Realme C61 review: Rugged-leaning budget with armoured body and 5000 mAh.
Tough budget value.
Realme C61 brought a surprising 45W charging and IP64 ruggedness to the sub-$120 tier — durability and fast top-ups aimed at first-phone buyers who put their device through rough daily use.
01Display
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 57-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
03Performance
46/10046/100 trails the 52-point cohort average for budget phones of 2024.
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.
05Build
66/10066/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.
- 45W charging on a sub-$120 phone
- IP64 + military drop resistance
- 90Hz + microSD + 3.5 mm
- Unisoc T612 slow
- 720p only
- Single camera
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 14-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .