Realme C3 review: Premium performance, mind-blowing price!

Realme in 2020 is pulling off all of the stops in terms of every product they launch and with 2020 well underway, the first handset from the fastest-growing smartphone brand is nothing to scoff at. The Realme C3, the third-generation product from the brand’s C-series includes eye-catching features for instance a beautiful display, humongous battery, the brand new ‘Sunrise’ design and the first smartphone in India to include the MediaTek Helio G70 chipset.

The Realme C3 features just about the most striking designs from the company which is dubbed as ‘Sunrise’ and was initially introduced with the Realme 5i. Available in two colour options - Blazing Red and Frozen Blue, the Realme C3 eschew typical that is predominant with Chinese smartphone manufacturers that chosen the glossy or ‘glasstic’ back finish. Instead, the look here has a matte texture that keeps smudges from fingerprints away.

A lot has gone in to the design of the trunk and when held against the light, it boasts a pattern that’s akin to a ray of light emitted by sunlight. Although it is made out of plastic, the C3 does by no means feel cheap which is because of the quantity of heft used to make it appear premium. The trunk also includes a vertically-stacked dual-camera setup that’s pretty uncommon from a major smartphone brand. There is an LED flash as well with the ‘AI Super Camera’ branding as the bottom of the handset boasts the Realme logo. A notable absentee here is a fingerprint scanner and for biometric authentication, you are limited by just the front-facing camera that’s housed in the waterdrop notch.

The proper side of the handset features just the energy button that’s well-placed for single-hand consumption while the left features the volume rockers and SIM tray above it.

Underneath plays home to a micro-USB port and a 3.5mm audio connection. We'd have preferred a USB-C port instead of the micro-USB port but we understand the look decision is to keep carefully the cost down to a minimum.