too many falls over the years. Wifey bought me this birthday present, told me to choose whatever I wanted. I was fine with a reasonably powerful OEM hp but my family was against it because it didn't have any warranty so I chose instead the Poco C65, currently, the second cheapest (new unit) Xiaomi with a 15 mths warranty at RM398 from its original price of RN1099 so that's very good value for money. I placed an order for the 5G 8GB+256GB chipset version but maybe the seller was in a good mood, maybe it was the Eid Mubarak season or maybe he was overstocked so I ended up with the 8GB+4GB version 😁.
Upon receiving the unit, I immediately updated the system, uninstalled the many apps I didn't need, later reconfigured the security features of the system and every app. This made the operating system much smoother/lighter. As I don't play games nor view movies, the C65 is good enough for me.
At first, I took photos at default setting, photos were not crispy at the iP XS Max. After tinkering with the settings, I now take photos using the 50MP lens as shown here with minor +25 contrast editing. People who viewed the photos were generally impressed it came from a budget handphone.
If you are into photography like me, I hope in 2-3 yrs time to upgrade to the Xiaomi 15T Pro which as a Leica lens which delivers sharper and richer images and good in poor lighting condition.
