Realme just introduced its latest entry
level phone - Realme C3, bringing a fresh coat of paint and some nice upgrades
over its predecessor. The phone is built around a 6.5-inch HD+ display with
slimmed-down bezels all around as well as a smaller waterdrop notch housing the
5MP front camera.
At the helm, is the recently announced
Mediatek Helio G70, which is basically be a dialed-back Helio G90 and a huge
leap forward from the Helio P22 inside the Realme C2. It is paired with either
3GB or 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 32GB or 64GB of expandable storage, respectively.
A triple card slot ensures you don't need to sacrifice on a second SIM card to
get extra storage either.
Realme C3 is also rocking the brand new
Realme UI, on top of the Android 10-based ColorOS 7. This is the first phone to
feature the company's custom UI out of the box, promising bold colors, high
saturation and contrast. Realme UI brings the personal information protection
system, which provides blank page to third-party apps that are unable to
function without accessing your data. Dual mode music share also sounds nifty,
allowing audio playback through the phone's 3.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth
simultaneously.
The phone measures 164.4 x 75 x 8.95 mm.
and weighs in at 195 grams, which is really not bad, considering there is a
5,000 mAh battery inside. Realme has even enabled reverse charging on the
phone, but sadly it sticks with a microUSB connector.
Realme C3 is clearly aimed at a younger
crowd as its only two available colors are Blazing Red and Frozen Blue. There's
a new anti-fingerprint finish and the phone is splash resistant even though
there's no official ingress protection rating.
The first sale of the Realme C3 is
scheduled for February 14 at noon, Indian time. The phone will start from
INR 6,999 (US$ 100/€ 90) for the 3/32 GB version and will be INR 7,999 (US$ 110/€ 100), if
you decide to go for the roomier 4/64 GB option. It can be purchased online at
Flipkart and Realme's own store, but the device will also be available at
offline stores soon.
