This is the realme C100 5G. It’s a budget phone that is priced rather affordably at RM899. But the question is – is this a good phone that is worth your consideration? Let’s find out in today’s review.
Battery life
The main selling point of this phone is obviously going to be the massive battery. The realme C100 comes packed with a 7,000mAh battery, or 27.16Wh. Wh is a much better way to measure battery capacity, and that’s why we use Wh whenever we can. We have a video at the top right corner there where we explained why.
Anyway, the realme C1000 can last for just a little shy of 30 hours in our standardized battery life test. This is the longest battery life that we’ve encountered – but that is also mostly because of the display – which we’ll talk about later.
Charging speed
Let’s move ahead and talk about the charging speed first. The realme C100 comes with a proprietary 45W SUPERVOOC charger in the box – and it can charge the battery from 15% to completion in around 90 minutes. That’s actually quite good.
Moving on to our USB-PD PPS charger, the realme C100 can only take around 28W at most, and it can actually charge from 15% to completion in slightly below 90 minutes. That’s actually very good.
Performance
Now, the performance of this phone is going to be more modest, I’d say. It comes equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset, and that alone means that this is aimed towards a more budget and closer to entry-level devices.
While demanding games like Zenless Zone Zero is basically impossible to run on this phone, it can actually play simpler games like Brawl Stars smoothly. I personally don’t play this game, but many kids – like my nephew – play this game. Even I had a great time playing Brawl Stars here, even though I’m not good in the game.
Navigating around the phone might be a slower, but overall, it’s still a perfectly good phone, all things considered.
Screen
As for the screen, the realme C100 comes with a 6.8-inch IPS LCD screen, has a resolution of 1570×720 pixels, and also goes up to 144Hz refresh rate.
I honestly do think that this screen is decent enough for this phone. Yeah, the pixel density is not good, but the brightness is actually quite good, as it can go up to a maximum of around 830 nits and goes down to a minimum of 2.21 nits.
As for the color gamut coverage and color accuracy, testing with the default Vivid color profile first, it can cover around 99% of sRGB and 90% of DCI-P3. That’s actually really good.
Switching over to the Natural color profile, this will give us a less saturated look as it can still cover 90% of sRGB but only around 82% of DCI-P3. That 8% difference in the DCI-P3 color gamut coverage can actually make a big difference to the point that we can see the difference with our own eyes.
All in all, despite it being an IPS LCD screen with 720p resolution, this is a rather decent screen, especially for this price point.
Software
The software is something that we have to talk about too, as it comes equipped with realme UI 7 on top of Android 16. The UI in itself is pretty similar to what we’ve used on other brands recently, and it also has some of fancy animations that work really well here too. Of course, they’re a simpler version, but serves its purpose nonetheless.
However, this realme UI does come with a bunch of bloatware. I mean, look at the home screen. Some of them are pre-installed, and some of them are installed after I have set up the device. Most of these apps can be uninstalled or disabled, so it’s not really an issue.
There are some special features like the AI Dynamic Button – which essentially changes the power menu into a digital assistant instead. Overall, realme UI serves its purpose here – and I have no qualms about it.
Camera
As for the camera, yes – singular because there is only one camera on this phone here, is actually quite decent. Depending on the scene, some pictures can look rather good. These shots were taken in a mall, and the white balance is great, while the overall exposure, colors, and clarity are actually quite decent.
To have a look at the pictures and videos taken with the realme C100, watch the video at the top of this review.
Design
All of the things that we’ve mentioned is packed within this design of a phone. Honestly speaking, it’s a simple design that works and also serves its purpose. For this color in particular, it has a plain colored matte back cover – which certainly is more minimalist, whereby the purple color will have a fancy blooming design. Literally – that’s why realme calls it.
The fingerprint scanner is at the power button at the side as well – and I personally prefer this more than underdisplay fingerprint scanners. It’s way faster and much more reliable.
A few more things to mention
A few more things to mention before we end this review – the realme C100 comes with a USB 2.0 port at the bottom, and there is no display output capability as well. It does have dual SIM card slot, which is a great feature to have. At the top, we actually have a 3.5mm audio jack! That’s a rare thing to see on a smartphone these days.
Should you buy the realme C100?
So, should you buy the realme C100? Honestly, I think it’s an okay phone for its price. While the retail price is at RM1,099, it is currently at a discounted price of RM828 only on TikTok Shop – which makes it a pretty good option. The price on other e-commerce platforms will vary.
If you’re getting this phone to the younglings in the family – like your kid or nephew or niece, then this phone is actually a great option. The performance is enough for them to enjoy some games and is still good enough for YouTube, texting, web-browsing, all of that stuff. Plus, since it has a 3.5mm audio jack, give them a pair of wired earphones so they don’t lose them easily.
With all things considered, the realme C100 offers quite good value.
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