Lower mid-range · 2025

Realme C73

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Realme C75's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out HD+ display, not Full HD, 15W charging (slow)

Skip if Long video-watching sessions

6.67″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6300 4 / 64 GB

6000 mAh 15W charging

32 MP 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1604 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1604 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

625 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

420,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, Realme UI 6.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Updates ending soon

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 15, Realme UI 6.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~1 year

Camera

32 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

32 MP f/1.8

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

GalaxyCore GC32E2, 1/3.1", 0.7µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Realme C75

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Hi-Res

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, 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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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 B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28b

5G n1, n5, n8, n28b, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

197 g · 7.9 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

165.7 mm

Width

76.2 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

197 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, 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 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1604 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

420k vs 2.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 32 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

197 g vs 177 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1604 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

420k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

197 g vs 162 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

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