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Realme C1 Review: Budget King?

Realme has once again disrupted the budget segment, which was once dominated with Xiaomi products. The company is marketing it as the first smartphone with a notched display, Snapdragon processor and dual rear cameras in the entry-level segment. Realme has introduced its budget-centric smartphone – the Realme C1. You can buy it through Lazada via Cash On Delivery and Nationwide Shipping.

Design and Display

Realme C1 features a 6.2-inch HD+ fullscreen display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels. In our testing, we found out that the display of the phone is above average. On one side, the colours look bright and the viewing angles are decent. On another side, the outdoor visibility is not that great. The screen is reflective in nature, which makes it difficult to read the text in direct sunlight. Apart from this, the screen is decent for watching videos and playing games as you get some wide colour gamut. This makes the experience somewhat decent.

Realme C1 comes loaded with a premium look and it is possible due to the glass design at the back. It is true that most of the smartphones at this price range are not good looking, however, Realme has been able to break this monotony by introducing a premium-looking smartphone.

Software

Realme C1 runs Color OS 5.1, which is based on Android 8.1 Oreo. The phone supports features like clone apps as well as “full-screen multitasking”, which lets people use apps like WhatsApp while watching videos, playing games, etc in landscape mode. 

The transition animation is not smooth and you will have a bit jitter when switching from one app to another application. There is no option to customize the smartphone as our review unit does not come with the Theme application. Further, you cannot tap and hold home screen to open quick settings like Wallpaper, widgets and more options. This makes it a tad difficult thing to change even a simple thing like wallpaper directly from the home screen. The company really need to improve the user interface to make it more user-friendly.

Perfromance

Realme C1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor along with Adreno 506 GPU. The phone is backed by a 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which can be further expanded up to 256GB via microSD card slot. The Snapdragon 450 is definitely a plus point of this device as most of its competitor comes with a lesser powerful processor. We faced no issue when it comes to handling daily tasks like WhatsApp, Facebook, streaming music or watching a video. However, due to low 2GB of RAM, we faced slight lag when started multitasking.

Coming to the gaming front, the phone handles most of the casual games like Candy Crush Friends, Subway Surfers and Temple Run 2 without breaking any sweet. And it does a good job when we played games like Need for Speed No Limits, though there was a slight lag, but is not a big deal at this price point. Further, it is not able to handle heavy games like PUBG Mobile or more, but it is not targeted to be a gaming smartphone as well.

Camera

Realme C1 features a dual-camera setup with a combination of 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor for depth sensing. For the front, there is a 5-megapixel shooter for selfies. Coming to the rear camera first, the results were decent. The colours were close to the source and the detailing was pretty good. However, we noticed that the phone struggles to take some macro shots and it was not able to properly focus on the subject, which was kind of disappointing. The portrait shot from the rear camera was average as well and the blurring of the background was a hit and miss. Lastly, the low light performance is quite average, to be honest. The photo came out to be grainy and noises were quite prominent when the light was low.

Moving to the selfie camera, it comes with AI beauty mode that automatically makes your face when you click a selfie. However, sometimes the mode made eyes look bigger than normal. That said, the performance of the selfie camera is good when the lights are ideal, you don’t expect too much in the low light conditions.

Battery

The Realme C1 is powered by a 4,230 mAh battery that lasts for a day and a little more on normal usage, which includes streaming videos, internet browsing and playing games. The phone does not support fast charging, therefore it takes almost three hours to charge from zero to 100 per cent.

  • Android 8.1 Oreo, ColorOS 5.1
  • Dual SIM, Dual Standby (nano, dedicated)
  • 6.2-inch HD+ IPS Display, 1520 x 720 pixel resolution, ~271ppi
  • 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor
  • Adreno 506 GPU
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB internal storage, microSD support up to 256GB
  • 3G, HSPA+, LTE
  • 13-megapixel f/2.2 + 2-megapixel f/2.4 rear cameras with LED flash
  • 5-megapixel front-facing camera, f/2.2
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
  • FM Radio
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Dimensions: 156.2 x 75.6 x 8.2 mm
  • Weight: 168 g
  • Colors: Ocean Blue, Deep Black
  • 4,230mAh non-removable battery

OPPO A3s Review and Specs: Budget Friendly Smartphone

In general, we often see smartphones with dual cameras in mid-range and high-end smartphones, but now, OPPO brings dual cameras to an entry-level device that is worthwhile. We are talking about the OPPO A3s, which comes with a pair of 13 + 2-megapixel camera. It supports portrait mode, and it comes with 4,230 mAh battery for full entertainment with a 6.2″ HD+ display. The OPPO A3s is one of the most pocket-friendly handsets to come with the trendy notch display design. Here in the Philippines you can buy it through Lazada via Cash On Delivery.

Build and Design

OPPO A3s packs a 6.2-inch HD+ (720 x 1,520 pixels) In-Cell IPS LCD “Super Full Screen” display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and a small cutout on the top that features the front camera and the earpiece. There are minimum bezels to the left and right sides of the display but the bottom bezel is reasonably thick for some reason. The display quality offered by the A3s is impressive. The viewing angles and maximum brightness ensure that the handset remains usable even in outdoor conditions. For those who are wondering, the notch does not bother you few minutes into using the handset and as you have already made the choice of going for a handset with a notch design, it is pretty much a given that you will not be disappointed. The A3s does not feel heavy in the hand and is easy to hold despite a large screen size. The phone also feels sturdy and should survive an occasional fall or two. Overall, the build quality offered by the smartphone is decent, especially for its price range.

Software and Performance

The OPPO A3s uses ColorOS version 5.1 operating system based on Android OS version 8.1 Oreo. The user interface is simple and can customize the home screen, such as changing the wallpaper and themes. There’s a phone management application. For setting up various applications, such as clearing RAM memory, virus scan, or privacy settings, to access the message.bringing the widget to the home screen, and changing the screen unlock effect.

The OPPO A3s uses a 1.8GHz Snapdragon 450 processor, Adreno 506 graphics processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of ROM which is further expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. In terms of gaming performance, the internal specifications may not seem quite good. However, it has a Game Acceleration system that will help manage the memory and optimize for more games.

Camera

 OPPO A3s comes with a rear-facing dual camera setup, which consists of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor, supported by an LED flash unit. At the front, we get an 8-megapixel sensor for taking selfies and video calling. The camera setups, both front and rear, presented some exposure issues while clicking pictures for us. Even when we tried to focus on the source of light, a procedure that usually helps in adjusting the exposure, there were prominent lens flare issues presented by the smartphone.

The front camera, just like the rear setup, comes across as a hit-and-miss. Provided apt conditions, the handset can produce some good images but as it is not the case in everyday scenarios, this comes across as a major drawback for the A3s. 

Battery

OPPO A3s packs in a beefy 4,230mAh battery. As you might expect from the capacity, the handset manages to last beyond a day of heavy usage with ease. In our video loop test, the smartphone managed to last 19 hours before running out of battery. This means you can easily take the A3s out for a road trip without caring much about the charger.

Full Specifications:

  • Android  8.1 Oreo, ColorOS 5.1
  • Dual SIM, Dual standby
  • 6.2-inch HD+ IPS display, 1520 x 720 pixel resolution, ~271ppi
  • 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor
  • Adreno 506 GPU
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 256GB
  • 8-megapixel front camera, f/2.2 aperture
  • 13-megapixel (f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) dual rear cameras, LED flash
  • Face Unlock
  • HSPA+, 4G LTE
  • WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • FM Radio
  • microUSB
  • Dimensions: 156.2 x 75.6 x 8.2mm
  • Weight: 168g
  • Colors: Dark Purple, Red
  • 4,230mAh non-removable battery