realme C2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7

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Comparing the realme C2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme C2 runs at 2.0 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while realme C2 offers 6.1 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the larger display of the two. Both realme C2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C2 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers 12 MP, making realme C2 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme C2 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 delivers longer battery life with 7h 15m, while realme C2 delivers None, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while realme C2 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme C2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 equally at 8.


User Rating: realme C2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

15 May, 2019
05 Mar, 2019
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio P22
Snapdragon 660
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1560 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
13 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous, robust design
  • Long lasting battery life
  • Capable rear cameras
  • Decent performer
  • Stunning design
  • Great performer
  • Excellent cameras
  • Long lasting battery and USB Type-C port
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Cameras fail to shine in lowlight
  • 3GB RAM variant is costly
  • Display doesn't get too bright
  • Selfies have washed out colours
  • Display exhibits muted colours
  • 48MP shots aren't dramatically better than 12MP
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(917,971 ratings)
4.4/5
(132,270 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
250,302
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
7h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

May 15, 2019
(Official)
Mar 05, 2019
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MSM8956
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
14 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 512
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB / 3 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
250,302
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
24.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.9 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1560 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi
409 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

79.99 %
81.21 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.35 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

154.4 mm
159.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73.8 mm
75.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

166 grams
185 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.23.462 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX486 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75 mm focal length 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera2.63 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v4.0
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
7h 15m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 24m 0s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.962 W/kg Body: 0.838 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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