There are two latest affordable smartphones debuted in Jan 2019, Realme C1 (2019) and Samsung Galaxy M10. With a competitive price range under $150, both the devices pack a good amount of features. It is really difficult to choose either one, so let’s start detail comparison for a better selection.
Design and Display
The latest Oppo and Samsung smartphones made of the plastic body. Realme C1 has a Notch Bar and horizontally-oriented dual rear cameras, measuring 156.2x75.6x8.2 mm dimensions and 168 grams weight. On the other side, the Galaxy M10 sports a tiny V-shaped notch and vertically-aligned dual rear cameras, having 155.6x75.6x7.7 mm dimensions and 163 grams weight.
Both the smartphones boast a 6.2inches HD+ display, 80% screen-to-body ratio, 19:9 viewing aspect, 720x1520 pixels resolution, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Only the difference is Realme C1 (2019) gets IPS LCD Display while the Galaxy M10 has PLS TFT Display. So of similar size phones, you can get better viewing angles with the Realme handset.
Color OS 5.2 Vs Experience 9.5
Oppo and Samsung smartphones powered by Android 8.1 (Oreo), but both the handsets have different custom interfaces. The Realme C1 2019 version runs on Color OS 5.2; however, the Galaxy M10 boots Experience 9.5 overlay. The Color OS gives a closer look to the iOS while the Experience UI is near to the Android stock. Both run smoothly.
Snapdragon 450 Vs Exynos 7870
Performance wise, the Oppo handset is noticeably better. Empowered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 450, the Realme C1 (2019) gets inside Octa-core processor of 1.8GHz clock rate and Adreno 506 GPU. However, the Samsung M10 comes with Exynos 7870 chipset, Octa-core processor of lower 1.6GHz frequency, and Mali-T830 GPU.
AnTuTu awarded 46,000 scores to Galaxy M10 whereas the Realme C1 got 57,000 scores for overall CPU performances. This benchmarking shows the Realme C1 (2019) is better in overall performance VS Samsung M10.
Geekbench granted 775 scores for single-core and 3571 scores for multi-core performance to the Realme device, but, the 724 scores for single-core and 3637 scores for multi-core performance. Both have 14nm SoCs.
If you come to memory, both the Realme and Galaxy handsets have 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM for base models and 3GB RAM and 32GB Storage for a premium version. The Realme microSD card slot allows you to memory expansion up to 256GB. Despite the fact, the Samsung M10 microSD card slot offers you to expand it up to 512GB.
13MP Vs 13MP (Dual Camera Photography)
Realme C1 (2019) sports 13MP plus 2MP Rear Cameras; the first one is a wide-angle lens having f/2.2 aperture and the secondary is a depth sensor having an f/2.4 aperture for details pictures. Besides this, the Galaxy M10 comes with 13MP plus 5MP Rear Cameras offering you f/1.9 wider aperture for the wide-angle regular lens and f/2.2 aperture for depth sensor.
The main Camera resolution (13MP) is the same for both, but the wider aperture of the Galaxy M10 and higher 5MP depth sensor make the Samsung smartphone distinguish for photography against its competitor. The low-light shots are brilliant with M10 and you are getting excellent results and sharp performance. HDR mode creates attractive daylight photos.
Both the handsets have some AI nifty tricks to improve their camera productivity. Either it is Realme or Galaxy phone you can record Full HD videos at 30fps.
5MP Vs 5MP Selfie Camera
Samsung Galaxy M10 is undoubtedly offering nicer and finer selfies with its 5MP Camera of f/2.0 aperture; however, the Realme C1 2019 with a 5MP Front Camera of f/2.2 aperture captures beautiful and bright selfies, but not as that of the Samsung one. You can make FHD video calls with the M10 while the HD video calls with Realme device.
Both support equal HDR mode, but the software-aided Bokeh mode of Realme performs a little better.
4230mAh Vs 3400mAh Battery
If you are conscious about handset life, the Realme C1 (2019) is a right choice housing a Li-Ion 4230mAh non-removable battery offering two days of 3G talk time, and satisfactory video playback and web-browsing time. But if you talk about Galaxy M10 that packs in Li-Ion 3400mAh non-removable battery offers a single day of talk time on 3G and multimedia usage.
Unluckily, none of them support Fast Charging; therefore, both the smartphones take long to recharge 100% life.
$100 Vs $120
The Oppo smartphone offers you the best pricing details. Realme C1 (2019) Price for 2GB RAM model is $100 and for 3GB RAM variant you need more $120. The Galaxy M10 Price for 2GB RAM is $120 and its 3GB RAM variant will cost you $130.
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Verdict
In the end, we have to finally choose a better one. The Galaxy M10 has an up-to-date gorgeous design, amazing photography performance, latest Android stock apps, and a Rear Fingerprint Sensor that is not available in Realme smartphone. Conversely, the Realme C1 (2019) has a powerful CPU, iOS look, and long-lasting battery. Both the handsets offer modest prices (a little difference in cost) for 6.2-inch HD+ display with a 2/3GB RAM and 16/32GB personal memory.
We could say just if you rely on photography, the Galaxy M10 is perfect for you, but if you love the performance and long endurance life for the handset, then the Realme C1 (2019) smartphone is a better choice at all.
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Realme C1 (2019) Vs Samsung Galaxy M10