Realme C55 with iPhone 14 Pro-like ‘Mini Capsule,’ 64MP camera launched in India: price, specifications

Highlights
  • Realme C55 features an iPhone 14 Pro-like Dynamic island functionality, which the brand is calling ‘Mini Capsule.
  • The handset features a 64MP primary camera, which is the same sensor used on Realme GT Master Edition.
  • Realme C55 price in India starts at Rs 10,999.

Realme C55 has been launched in India officially after debuting internationally recently. The handset is by far the costliest C-series phone from the brand and the main highlight is the iPhone 14 Pro-like Dynamic Island, which the brand is calling ‘Mini Capsule. This is useful in glancing information like data usage, charging info, and steps walked-which is currently in the test stage and needs to be enabled from the Realme app. The functionality smartly adapts to the display and will be wrapped around the punch-hole camera cutout.

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The handset features a 64MP primary camera, which is the same sensor used on Realme GT Master Edition. Check out the complete specifications and price details.

Realme C55 price in India, sale date

Realme C55’s price in India is Rs 10,999 for the 4GB + 64GB, Rs 11,999 for the 6GB + 64GB model and Rs 13,999 for the 8GB/128GB version. The phone comes in Gold and Black colours and the sale will start on March 28th at 12 PM. The Realme C55 will be on sale on the Realme website, Flipkart, and offline stores. The company is offering up to a Rs 1,000 discount through HDFC and ICICI Bank cards and up to Rs 1,000 exchange bonus during the pre-order duration i.e from March 21st-March 27th.

Realme is offering free Realme Buds Q2 TWS earbuds exclusively for students in the Realme stores between March 28th and March 31st.

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Realme C55 specifications

  • 6.72-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display
  • MediaTek Helio G88 SoC
  • 5,000mAh battery with 33W SuperVOOC fast charging
  • 64MP primary + 2MP dual cameras
  • 8MP selfie shooter
  • Android 13 OS

The Realme C55 has a large 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. The phone has a 64MP primary camera, which is a first in the C-series lineup and is paired with a 2MP depth lens. There is an 8MP snapper on the front for selfies and video chats. Connectivity features include 4G, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a USB Type-C port for charging. 

The Realme C55 has a large 6.72-inch FHD+ IPS LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a centre-positioned punch-hole cutout for the selfie snapper, and flat bezels. The phone runs on Android 13-based Realme UI custom skin out of the box and has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security.

Powering the Realme phone is the MediaTek Helio G88 SoC coupled with Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU. The phone packs 6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB/256GB storage that is further expandable via a microSD card. There is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for security. The phone measures 165.65 X 75.98 X 7.89mm and weighs 189.5 grams.

Key Specs

realme C55
MediaTek Helio G88 | 4 GBProcessor
6.72 inches (17.07 cm) Display
64 MP + 2 MPRear camera
8 MPSelfie camera
5000 mAh Battery
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realme C55 Price
Rs. 12,499
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Review Summary

Expert Rating
7.0/10

Design
★  
7.5
/10
Display
★  
7.0
/10
Software
★  
7.0
/10
Camera
★  
7.0
/10
Performance
★  
7.0
/10
Battery
★  
7.0
/10

Pros

  • Attractive design
  • Good daylight photography
  • Decent battery life
  • Mini capsule looks promising

Cons

  • Portrait mode could have been better
  • Finicky fingerprint scanner
  • Bloatware and ads
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