realme C15 Review

The realme C15 has finally arrived in the Philippines giving us more battery-juice than ever with 6,000 mAh of battery. With a price of PHP6,490, does it have what it takes to take over the market?

Design

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realme C15 Rear

The realme C15 is a 6.5-inch smartphone with a polycarbonate plastic back with a geometric gradient design and a waterdrop notch for the camera on top.

On the right had side, you’d find the power button and volume.

realme C15 Micro USB

While on the underside, the speakers alongside the micro USB port and 3.5mm headphone jack.

Display

The realme C15 display is a 6.5-inch HD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass and has a pre-installed screen protector. It doesn’t have the best pixels per inch count at 270, but should be enough to view movies and play games while on the go. The colours are vibrant with the screen that can go up to 420 nits.

realme C15 Front

Camera

The realme C15 has a total of 4 cameras at the rear which consists of a 13MP main camera, an 8MP ultra, a 2MP monochromatic, and finally, a 2MP macro lens for those bokeh shots.

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realme C15 Rear Camera

On the front, we have the 8MP selfie camera.

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realme C15 Front Camera

The cameras perform pretty well in broad daylight and have clear vivid colours when the HDR setting is on. The 2MP depth sensor on the macro lens might need a little adjustment for the post-processing for the artificial blur. Though if you’re not really particular about the camera, the phone was built more for entertainment rather than a camera phone.

Software and User-Interface

The realme C15 comes with Android 10 out of the box with realme’s user interface on top of it. It is a user-friendly UI that is quite easy to navigate. For Dark Mode particulars, there is native dark mode support embedded on the Android 10.

realme c15 UI

The realme c15 runs on 3GB of RAM along with 64GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 256GB using a dedicated micro SD card.

Performance

When it comes to performance, the realme C15 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G35 processor along with a PowerVR Ge8320 GPU, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, as well as a 64GB worth of storage. On a daily basis, the phone provides a very smooth and easy experience, though when tasked with heavier graphic games like Call of Duty Mobile, there is a tendency of frame drops. As much as performance is something we were expecting from this phone, you are able to lower the settings for a better experience. Nevertheless, this is still great considering its price segment.

Geekbench:

174 – Single-Core

957 – Multi-Core

realme c15 GeekBench

3D Mark

realme c15 3DMark scores

PC Mark Work performance score: 8010

realme C15 PCMark Work Performance Score

PCMark Storage Score: 6208

realme c15 PCMark Storage Score

Battery

The realme boasts a 6,000mAh battery which is notably bigger compared to most entry-level phones in the market. In addition, realme has given an 18W fast charging support for the phone which gives you 25% power after a 30-minute charge.

Work 2.0 Battery life realme c15

We tested the 6,000mAh battery by running PCMark’s Work 2.0 Battery life and we lasted 18h 7min before reaching critical power from around 90% battery life.

Final Thoughts

This definitely is an upgrade compared to the realme C11 released previously with larger storage capacity, better camera resolution, and that 18W charging capability. If you need a phone that can last you for hours during, the realme c15 definitely is for you. Count this as your next purchase for binge-watching movies.

The realme C15 comes in 2 variants of Seagull Silver and Marine Blue:

3GB + 64GB for PHP 6,490 (Lazada Exclusive)

4GB = 64GB for PHP 6,990