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Realme C2 review: Diamond-cut budget entry phone with Helio P22.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2019·$90
Overall
42/100
Class rank
#90 of 103
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Realme's entry beachhead.

Realme C2 used a diamond-cut back finish and aggressive sub-$90 pricing to establish Realme in India's entry tier in 2019 — among the brand's biggest early volume hits.

01Display

58/100

58/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.1 inches
Resolution720 x 1520 px

02Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Depth2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

44/100

44/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetHelio P22 (12nm)
GPUPowerVR GE8320

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

Capacity4000 mAh

05Build

56/100

56/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

What works
  • Diamond-cut design at $90
  • 4000 mAh + microSD
  • 3.5 mm jack + dual SIM
What doesn't
  • Helio P22 slow
  • 720p only
  • No fingerprint sensor
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 9
$199 · score 68/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .