Entry-level Realme C1 with 4230mAh battery, dual rear cameras announced in India

While the Realme 2 Pro was the highlight of Oppo’s Realme event earlier today in India, the brand also launched a second smartphones, and the fourth in its smartphones lineup. Dubbed the Realme C1, the device is Realme’s entry-level smartphone with an attractive price tag.

Unlike the Realme 2 and its Pro variant, the C1 is made of unibody chassis with a glossy rear and is fitted with a 6.2-inch notched display with a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8 percent and 19:9 screen ratio. In order to keep the price releatively low, the Realme C1 lacks a fingerprint sensor, but has a dual rear camera setup, and a front camera with AI facial unlock.

At the heart of the C1 is the same chipset as the Realme 2 – the Snapdragon 450 chipset, but with lesser RAM and storage- 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 128GB using microSD card.

At the rear, the Realme C1 houses a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor, as well as a 5MP front sensor with AI faceunlock. Other notable features inlcude a 4,230mAh, dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack and microUSB port.’

Realme C1 specifications

• 6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
• 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
• 2GB RAM, 16GB 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
• 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB OTG
• 4230mAh (typical) built-in battery