With all the smartphone brands gearing up and launching their phones for the year, it's now Realme's turn. The year-old company has played its card - launched two phones, both of which, are a successor to last year's devices. It's the Realme 3 Pro and the Realme C2, successors to the Realme 2 Pro and the Realme C1. So, you can tell, the C2 is a budget option while the Realme 3 Pro is more mid-range.
Camera wise, you get a dual camera setup of 13 MP and a 2 MP depth sensor. As for selfies, there is a 5 MP unit on the water-drop notch up front. Also, this phone runs on the Helio P22 as compared to last year's Snapdragon 450. That does mean a slightly improved performance on paper, but let's see how it fares, though. Storage wise, there are 2 variants. The base model comes with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage, whereas, another variant has a 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. But if the storage is not enough, they are expandable via microSD card slot.
As for the battery, strangely, this phone sees a downgrade. The Realme C2 has a 4000 mAh, compared to 4230 mAh on the C1. And being a budget phone, I don't expect it to have any kind of Fast Charging. It runs on ColorsOS 6 based on Android Pie and is priced at $86 (INR.6000) for the base model whereas the 3 / 32 GB variant costs $115 (INR.8000).
The display is 6.3" Full HD+ IPS LCD panel. You still have the water-drop notch on it that houses the selfie camera. No surprises there! As for the cameras, you have a dual camera set up at the back. The setup comprises of a 16 MP primary camera along with a 5 MP depth sensor. But since it uses no pixel binning, maybe the image quality will be as good as that on the Redmi Note 7 Pro, if not better. The selfie camera, here, is a good 25 MP.
In addition, this phone runs on the Snapdragon 710, which is slightly superior to the Redmi Note 7 Pro's Snapdragon 675. With 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage on the higher-end variant, this might very well go head to head with the Redmi Note 7 Pro. As for the battery, there is a 4000 mAh unit along with a VOOC 3.0 Fast Charging, but still microUSB.
This phone is priced at INR.14000 ($200) for the 4 / 64 GB variant and INR.17000 ($244). Both the phones have launched in India only, for now.
Realme C2 Overview
The Realme C2, as expected comes with a plastic body and a design that's all too generic. It doesn't look like there have been many improvements in the design front. The Realme C2 features a 6.1" IPS LCD display with HD+ resolution. That is to be expected of a budget phone, however.Realme C2 Specifications:
- Display: 6.1" IPS LCD panel with HD+ resolution (720 x 1560 pixels), 19.5:9 aspect ratio
- Rear Camera: Dual, 13 MP Primary with f/2.2 aperture and PDAF + 2 MP depth sensor
- Front Camera: Single, 5 MP
- Processor: 2 GHz Octa-core Helio P22
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- RAM: 2 GB / 3 GB
- Storage: 16 GB / 32 GB, expandable up to 256 GB via dedicated microSD card
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- OS: Android 9.0 Pie, ColorsOS 6 on top
Realme 3 Pro Overview
This mid ranger packs no surprises as most of what it features were already on the rumors list. So, this one too has a plastic body just like its predecessor. However, the display has a Gorilla Glass 5 protection, which is an upgrade.Realme 3 Pro Specifications:
- Display: 6.3" IPS LCD panel with Full-HD+ resolution (1080 x 2340 pixels), 19.5:9 aspect ratio, Gorilla Glass 5
- Rear Camera: Dual, 16 MP Primary with f/1.7 aperture and PDAF + 5 MP depth sensor
- Front Camera: Single, 25 MP
- Processor: Octa-core Snapdragon 710
- GPU: PowerVR GE8320
- RAM: 4 GB / 6 GB
- Storage: 64 GB / 128 GB, expandable up to 256 GB via dedicated microSD card
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- OS: Android 9.0 Pie, ColorsOS 6 on top
Article Last updated: April 22, 2019
