Realme has expanded its budget-focused C series in India with the launch of the C100i, arriving just weeks after the Realme C100x launch. The Realme C100i leans on the same formula that's made the C series a consistent budget favourite, featuring a large display, an equally large battery and rugged durability at an affordable price.
Realme C100i Specifications and Features
The Realme C100i sports a 6.8-inch HD+ IPS LCD display with a 720 x 1570 pixel resolution and a smooth 120 Hz refresh rate, going up to 700 nits of typical brightness or 900 nits under HBM. The panel is protected by PandaMN228 glass and the phone carries a horizon-style camera deco with rounded corners for a cleaner overall look.
As for the design, the phone sports what the brand is calling "Horizon Design", featuring a horizontal camera deco, rounded corners and an overall sleek design.
Powering the Realme C100i is a Unisoc T7250 octa-core chipset, clocked at 1.8GHz and built on a 12nm process, paired with a Mali-G57 MP1 GPU. It comes with 4 GB of LPDDR4X RAM (expandable virtually up to 12 GB) and 64GB of UFS 2.2 storage, which can be expanded further by up to 2 TB via a dedicated microSD slot, alongside dual nano-SIM support.
The phone runs Realme UI 6.0 based on Android 16 out of the box. Realme is also shipping the phone with what it's calling Next Ai, which brings several AI enhancements across the board, from the camera to the editor and more.
On the camera front, the Realme C100i features an 8 MP rear camera with an f/2.0 aperture and LED flash, along with a 5 MP front camera at f/2.2 for selfies and video calls.
Durability is a key highlight here, with the phone carrying an IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance, along with MIL-STD-810H military-grade certification. Realme says the phone has successfully passed drop and compression tests, including a 2-metre drop test, through its ArmorShell Protection.
The Realme C100i measures 166.5 x 78.2 x 8.7mm and weighs 210 grams. That heft could be attributed to its generous 6500mAh battery with 15W fast charging support, along with reverse wired charging for topping up other devices. It uses a USB-C port for charging and data transfer.
Rounding out the spec sheet is a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, a 3.5mm headphone jack with an ultra-linear bottom-ported speaker, dual 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS with GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS support.
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Realme C100i Price in India and Sale Date
The Realme C100i is priced at Rs 14,999 for the sole 4GB + 64GB variant. It's available in Skyline Silver and Midnight Black colourways, and can currently be purchased via Realme's official website. Availability on other online retailers and select offline stores is expected to follow soon.
From the looks of it, the Realme C100i is easily one of the best phones under Rs 15,000 with its latest software, 120 Hz display and overall impressive specs. In that segment, it locks horns with the newly launched Boltt Ace 5G and Boltt Evo 4G.
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