realme C3 vs Xiaomi Redmi A4

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Comparing the realme C3 vs Xiaomi Redmi A4 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 A4 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,963, while realme C3 scores 1,271, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a screen size of 6.88 inches, while realme C3 offers 6.5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the larger display of the two. Both realme C3 and Xiaomi Redmi A4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme C3 offers 12 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme C3 and Xiaomi Redmi A4 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers a higher battery capacity with 5160 mAh, while realme C3 offers 5000 mAh, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi A4 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme C3 offers 32 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi A4 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme C3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 is rated 7.5.


User Rating: realme C3 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi A4 has a rating of 4.2.

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realme C3
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
76%

Release Date

14 Feb, 2020
27 Nov, 2024

Performance

MediaTek Helio G70
Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
Helio G70 vs Snapdragon 4s Gen 2

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.88 inches (17.48 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5160 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.5/10

Pros

  • Long battery life
  • Decent performance
  • Attractive design
  • Clean UI
  • Premium design
  • Smooth 120Hz display
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Micro-USB
  • Average cameras
  • Incompatible with Airtel 5G
  • Selfie and low light performance could be better
  • Pre-installed apps

User Ratings

4.4/5
(146,580 ratings)
4.2/5
(23,529 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 14, 2020
(Official)
Nov 27, 2024
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v14

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years

Custom UI

Realme UI
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G70
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 4s Gen 2
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52
Adreno 611

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.88 inches  (17.48 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1640 px (HD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
260 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.73 %
84.18 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.8 %
90 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
171.88 mm

Width

75 mm
77.80 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.22 mm

Weight

195 grams
212.3 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5160 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.113 W/kg Body: 0.531 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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer