After launching the C55 in Indonesia, Realme has lastly launched its price range smartphone in India. The cellphone is similar to the worldwide variant and can also be obtainable in the identical colours, indicating that little has modified. That is additionally the primary Android cellphone we've seen with an iPhone-style Dynamic Island notification system across the selfie digital camera cutout. Nonetheless, Realme's implementation is way from what Apple cooked up on its iPhone 14 Professional and iPhone 14 Professional Max fashions final 12 months. Learn on to search out out why.
First, the value. The Realme C55 launched in India in three variants, all of which have LPDDR4X RAM and eMMC 5.1 storage. The 4GB RAM and 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 10,999, the 6GB RAM and 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 11,999, and the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 13,999. The cellphone will go on sale on March 28.
Let's begin with probably the most distinctive and but much less publicized function of the cellphone, which is what Realme calls the “Mini Capsule”. It’s nonetheless in a beta state for the second, in accordance with Realme, as is the fingerprint scanner that doubled as a coronary heart price monitor within the Realme 9 Professional + 5G (Evaluate). Customers who wish to give it a shot can activate it by heading to Settings > Realme Lab > Mini Capsule (enabled) > Battery (enabled).
Realme's Dynamic Island implementation known as Mini Capsule
Whereas it seems to be an identical Dynamic Island by way of performance, it’s not… but. Whereas Apple's Dynamic Island adjustments form to show various kinds of lively notifications, Realme's Mini Capsule is usually non-existent. It's actually laborious to inform if the function is even activated. The one time I observed it was after I plugged in a charger after which I noticed the borders surrounding the opening punch digital camera increase to the form of an elongated capsule telling me the cellphone was charging with SuperVOOC, with the proportion of the battery. A second later, it collapses and that's it!
To my shock, the Mini Capsule doesn't keep lively for various seconds, so it's simple to neglect it even exists. For now, Realme claims that it’s only used to indicate battery cost or low battery notifications, knowledge utilization (a flash notification if you attain an information restrict), and step depend (once more, as ' and a pop-up notification).
Along with not being lively or seen more often than not, it hardly does the job that an LED notification gentle is able to. Extra importantly, the Mini Capsule can also be not as interactive as Apple's Dynamic Island, so you’ll be able to't faucet it to examine issues like battery standing, which can also be seen within the standing bar. . To be truthful, Realme says the function is a piece in progress so hopefully the Mini Capsule shall be extra helpful with future updates.
The Realme C55 appears fairly fashionable for a price range smartphone
The Realme C55 belongs to the C sequence which is principally its price range line. I used to be a bit shocked to see Realme utilizing its newest design language from its quantity sequence right here. I obtained the Solar-shower coloration of the Realme C55, which is each the title of the end and the perform / design philosophy of the cellphone.
The body of the cellphone and the again panel are product of polycarbonate and its show is protected by Panda Glass. The body has a matte end, whereas the again panel has a unique-looking dual-tone end that primarily consists of a matte end and a smaller shiny space across the rear cameras. Whereas the cellphone feels fairly slim at 7.89mm, it feels a bit heavy at 189.5g.
Realme UI 4.0 is loaded to the brim with pre-installed third-party apps
There’s a 6.72-inch full-HD + show with a refresh price of 90 Hz and a contact sampling price of 180 Hz. Regardless of Realme's emphasis that this show gives a screen-to-body ratio of 91.4 p.c, it's laborious to disregard that large bezel on the backside. The Realme C55 runs Realme UI 4.0 which relies on Android 13. Throughout my brief time with the cellphone, I had a whole lot of third-party functions aside from the standard Realme branded ones that come pre-installed.
The MediaTek Helio G88, a tried and examined SoC, would possibly look like a ray of hope for individuals who have been with a Realme C35 and its Unisoc T616 SoC, but it surely nonetheless appears a bit dated for a tool within the Rs. 15,000 section. It additionally lacks 5G radios, which others on this section just like the iQoo Z6 Lite 5G have.
The Realme C55 has just one digital camera that’s usable
The Realme C55 has two entrance cameras, one in all which comes from the well-known Realme GT Grasp Version. This may be the 64-megapixel main digital camera that carried out properly in our evaluate. The second 2 megapixel digital camera is used just for amassing depth knowledge. An 8-megapixel entrance digital camera is in command of selfies. The cellphone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery and will get 33W wired charging.
The Realme C55 comes with a 33W charger within the field
The Realme C55 is an honest improve to the C35, which didn’t meet my expectations in each doable means (aside from its slick design), even at its price range worth. With the C55, Realme appears to have carried out the design as soon as once more, and its software program and digital camera efficiency appear promising, however I’ll go away my opinion for the total evaluate.
In the mean time, the Mini Capsule function, whereas distinctive to an Android cellphone, seems to be within the early phases of improvement. I nonetheless must show its usefulness in day by day use, however for now, it’s not one thing that ought to affect your buy determination. Nonetheless, it's a function that has a whole lot of potential if developed, particularly when you think about that the C55 prices lower than 1 / 4 of the Apple iPhone 14 Professional in India.
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