Realme has launched the C1 2019, the company’s
latest budget smartphone in India, after teasing it last week. It has a
6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, 2.05mm ultra narrow bezel,
and 88.8% screen-to-body ratio. The company says that the screen bezel is
further narrowed by 16%, the phone to achieve this high screen-to-body ratio.
It is powered by Snapdragon 450 with up to 2GB of RAM, runs ColorOS 5.1 based
on Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary
2-megapixel camera for portrait shots and a 5-megapixel front camera.
It doesn’t come with a fingerprint sensor, but it
has face unlock. It has dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, supports Dual 4G
VoLTE and packs a huge 4230mAh battery.
Realme C1 (2019) specifications
- 6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 19:9 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 2GB / 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
- Dual SIM
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
- Dimensions: 156.2×75.6×8.2mm; Weight: 168g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB OTG
- 4230mAh (typical) built-in battery
The Realme C1 (2019) comes in Ocean Blue and Deep
Black colors, is priced at Rs. 7499 for the 2GB RAM version and the 3GB RAM
version costs Rs. 8499. It will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart on February
5th at 12:00 noon. Looks like 32GB storage compared to the 16GB storage is the
only change compared to last year’s version.