Realme C25 Review
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| Realme C25 Review |
After launching the C12 and C15 with similar processors and similar features last year, Realme has decided to widen the gap between the successors of these two models in 2021. The C25 (successor to the C15) gets a significant processor upgrade. The MediaTek Helio G70 (instead of the old Helio G35) but at the same time, reduces the camera count from four to three.
However, despite having more power, the Realme C25 already has a very notable competitor that comes from the manufacturer's own stable, the Realme Narzo 30A (Review) launched earlier this year, the Narzo 30A gives you even better Helio G85 The processor gives and its starting price is low, but it has only two rear cameras. This could leave the Realme C25 in a tough spot, as it would have to tilt too much on its third camera, the 2-megapixel macro camera, to stand out. Can this feature make Realme C25 its initial price of Rs 9,999? Or does the Narzo 30A make it irrelevant?
Realme C25 price in India :-
Realme C25 is priced at Rs. 9,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, while the higher end variant with 128GB storage is priced at Rs. 10,999. Both variants are available in the new Watery Blue and Watery Gray finishes.
Reality C25 Design :-
Like the C15, Realme has gone with a plastic unibody with the C25. The dimensions are very similar to the Realme C15 (review) and likewise the overall design with a new textured finish and a bold, embossed Realme logo on the back.
Realme C25 (right) and Realme C21 (left) have different textures on the back side but both look the same overall.
The camera layout also looks similar, but the C15 makes its way inside the LED flash module, replacing the three cameras with a quad-camera setup. Also, there is a fingerprint reader at the back, which unlocks the phone quickly.
The triple-card SIM tray sits on the left side of the phone, while the volume rocker and power / unlock button are on the right. The volume rocker sits well above the power button and is difficult to reach without adjusting your grip.
The plastic back of the Realme C25 can be scratched quite easily (seen here in the bottom right corner)
Despite being made of plastic, the phone feels quite heavy on the 209g and this is mainly due to the 6,000mAh battery inside. The risk of scratches on the plastic back is considerable, but thanks to the matte finish, does not pick up fingerprints. Fine grooves of textured back and rounded edges provide a solid grip.
Realme C25 specifications and software :-
The Realme C25, unlike previous models, is a relatively powerful processor that helps it distance itself from the C21 and C20. There is a 12 nm MediaTek Helio G70 SoC with integrated Mali-G52 graphics, a notable upgrade over the Helio G35 in the C15. This SoC is paired with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM. We received the 64GB storage variant of Realme C25. There is also a 128GB storage option and both variants allow for expandable storage with a dedicated microSD card slot in the SIM tray.
Realme UI 2.0, based on Android 11, makes it to the C25. The user interface feels quite comfortable in day-to-day use, but I do occasionally feel hiccups from time to time. Realme UI 2.0 has many customizations (for icon styles, notification drawer icons, etc.) and theme options compared to the previous version. Some Android 11 staples are also available such as a modified power button menu, grouped notifications, and more.
Realme C25 comes with some bloatware :-
Bloatware is minimal and mainly comes in the form of some Reality apps such as Hefun (for access to Quick Casual Games), Community (Forum), Finshell Pay (which refused to launch) and Reality Link (for Realme To connect with IoT products).
Reality C25 Performance and Battery Life :-
The 6.5-inch HD + (720 x 1600 pixels) LCD panel is bright and vibrant not only indoors but also outdoors. The text was legible, pictures were visible, and the camera viewfinder was easy to see even in sunny afternoons. The exterior visibility barrier is the display glass, which I find relatively easy to blur, and it picks up fingerprints within minutes of use.
HD + resolution works in favor of battery life. Also, most video streaming apps including Netflix will only support SD streaming on Reality C25 as it is only WideWine L3 certified. Streamed content did not appear sharp when stretched on that 6.5-inch display.
Realme C25 offers an attractive display that is better than the C21
Looking at the MediaTek Helio G70 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM, I didn't expect much in terms of performance, but the C25 fared well in our benchmark tests and gaming sessions. The phone scored 214,116 in AnTuTu, as well as 386 and 1,278 in Geekbench's single-core and multi-core tests. The GFXBench T-rex test gave us 52fps, which is the basic performance needed to smooth a simple 3D game.
While Casual Games worked fine, I also tried to play Call of Up Duty: Mobile. This fast-paced FPS title was simply playable, with graphics low and frame rate set to Medium (default settings). Nevertheless, I noticed that there were instances when textures and visuals took an extra second to load while playing the game. Asphalt 9: Legends had some hiccups in the default graphics settings, but ran smoothly as the quality decreased. Given that this phone runs games at such low graphics settings, it is no surprise that it barely heats up during gameplay.
The Realme C25 has a Type-C USB port at the bottom and comes with an 18W charger in the box.
Playing games and streaming movies at these low settings did not affect battery life much. Ten minute frontline tournament in Call of Duty: Mobile barely ate 3% of the 6,000mAh battery capacity. Realme C25 can easily run a day and half charge with some gaming and is good for two days without it. Our HD video loop test lasted 27 hours 2 minutes on a single charge. When charging the phone using the included 18W adapter, it reached 19 percent in 30 minutes and 37 percent in one hour. It took 3 hours 7 minutes to reach 100 percent, which is quite a long time.
Reality C25 Camera :-
Realme C25 Camera
Compared to the Realme C15, the new C25 loses an 8-megapixel ultra-wide rear camera and dedicated low-resolution filter camera.
Instead, you get a total of three cameras: a 13-megapixel f / 2.2 primary wide-angle camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel f / 2.4 depth sensor. This means that the C15 has a triple camera setup instead of a quad-camera in the C15.
The selfie camera is made of 8 megapixels with f / 2.0 aperture. The camera interface is indistinguishable from what we've seen on other Realme smartphones in the past and is fairly easy to use, with most filters and toggle settings available only a tap away with the second layer.
For image quality, daylight photos turned out to be quite vibrant and colorful, and also displayed a good amount of detail in darker areas. The HDR system works repeatedly, meaning that the dynamic range is often under investigation,
However, shooting subjects using the primary rear camera resulted in some unusually tucked saturation levels, which clearly did not represent the actual scene.
I tried turning off AI Scene Recognition in the camera settings, but it didn't help in any way. Portrait mode was slightly different, often overexposing both subject and background, although edge detection was still good.
For smartphones priced below Rs. 10,000, I was impressed with the digital 2X zoom which also provides an impressive level of detail. Switch to 5X though and the results are mostly unusable.
The selfies taken in broad daylight turned out to be quite sharp with neutral colors and decent dynamic range, highlighting everything right from the subject to the clouds. Portrait mode gave equally good results in terms of sharpness and color with good edge detection.
Macro camera (available when using ultra macro camera mode) allows users to take pictures with bump-up contrast and sharpness. These were mostly usable, but slightly dramatic and lacked detail. I preferred crop photos taken with a 13-megapixel primary camera, which showed better color and had the right amount of sharpness.
Once the sun sets, the quality of the photos you can take deteriorates, too much noise becomes apparent and the texture is poorly defined. Night mode can be expected to improve, but this was not the case with Realme C25. Photos taken using night mode were brighter than photos shot in auto mode, but had overdramatic contrast and blow-out highlights. These photos also lacked sharpness and were significantly less in detail due to aggressive noise suppression. In short, I was better off shooting low-light photos using auto mode.
The rear camera is capable of shooting videos up to 1080p 30fps. Videos taken in broad daylight were slightly overexposed and lacked stabilization, but overall they looked good. The same goes for the selfie camera, which also records 1080p at 30fps. The results were less noisy in low light and with less detail in darker areas and shadows.
Decision :-
Priced at Rs. 9,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, Realme C25 offers basically what we have come to expect in the budget segment. While the C15 was launched at a higher price last year (Rs 10,999 for the 4GB + 64GB variant), Realme has managed to offer a better processor with this model. Realme C25 is also one of the few smartphones with 128GB storage variants that costs less than Rs. 11,000.
The performance benefits that the MediaTek Helio G70 brings are quite noticeable and enough for casual users to run things smoothly. There were some performance issues with the C15, but on the other hand you don't get an ultra-wide camera, so there is something to give and take.
What's more, Realme's own stable
Se is Narzo 30A (review), a serious competitor of the C25. It has a better MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and starts at Rs 8,999 with 3GB RAM + 64GB storage and Rs. 9,999 for 4GB RAM + 64GB storage option. The rest of its hardware is the same.
Buyers who want a more stock version of Android can choose the Moto G10 Power (review), but will have to compromise a bit on the performance front.
For those who want a bit of futureproofing, Poco's M3 (review) is also a solid contender offering good design as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC and 6GB of RAM at a slightly higher starting price of Rs.10,999.
The Narzo 20 (review) is also a good choice given the fluctuations in the price of Realme smartphones during last year's manufacturer's sales. It has a similar Helio G85 processor because the Narjo 30A, however encompasses a 48-megapixel primary camera.
Its value has typically fallen to Rs. 9999 (from a hard and fast Rs. 10,499) for the bottom 4GB RAM and 64GB storage choice, therefore it's
undoubtedly value a glance.
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