SpecEagle review · Realme

Realme C75 review: A 6,000 mAh budget with IP69 protection — first IP69 sub-$200 phone.

Item: Realme C75
Rating: 60
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2024·$169

Overall

60/100

Class rank

#4 of 14

Tier

Budget

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

The first IP69 budget phone.

Realme C75 brought IP69 dust + hot-water-jet certification to the sub-$200 tier — unmatched durability for the price. Trade-off: 4G-only and a dated Helio G92 chip vs Redmi 14C 5G and Galaxy M06 5G.

01Display

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz

Size6.72 inches

Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

Peak brightness625 nits

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8

Macro2 MP

Selfie8 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G92 Max (12 nm)

RAM6 / 8 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among budget phones of 2024 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity6,000 mAh

Wired45 W SuperVOOC

05Build

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2024 — 11 points above the cohort average.

06Value

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2024 — 12 points above the cohort average.

What works

IP69 in the sub-$200 tier — unique.
6,000 mAh + 45 W SuperVOOC.
Slim 7.99 mm despite the big battery.
Stereo + 3.5 mm + microSD.

What doesn't

Helio G92 Max is dated (12 nm).
No 5G.
Only 625-nit peak brightness.
realme UI ads.

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? .