Realme C35 review: Slim 8.1 mm budget Realme with FHD+ panel.
Why pick the Realme C35?
Realme leaned into the spec-sheet flex on the C35 — a true Full HD panel and a 50 MP camera at a price point that usually meant 720p — and shipped a million units in its first weeks on the strength of those two bullet points.
01Display
62/10062/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2022.
02Camera
56/10056/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.
03Performance
52/10052/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.
04Battery
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2022 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
62/10062/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.
- FHD+ panel at sub-$200 was rare in 2022
- Slim 8.1 mm chassis
- 18W charging tops up faster than rivals
- Unisoc T616 chugs in modern games
- 60Hz panel feels behind 90Hz rivals
- Macro/B&W cameras are throwaway
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 188-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .