Realme C1 (2019) With Up To 3GB RAM, 32GB Storage Released In India: Price & Specs

Realme C1 is now offered in the Indian market in two new options. The Oppo’s sub-brand, Realme, announced on Monday that they set to launch two new variants of the Realme C1, including a variant with 2GB of RAM/32GB of storage and another option with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Initially, Realme only offered a single variant of the Realme C1 with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 450 processor and a 4,230 mAh battery. It is also worth noting that Realme launched the Realme C1 (2019)’s two variants just right ahead of the launch of Samsung new phone series, Galaxy M, which includes an entry-level model, Galaxy M10.

Realme C1 (2019): Price

The Realme C1 (2019) is priced at Rs. 7,499 in the Indian market for the variant with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage while the 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage option costs Rs. 8,499. Both of these new variants will be up for sale via Flipkart from 12 p.m on 5 February. The handset will come in two color options, including Ocean Blue and Deep Black.

The Oppo’s sub-brand is said to offer the Realme C1 (2019) via offline channels as well, but the company hasn’t announced the official sale date in the offline stores.

To recall, Realme launched the Realme C1 in the Indian market in September 2018 with the initial price of Rs. 6,999.

Realme C1 (2019): Specs & Features

Besides the upgrade in RAM as well as storage, the Realme C1 (2019) is pretty much the same as the Realme C1 that launched in 2018. The phone comes with an AI-powered dual camera on the rear with a software algorithm to improve photos. On the front, the selfie camera is also backed by AI, and it is advertised to be able to recognize 296 points. Moreover, the handset has SmartLock and Face Unlock features, and it also comes with some power saving features such as Quick App Freezing and App-freezing Power Saver.

The Realme C1 runs Color-OS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 Oreo, and it sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display with a 1,520 x 720 pixels resolution, an aspect ratio of 19:9, a wide notch, and Corning Gorilla Glass.

The Realme handset is powered by a Snapdragon 450 octa-core SoC, paired with Adreno 406 GPU and 2/3GB RAM. As mentioned, the top-end variant of the phone comes with 32GB expandable storage up to 256GB via a microSD slot.

There is a dual camera setup on the rear, including a 13MP main sensor and a 2MP secondary depth sensor with a single LED flash. On the front, the phone sports a 5MP selfie camera. The camera setup is backed by some features such as PDAF, portrait mode, and AI Beauty.

Other features include a decent 4,230 mAh battery, a traditional micro USB port, and an audio jack.