Realme C65 5G

The Realme C65 5G has a conventional, non-folding form factor standing 165.6 mm tall, 76.1 mm wide, and 7.9 mm thick, with a total weight of 190 g. It carries an IP54 ingress protection rating, meaning it offers a degree of resistance against dust and water splashes, though it is not built to a rugged standard. Overall volume comes in at approximately 99.56 cm³, reflecting a fairly typical footprint for a modern smartphone in this segment.

The Realme C65 5G uses a 6.67″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a 120Hz refresh rate, delivering smoother motion during scrolling and general interaction. The panel resolves at 720 x 1604 px, yielding a pixel density of 264 ppi, and reaches a typical brightness of 500 nits. It does not feature branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, or support for HDR10, HDR10+, or Dolby Vision, and there is no secondary screen present.

The Realme C65 5G is driven by the MediaTek Dimensity 6300, an octa-core SoC built on a 6 nm process with two performance cores clocked at 2.4 GHz and six efficiency cores at 2 GHz, supported by big.LITTLE and HMP scheduling across 8 threads. It is paired with 6 GB of DDR4 RAM running at 2133 MHz and 128 GB of internal storage, with the platform supporting up to 12 GB of memory and a maximum bandwidth of 17.07 GB/s. Graphics are handled by the integrated Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU running at 950 MHz with DirectX 12 support, while Geekbench 6 scores land at 782 single-core and 2012 multi-core. The chip also integrates LTE, and the cache hierarchy consists of 512 KB L1, 1 MB L2, and 2 MB L3 cache, with the SoC fully supporting 64-bit processing and multithreading.

The Realme C65 5G features a dual-lens rear camera system led by a 50 MP primary sensor at f/1.8 and a 2 MP secondary lens at f/2.4, both using a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination or optical image stabilization. Autofocus is handled via phase detection and touch AF, with continuous autofocus available during video recording, though laser autofocus is absent. The camera supports a range of manual controls including exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, along with HDR mode, burst shooting, and in-camera panoramas, while slow-motion recording, timelapse, RAW capture, and manual shutter speed are not available. Video tops out at 1080p at 30 fps with no HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording support, and a single LED flash is present on the rear with no dual-tone or RGB configuration. The front camera offers 8 MP at f/2.0 in a single-lens setup without an under-display placement or a front-facing flash.

The Realme C65 5G runs Android 14 and brings a solid set of privacy and usability features to the table. On the privacy side, it offers clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not included. The interface supports theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and app offloading are absent. Productivity is covered through split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications, sharing intents, widgets, and the ability to play games while they download. On-device machine learning is present, as are offline voice recognition, voice commands, device tracking, multi-user support, a child lock, and a battery health check, though Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and direct OS vendor updates are not supported.

The Realme C65 5G is equipped with a 5000 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery that supports 15W wired fast charging, with a charger included in the box. A battery level indicator is present for monitoring charge status, though wireless charging is not supported.

The Realme C65 5G includes a 3.5 mm headphone jack and stereo speakers for audio output. On the wireless audio codec side, it does not support aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC, limiting Bluetooth audio to standard codec options.

The Realme C65 5G covers a broad range of connectivity options, starting with 5G cellular support, dual SIM capability, and Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 compatibility. Bluetooth 5.3 and NFC are both present, and the device connects via a USB Type-C port running on USB 2.0, with a maximum download speed of 3300 MBits/s. An external memory slot adds storage flexibility, and a fingerprint scanner handles biometric authentication, while 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not included. For location and motion sensing, the phone features GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, though a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are absent. HDMI output, DLNA certification, crash detection, satellite SOS, a built-in projector, and a stylus are likewise not part of the package.

The Realme C65 5G includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.