RealMe C55

Realme, the smartphone brand is finally introduced in the South African smartphone market and they started off by selling the Realme C55. Of course, there is many people out there asking, "Who is Realme ?" That I will layout in the blog today. Plus I will layout why you should consider to buy a Realme C55 and not miss out a great opportunity to own this fantastic smartphone!

The categories that I will be discussing about the Realme C55 are the following:

• Who is Realme?
• What are the key features for Realme C55?
• How does the Realme C55 compare against other smartphone brands?
• Where and when will the Realme C55 be available at the retail stores?

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Who are you Realme?

Realme is a popular smartphone brand known for its innovative and affordable smartphones. It was founded in 2018 and has quickly gained attention in the tech world. Realme focuses on delivering high-quality smartphones with cutting-edge features at competitive prices.

One of the key aspects that sets Realme apart is its commitment to providing powerful performance. Their smartphones are equipped with fast processors, ample RAM, and spacious storage options, ensuring smooth multitasking and a great user experience. Realme also pays special attention to the design of their devices, often incorporating sleek and modern aesthetics that appeal to a wide range of users.

Realme devices are known for their stunning displays, offering vibrant colors and sharp visuals. From LCD to AMOLED screens, they provide an immersive viewing experience for watching movies, playing games, or simply browsing the web.

In terms of camera capabilities, Realme smartphones come with impressive camera setups. They incorporate advanced camera technologies, including AI-enhanced features, multiple lenses, and high-resolution sensors. Whether you're a photography enthusiast or just love capturing memories, Realme devices ensure you can take stunning photos and videos.

Realme also puts a strong emphasis on battery life. Many of their smartphones are equipped with large-capacity batteries that can easily last all day. Additionally, all Realme smartphones come with fast charging heads that will ensure no users will wait long for their smartphones to charge at full power capacity.

Realme is entering the South African smartphone market this year due they believe they can assist users that cannot afford smartphones that have high specs by offering them their smartphones with high specs at affordable prices. Very smart move from Realme, as the South African user is struggling currently due to high inflation, making them less to spend for items that  are too expensive.

Key features of the Realme C55

Realme C55 has around 10 key features that makes their smartphone stand above the rest in the midrange smartphone ranks. Some of these key features may make you question why I am naming some features that many other smartphones have? That question will be answered shortly why.

First key feature is the AI camera. The Realme C55 comes with a 64MP AI camera which will make sure the user captures photos and videos at high quality no matter the distance or time of day. 

Here are some sample photos that was taken by the Realme C55's AI camera:

After seeing these photos taken by the Realme C55, why would you not consider to take this smartphone? It really captures quality to detail photos and will not disappoint you.

Second & Third key feature for the Realme C55, is its onboard storage memory and RAM memory. The Realme C55 comes with a 256GB onboard storage memory that can be expanded with a basic SD memory card. The maximum SD memory card size the Realme C55 can handle is 1TB. Meaning storage memory is no problem for Realme C55 users.

Realme C55 comes with 8GB RAM which is a fast processing memory already. But, the Realme C55 has a innovative RAM feature which Vivo also uses. Realme C55 has 8GB Dynamic RAM installed to it. How the Dynamic RAM works, it boosts your 8GB RAM to 16GB RAM if you have storage space left from your 256GB on board storage memory. Is a great feature as it makes your Realme C55 process very fast through many apps and data. 

Fourth key feature is the battery capacity size. The Realme C55 comes with the standard max battery capacity size of 5000mAh. Many smartphones has this battery size, due it ensures all users will have smartphone that will last long with power before having the need to recharge it with power. Meaning your Realme C55 will have 10 hours of power to use before having it to recharge with power.

Fifth key feature is the charging speed of the Realme C55. The Realme C55 has a max charging speed of 33w. Meaning the Realme C55 will take 63 minutes to charge its battery from 0% to full power capacity. No long wait period for their users. Great smartphone to have in countries that have regular power cuts.

The sixth key feature for Realme C55 is the mini capsule feature. Now the mini capsule feature is a notification feature that pop-ups on top of your screen when you make certain connections to the Realme C55. The mini capsule feature is very new in the smartphone industry and only two smartphone brands make use of it, which is Apple and Realme. Many Apple users enjoy this feature in the iPhone 14 series, so I am sure Realme C55 users will love this feature too.

The seventh key feature for the Realme C55, is the 3-card slot. The Realme C55 provides their user the capability to have two sim cards in their smartphones. Meaning you can have two different network connections from two different service providers in your Realme C55, the same time. Nice feature if you want to test out a other network service provider services. Plus you can add a microSD card to expand your Realme C55's on board storage memory. Many smartphones are moving away from this feature and only focus on dual sim capability. With Realme C55 you get both worlds, dual sim and microSD card capability which I personally like a lot.

The nineth key feature for the Realme C55, is the slim design for the smartphone. The Realme C55 design is nicely slim built at 7.89 mm that is perfect to fit in your hand or even stand still on a table. Plus Realme C55 design has an attractive glow to it, making the midrange smartphone feel like a premium smartphone.

The final key feature is the color availability that comes in Realme C55. The Realme C55 comes in three different colors that are Rainbow Forest (Light Green), Rainy Night (Black) and Sunshower (Yellow - changing color). All three colors look beautiful. Especially the Rainbow Forest and Sunshower colors. A Realme C55 user will definitely stand out in the crowd with any of these Realme C55 colors.

If you want to know more about the Realme C55 from Realme themselves, you can gladly visit their website at the following link.

Comparisons against the Realme C55

Since Realme is new for the South African smartphone market, I will reveal how the Realme C55's specs compare against other known popular smartphone brands. The known smartphone brands I will compare the Realme against, is Samsung and Huawei. 

The Samsung smartphone I will be comparing against, is the Samsung A54 and the Huawei smartphone I will be comparing against, is the Huawei Nova 11i. These two smartphones are very popular in the midrange smartphone market currently. So it would be great to see how these two compare against the new Realme C55. I will do the comparison for all three the same time.

The first specification I will be discussing is the display screen size. The Huawei Nova 11i has the biggest display screen size out of the three. However, the Realme C55's display screen size is only short of 0.08 inches compare to the Huawei Nova 11i's display screen size which is hardly a big difference between them. But both have bigger display screen sizes compared to the Samsung A54.

Second specification is the weight for all three smartphones. The Realme C55 is the lightest smartphone out of three. Thus, if you are a user that loves a light smartphone to carry and use, the Realme C55 will be your option out of the three smartphones.

Third specification is the memory card slot option. The Realme C55 and Samsung A54 is the only two smartphones out of three that offers this feature for their users, whereas the Huawei Nova 11i does not. However, there is another difference that occurs between the Realme C55 and Samsung A54. The Samsung A54 must sacrifice one of its dual sim slots in order to use the memory card slot option, whereas the Realme C55 has a dedicated slot for the extra memory and you do not lose a dual sim slot. Thus, Realme C55 is the real winner here.

The fourth specification I will be comparing between the three smartphones, is the rear camera. In terms of the most rear camera lenses, the Samsung A54 is the winner here cause it has 3 rear camera lenses, whereas the other two smartphones only have two rear camera lenses. However, both Huawei Nova 11i and Realme C55's main rear camera lens has higher megapixels than the Samsung A54's main rear camera lens. Plus the Realme C55's main rear camera lens is the best one out of the group. Thus, you must decide carefully which smartphone will you pick out of the three in terms of the rear camera specs.

Fifth specification I will be discussing about, is the selfie camera. The Samsung A54's selfie camera is the superior one is this specification following by the Huawei Nova 11i. Realme C55's selfie camera is not the best in this specification and may lead people to rather pick the Huawei Nova 11i or even the Samsung A54.

Sixth specification is the jack plug in. Only the Realme C55 offers the jack plug in option to their users. Meaning the Realme C55 users can easily plug in any wired headphones into their smartphone. Huawei Nova 11i and Samsung A54 users must have a type C to jack adapter to enable wired headphones to be used on them. Or they must make use of Bluetooth headphones. Realme C55 is the winner in this specification.

The seventh specification for the three smartphones, is the charging speed capability. Huawei Nova 11i has the best charging speed capability out of the three smartphones. The second fast charging speed smartphone is the Realme C55. There is only a 7w charging speed difference between Huawei Nova 11i and the Realme C55, which isn't a big difference. Samsung A54 has the slowest fast charging speed capability here.

Then the final specification is the retail price for each smartphone. This is my favorite category and refers back to the question why I layout so many key features for the Realme C55 in this blog. The Realme C55 is cheapest in the retail price that is at R5 999. It is a very low price for a high spec smartphone. A person would expect such a high spec smartphone would be retailed above R10 000 like the Samsung A54. Well surprise! It is a welcoming surprise for users that want a high spec smartphone, but can only afford it at a low retail price.

In this comparison, it all comes down what is your smartphone requirements. If you know exactly what is the must haves and don'ts for your next smartphone, you will immediately know which smartphone to go for out the three.

Where and when is the Realme C55 available at retail stores?

Realme C55 is only available from MTN retail stores currently. You can gladly view a demo or a dummy version of the Realme C55 at selected MTN retail stores. For example, in the Eastern Cape you will find a dummy version of the Realme C55 at MTN Cape Road. Plus the consultants will gladly explain the features of the Realme C55 and why you should consider to buy this smartphone at full retail price or even take a monthly contract for the smartphone.

If you do not have a MTN retail store close to you, but want to buy the Realme C55 on a contract, you can apply for the contract at MTN online by clicking on the following link. Then when the contract is approved, MTN will gladly courier the Realme C55 to your desired location. Not a bad benefit at all.

Overall

The Realme smartphone brand may be new for the South African smartphone market, but isn't a smartphone brand that must be avoided or ignored. The Realme C55 has great smartphone specs that can compete against the best smartphone brands in the current market like Samsung and Huawei.

The Realme C55 shown that in the smartphone comparison that it is superior in certain specifications like, weight, rear camera, charging speed, memory card and jack plug in option. Yes, there has been specifications the Realme C55 was not superior in, like its selfie camera. But has majority stand above the other specifications compared against the Huawei Nova 11i and Samsung A54s.

The Realme C55 is a real smartphone a person should consider, especially the retail price it is going at. It is very affordable and not a bad smartphone to own. You will even stand out in the crowd with the Realme C55 with its beautiful design and colors it comes in. Especially the Rainbow Forest (Green) color of the Realme C55 will steal some smartphone lovers hearts.

My honest opinion, Realme C55 is the real deal. Realme C55 must be a smartphone many users must consider that cannot afford high priced premium smartphones, but want all the great specs of those high premium priced smartphones, in their new smartphone. I hope this blog helped you to be informed about the new Realme smartphone brand and help you make the right smartphone selection for yourself.

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