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No, there is not a typo in the title. The hero of today's review, realme C3 is really positioned by the manufacturer
- What is it?
- What is included?
- What does the realme C3 look like?
- How good is the screen?
- What about performance, memory, sound and autonomy?
- What about the interface?
- How good are the cameras?
- In the dry residue
What is it?
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realme C3 is a budget Android smartphone with 6.A 5-inch HD+ IPS display, an eight-core MediaTek processor, a 12 MP main quad camera and a large battery. The smartphone was equipped with a large display with a drop-shaped cutout for the front camera and a small HD+ resolution, which is quite expected given the affordable price tag. Performance is driven by an eight-core MediaTek Helio G70 processor clocked at 2 GHz and a Mali-G52 2EEMC2 graphics accelerator. RAM can be 2, 3 or 4 GB, built-in - 32 or 64 GB, there is a separate slot for MicroSD. We do not sell a configuration with 4 GB of RAM (at least not yet). But, interestingly, the 3/64 GB version has an NFC module for contactless payment, while the 2/32 GB version does not. The smartphone is powered by an impressive 5000 mAh battery, but fast charging is not supported, and MicroUSB is used to connect the cable. The smartphone runs on the latest Android 10 with the proprietary Realme UI shell.
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The kit is quite modest, only the mostnecessary: the smartphone itself with a protective film immediately on the screen, a 10 W power supply, a MicroUSB cable, a clip for removing the tray and documentation. All this is packaged in a traditional orange box with a model name and short specifications.
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In front, the realme C3 is a typical smartphone thatalmost impossible to distinguish from a huge number of other models. Elongated display with rounded corners, a dropout in the form of a drop for the front camera and a speaker. Absolutely standard set of a modern model of the middle or budget segment. All this business protects the third generation Gorilla Glass, on top of which a protective film is applied from the factory. Not the best quality, but copes with its main task.
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The rest of the case is made of plastic. The side faces and backdrop are made in one piece. So no joints, only streamlined shapes and smooth transitions. The buttons are located in the usual places for realme: the power button on the right. Separate volume control buttons are on the left. Above them, a tray is located a little higher.
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As befits an inexpensive smartphone, you can push two SIM-cards and a memory card into the tray. The smartphone supports microSD up to 256 GB.
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With the upper and lower ends, everything is almost standard. Above - absolutely nothing, below - a microphone, speaker and old, but tested for years MicroUSB.
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The smartphone is clearly focused on youthaudience, the colors are only two and both are bright. There are blue and red options. Red (subjectively) is more interesting and not so hackneyed. The backdrop shimmers a little and at certain angles it goes a little pink. It has an interesting texture that not only looks cool. Thanks to this texture, the smartphone does not slip in the hand, does not collect fingerprints and, it seems, is not particularly susceptible to mechanical damage.
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The main camera protrudes just a littlebody, which is absolutely not surprising. The fingerprint scanner is also located on the rear panel. Its implementation is a bit controversial. Of course, everything depends on the individual anatomy, but my index finger hardly reached it, and the scanner itself does not really stand out by sensations. It was not always possible to find quickly.
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How good is the screen?
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The smartphone has an IPS display with a diagonal of 6.5 inches and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Resolution - “budget” HD+, in this case it is 1600×720. Pixel density is about 270 ppi. Apparently, the same matrix is installed as in the more expensive realme 6i. And, especially considering the cost of the smartphone, the screen is very good, both in terms of color rendition and viewing angles, and in terms of brightness reserve: information in the sun is quite readable. Excessive “graininess” is also not observed. The settings have everything you need: interface scale, font scale, dark interface theme, blue filter (eye protection) and color temperature adjustment.
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According to the results of hardware measurements, the maximumThe display brightness is 421.453 cd/m², the black field brightness is 0.409 cd/m², and the static contrast is 1030:1. The color gamut is almost the same as sRGB, but the color temperature is slightly higher than the reference value: 8000K (with the reference 6500K). The screen goes a little into cool shades due to an excess of blue component:
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Comparison with other models:
Device name
White field brightness,
cd / m2
The brightness of the black field,
cd / m2
Contrast
realme c3
421.453
0.409
1030:1
realme 6i
424.227
0.39
1088:1
realme 6 pro
395.528
0.423
935:1
Huawei P40 Lite
302.547
0.326
928:1
Nokia 4.2
333.087
0.283
1177:1
ASUS ZenFone 6
444.896
0.446
998:1
Huawei P30 Lite
336.681
0.493
683:1
Sony Xperia 10 Plus
509.3
0.513
993:1
What about performance, memory, sound and autonomy?
realme C3 — первый смартфон на processor MediaTek Helio G70. The processor itself was announced in January of this year. It really is positioned as an inexpensive gaming solution. Judging by the characteristics, it’s difficult to call it fully gaming. Although in the context of budget smartphones, and even with HD+ display resolution, it looks quite good. An interesting point is that its specifications are almost identical to the Helio P65, which was presented last summer. The processor is manufactured to a 12nm process technology and includes two cores: 2 Cortex-A75 cores at 2.0 GHz and 6 Cortex-A55 cores at 1.7 GHz. The graphics are handled by the Mali-G52 2EEMC2 accelerator with a frequency of up to 820 MHz. We reviewed the version with 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory. In benchmarks, the smartphone demonstrates very good results for a budget phone.
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The smartphone copes with the interface and applications very well, without any slowdowns.Yes, it's not lightning-fast, but it's quite normal.All modern games on a smartphone can really be played.PUBG Mobile has automatically set the graphics settings to high, the frame rate is for the most part quite playable, but there are occasionalThere are quite noticeable drops in FPS (and the body of the smartphone heats up), so it is better to reduce the requests a little and comfortably play on the "medium" ones.Call of Duty Mobile has automatically set the graphics settings to low and manually raise the option is not, but it worksIt is much more stable and the FPS is significantly higher.
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The already familiar realme gaming utility with smartphone optimization is present in exactly the same form as in more expensive models.
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The CPU Throttling Test showed thatThere is no critical overheating at long peak loads. Performance occasionally drops to 80%, but overall the average for a 15-minute run was 89%.
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Wireless interfaces include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (single-band), Bluetooth 5.0 LE with aptX support, FM, global positioning systems GPS, GLONASS, Beidou supported. Our version has 32 GB of internal memory. This is very little by today's standards, even taking into account the presence of a separate slot for MicroSD. There is no NFC module, but it is available in the 3/64 GB version. So there is another objective reason to take a closer look at the older configuration. There is only one external speaker, its volume and quality are not impressive, but quite sufficient. The same can be said about the sound in headphones. The earpiece also has sufficient volume reserve. To unlock the smartphone, a standard set is provided: a fingerprint scanner on the back (works great) and recognition of the owner’s face using the front camera. It also works very well. As in older models, there is an auto-increase display brightness function for better illumination of the face in low light conditions and an option that, when turned on, will not recognize a face with closed eyes.
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Everything is fine with the smartphone's battery life.Inside is a 5000 mAh battery, which consistently provides one and a half to two days of operation on a single charge (depending on the load, of course). In the most severe scenario, if you play heavy games for hours on end, the battery of the realme C3 is of course really possible to “drain” per day, but this use case seems very unlikely to me. As a positive bonus, the smartphone supports reverse charging, although this will require an OTG cable. One of the unpleasant aspects is that fast charging is not supported, so it takes more than 2 hours to fully restore the charge.
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What about the interface?
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Like other current models of the manufacturer,realme C3 runs on Android 10 OS with realme UI 1.0 shell. You can read about it in detail in the reviews of realme 6 Pro, realme 6i and realme 6, so there is no point in dwelling on it in detail. In short, it is close to stock Android, looks nice, works quickly and has a number of additional useful things, like different gesture navigation options, additional gestures for launching applications and some functions, and the ability to enable (or disable) a separate application menu.
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How good are the cameras?
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The rear camera of realme C3 received as many as three modules.The main one is 12 megapixels with an f/1.8 aperture and phase detection autofocus. The remaining two modules are more for the sake of quantity and can hardly be called super useful. This is a 2 MP f/2.4 macro module with a focusing distance of 4 cm and a depth sensor with the same resolution. Front camera: 5 MP (f/2.4). The camera app is simple and straightforward. The scrolling list of main modes only includes photo, video and portrait . Manual mode, macro, accelerated, slow motion and panorama - in the drop-down menu “more”. There is no night shooting mode; there is 2x and 4x zoom. Of course, exclusively digital. Maximum video resolution is FullHD.
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During the day, realme C3 takes nice photoswith a decent level of detail, although the dynamic range is not the widest. For the most part, the automation copes, but for some reason the green color turns out to be too oversaturated and eye-popping. At night, photographs make a very noticeable noise, although they do not turn into a completely indistinguishable grainy mess. But you shouldn’t expect any highly artistic results in any case. The originals can be viewed here.
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The camera does a pretty good job of blurring the background.
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The macro camera as a whole is suitable for all kinds of experiments, but you need a sufficient amount of lighting, otherwise the photo turns out to be very noisy.
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In the dry residue
realme continues to please with smartphones that are very good in terms of price/features ratio. realme C3 is just one such model. The older configuration with NFC and 64 GB of internal memory was rated at3800 UAHFor this amount the potential buyer will receivea smart screen with a good amount of brightness, a powerful processor (of course, within its price category), long battery life, a practical body, a pretty good camera and the current Android 10 OS with a nice shell. There are no compromises in such smartphones, and in this case, the lack of fast charging (with such a battery capacity) is not very pleasing. Of the less significant quibbles, I still want more modern Type-C and dual-band Wi-Fi. Of the competitors, we can only remember the Xiaomi Redmi 8, which boasts Type-C and Quick Charge, but loses in performance and lacks NFC.
6 reasons to buy realme C3:
- long battery life;
- a screen with good color reproduction and a decent margin of brightness;
- separate slots for 2xSIM and MicroSD;
- practical housing materials;
- current Android 10 OS with a convenient shell;
- availability of NFC(in older configuration).
3 reasons not to buy realme C3:
- lack of fast charging;
- no Type-C and dual band Wi-Fi;
- you need a smartphone with a better camera.
Android smartphone realme C3
Best in its price category
Android smartphone that changes the balance of powerin the budget segment. It has a good display for its class with a fashionable neckline and a good margin of brightness, more productive than its competitors, a processor, a high-capacity battery, an adequate set of cameras and Android 10 with a nice shell. For complete happiness, only USB-C and dual-band Wi-Fi are not enough. Those who are interested in contactless payments should take the older version - it is with NFC.
top for your money
Technical specifications realme C3
Display
IPS, 6.5 inches, 1600×720, 270 ppi
Housing
dimensions: 164.4x75x9 mm, weight: 195 g
CPU
64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio G70 (12 nm): 2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6×1.7 GHz Cortex-A55, GPU Mali-G52 MC2
RAM
2/3/4 GB
Flash memory
32/64 GB eMMC 5.1 + MicroSD
Camera
Main: 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.8″, 1.25µm, PDAF + macro 2 MP, f/2.4 + depth sensor 2 MP, f/2.4, video 1080p@30fps; front camera: 5 MP f/2.4
Wireless technology
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (single-band 2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 5.0 LE, FM,NFC (in older configuration)
GPS
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Battery
5000 mAh, non-removable
operating system
Android 10 + realme UI 1.0
Sim card
2xNanoSIM
For those that want to know more:
- Smartphone review realme 6: anti-crisis price fall
- Realme 6i review: an inexpensive smartphone with a large battery and NFC
- Realme 6 Pro review: six cameras for 9000 hryvnias
- Realme 5 Pro review: an inexpensive smartphone with a quad camera and a daring design
- Realme X2 Pro review: 90 Hz screen, Snapdragon 855+ and lightning fast charging
- Huawei P40 Lite review: the first Huawei AG-smartphone in Ukraine
- Vivo V17 review: competitors, get moving!
Thank you
The editors thank the online store Citrus for kindly providing the smartphone for review