Lower mid-range · 2026

Realme C100i

Name: Realme C100i
Brand: Realme
Price: 224000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦215,000 to ₦360,000 · 8 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength All-day battery (7000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Curved display, IP64 water resistance

Watch out 4G only, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.8″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

T7250 4 / 64 GB

7000 mAh 15W charging

8 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1570 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1570 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Protection

Panda MN228 or Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Unisoc T7250 (12 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Mali-G57 MP1

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

308,681

v10

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MP1

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz

Software & updates

Android 16 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

8 MP f/2.0 main · 5 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

8 MP f/2.0

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

7000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

7000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB · 4/256GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

208 g · 8.4 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

166.5 mm

Width

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

208 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 17e

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower benchmark score

309k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP · f/2.0 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

208 g vs 169 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 256 GB baseline

₦385k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1570 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

309k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

208 g vs 167 g

₦735k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

8 sellers·New from ₦215,000 to ₦360,000

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Jiji New

₦215,000

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BLACKHUB GADGETS

10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 128GB

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₦226,500

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5.9 yrs · 1 feedback · 128GB

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₦230,000

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4.0 yrs · 97 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦230,000

Shael Tech Global

29 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦350,000

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10.8 yrs · 341 feedback · 128GB

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₦224,000

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9.3 yrs · 7 feedback · 128GB

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₦350,400

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Jiji New

₦360,000

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Expinos Gadgets

9.3 yrs · 7 feedback · 128GB

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