The Realme C12 and Realme C15 have been launched in India, not too lengthy after Realme launched the C11 (Review) roughly a month in the past. The current GST hike in India has impacted all smartphone producers, forcing them to extend costs. In Realme’s case, this left some large worth gaps in its funds portfolio, that these two new fashions will fill. The Realme C12 is priced at Rs. 8,999 for 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, whereas Realme C15 is priced at Rs. 9,999 for 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, and Rs. 10,999 for 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
Today, we’ll be testing the Realme C12, which is not too totally different from the C11. This means it additionally has rather a lot in widespread with the Realme C3 and Narzo 10A. The most important variations are to do with a few areas such because the battery and cameras. The Realme C12 and the Realme C15 usually are not meant to interchange any of the present C-series telephones, as Realme emphatically tells us, however fairly complement the present fashions.
I initially deliberate on supplying you with my first impressions of each telephones, collectively, since they’re so comparable. Unfortunately, Realme has barely delayed the upper priced mannequin, so it will likely be simply the C12 for in the present day.
The Realme C12 ships within the typical yellow field that we have come to count on from Realme telephones. One factor that is lacking within the field is a case. I additionally discovered the charger to be unusually massive, for only a 10W unit. The most important spotlight of the Realme C12 is its 6,000mAh battery. This is 1,000mAh greater than what you get within the Realme C11, on account of which the C12 is relatively thicker and heavier.
The all-plastic physique feels sturdy, and as anticipated, Realme has a brand new sample for the again of the cellphone. The textured gradient end helps with grip and does not appeal to fingerprints. I obtained the Power Blue trim, and this cellphone can also be accessible in Power Silver.
The Realme C12 has a triple-slot tray, for 2 Nano-SIMs and a microSD card. There’s a Micro-USB port on the backside, signifying this cellphone’s funds concentrating on, together with a headphone jack and a speaker. There’s a capacitive fingerprint sensor on the again, which feels just a little out of attain, even for my comparatively lengthy index finger.
The Realme C12 has a gradient, textured end on the again panel
The show is just like what you get on the Realme C11. It’s a 6.5-inch HD+ (1,600×720) panel, with a thick chin beneath and a waterdrop notch up high. I discovered the colors to be first rate for a cellphone at this worth, however the brightness appeared a bit low. Viewing angles aren’t very vast, as the perimeters of the show darken in the event you tilt the cellphone even barely off-axis.
You get the identical MediaTek Helio G35 SoC within the Realme C12 as you do within the Realme C11. Thankfully, the C12 has 3GB of LPDDR4X RAM (in comparison with 2GB within the C11), so common utilization must be much less laggy. There’s just one configuration accessible, and it additionally has 32GB of storage. So far, the cellphone has been pretty responsive in my expertise, however the interface is unquestionably not snappy. It’ll be fascinating to see the way it holds up as soon as I load plenty of apps and knowledge.
The Realme C12 runs on Realme UI 1.0, which is predicated on Android 10. Bloatware is a bit much less this time, with the C12 solely having Realme’s and Google’s suites of apps, together with just a few third-party ones resembling Amazon and Facebook. Realme has additionally gone with Google’s dialler and messages app, as a substitute of its personal. This is a rising development we’re seeing of late even from BBK’s different smartphone manufacturers resembling Vivo, Oppo, and OnePlus.
The Realme C12 has three rear digicam sensors
The design of the digicam module on the Realme C12 is just like that of the C11, however as a substitute of two sensors, the C12 affords three. In addition to the 13-megapixel major and 2-megapixel depth digicam, you additionally get a 2-megapixel macro digicam. In the entrance, it is a 5-megapixel selfie digicam; the identical as on the Realme C11. I’ll be testing the cameras over the subsequent week or so, however I would not be stunned if the outcomes are just like what we acquired from the C11.
The Realme C12, together with the Realme C15, appear to be simply minor variations of the Realme C11 however positioned strategically to shut the value gaps between the C-series and Realme’s 6-series. There’s additionally Realme’s Narzo 10A, which has some worth overlap with the brand new fashions. It may not have as large a battery but it surely does provide a quicker SoC. Does the larger battery of the Realme C12 make it well worth the Rs. 8,999 price ticket? I’ll have a transparent reply for you as soon as I’m performed reviewing it, so keep tuned to Gadgets 360.
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