Realme C65

The Realme C65 has a standard candy-bar form factor — it does not fold and has no rugged build designation. It measures 164.6 mm tall, 76.1 mm wide, and 7.6 mm thick, with a total volume of 95.198056 cm³ and a weight of 185 g. The device carries an IP54 rating, confirming protection against dust ingress and water splashes from any direction.

The display is a 6.67″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1604 px and a pixel density of 264 ppi, running at a 90Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and interactions. Typical brightness is rated at 500 nits, and there is no branded damage-resistant glass, no Always-On Display, and no secondary screen. HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision are not supported.

The Realme C65 is powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 chipset, built on a 12 nm process with an octa-core CPU running at 2 x 2 GHz and 6 x 1.8 GHz using big.LITTLE technology across 8 threads, with a 5W TDP and integrated LTE on the SoC. Graphics are handled by a Mali G52 MC2 GPU clocked at 1,000 MHz, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The phone ships with 8GB of DDR4 RAM at 1,800 MHz across two channels — capped at 8GB maximum — and 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 13.41 GB/s. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 225,154, Geekbench 6 multi-core and single-core scores of 1,322 and 424 respectively, a PCMark Work 3.0 performance score of 8,682, and a PCMark battery endurance result of 810 minutes. TrustZone hardware security is also supported.

The rear camera system is a dual-lens setup with a 50 MP main sensor at f/2.4 paired with a 2 MP secondary lens at f/1.8, using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination or optical image stabilization. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus with continuous autofocus during video recording, though laser autofocus is not available. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, white balance, and focus, and the camera also supports HDR mode, burst shooting, and in-camera panoramas, while optical zoom, slow-motion video, RAW capture, timelapse, and 360° panorama are absent. Video recording is capped at 1080p at 30 fps, with no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording support, and a single LED flash is present with no dual-tone or RGB flash option. The front camera is a single 8 MP lens at f/2.0 with no front-facing flash and no under-display placement.

The device runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are absent. On the usability side, it supports dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, extra dim mode, customizable notifications, notification permissions, a media picker, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, child lock, and the ability to play games while downloading — while focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, and Quick Start are not available. On-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, and voice commands are supported, and the system accommodates multiple user accounts and device tracking. OS updates do not come directly from the vendor, and the platform is free and open source.

The Realme C65 houses a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports 45W fast charging, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is present, while wireless charging and a removable battery are not available.

The phone includes a 3.5 mm headset jack and stereo speakers for audio output. None of the high-quality Bluetooth audio codecs — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC — are supported, and there is no built-in radio.

The Realme C65 supports dual SIM cards with LTE connectivity — 5G is not available — and wireless networking covers Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n). Bluetooth 5 and NFC are both present, and the USB-C port runs on USB 2.0. Download and upload speeds reach 300 Mbits/s and 100 Mbits/s respectively, and an external memory slot is included for storage expansion. Sensors on board include a fingerprint scanner, GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, ANT+, DLNA, satellite SOS, crash detection, HDMI output, stylus, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The device includes a video light for use during video recording, while the display is flat and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.