Realme C85 Pro was already available in Pakistan, but now, we are about to meet its vanilla sibling on January 12th (Monday). These two versions have the same 7,000 mAh battery, but there’s a clear difference in the display quality between them. The basic Realme C85 is actually built around an IPS LCD, not an AMOLED.
It may not be an AMOLED, but Realme C85 has almost as bright 1200nits IPS LCD that’s a miracle of technology on its own. The Pro and vanilla C85 have the same screen size at 6.8 inches. It takes the refresh rate even higher at 144Hz. Though there is one caveat: this newcomer only supports 720p resolution.
Both siblings also share the chipset, which is a Snapdragon 685 6nm engine with its Cortex-A73 2.8GHz cores. It is not the fastest silicon in the entry-level category, but it’s suitable for daily use, at least. And you get 24GB of dynamic RAM and 256GB storage, which is always nice to have on such devices.
They don’t have the new Realme UI 7 for it, so it’s stuck with the older A15 x Realme UI 6 version. The Realme new C model does have a new Liquid Glass (Realme Fluid Glass) theme for the system. This software also has a bunch of AI tools. That does include AI Edit Genie.
The chassis is quite thick because of its 7000mAh Titan battery. Realme C85 measures 8.4mm thick, so you might have to develop some muscle memory for it. That 7000mAh cell can last 19 hours on video streaming and 14 hours on navigation. The phone makes up for it in weight and thickness.
Realme C85 also has an IP69 Pro rating, which may just be another marketing term for its IP69K durability. This phone can endure pressured water jets. High temperatures and rainy weather can’t damage this handset, plus, it’s completely water-submersible.
The camera setup is quite ordinary with its 50MP Main shooter and 8MP selfie snapper. There’s only a single speaker here, but the volume hits 400%. The charging speed is 45W, with bypass charging and reverse wired charging. Realme C85’s price is still a secret. We’ll cover the phone in depth when it’s launched, so stay tuned.