realme, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, has announced the local availability of realme C61, a durable but beautiful smartphone with an industry-leading four-year battery health guarantee.
Designed to empower you to live life to the fullest, realme C61 lets you take gorgeous photos as well as enjoy smooth, responsive productivity, games and media—all in a slim, fashionable and affordable phone.
Jace Chen, realme Country Manager for South Africa, said: “C61 is a smartphone that will be your companion for many years, offering plenty of storage for your media, an unprecedented battery guarantee, and the performance you need to multitask across your favourite personal and work apps. All this power comes packed into a phone thinner than 10 credit cards stacked together.
Since its inception, the realme brand has been embraced by the youth for its focus on meeting their needs, consistently introducing high-performance devices tailored for them. In a remarkably short time, realme has established a promising presence in the market.
Designed for young professionals on the move and other dynamic users, realme 61 isn’t just one of the slimmest phones in its category but also one of the most durable. With an IP54 dust and water resistance rating, it’s made to weather the many challenges of a busy life. It’s a device you can depend on wherever you are and whatever you are doing.”
All-day freedom with industry leading battery life
The four-year battery health guarantee means that even after four years of regular use, the battery is guaranteed to retain a significant portion of its original capacity. What’s more, the C61 can power through two full days of use on a single charge, outlasting competitors by 10%.
A crisp display makes scrolling, animations, and transitions feel more responsive, whether you’re bingeing a series, mastering your favourite game, or browsing your social feeds. The screen is designed for the comfort of your eyes, whether you’re sitting in a darkened room or viewing it in the full glare of the sun.
The C61’s 50MP camera sensor is one of the highest-resolution sensors in its price range, allowing you to capture incredibly detailed photos. This camera excels in capturing sharp images with rich colours and excellent dynamic range. It enables you to take vivid photos and videos to preserve your memories and share via your socials.
Innovative ease-of-use features
realme C61 enhances your user experience with a range of advanced artificial intelligence features and technologies. With Air Gestures controlling feature, can answer and mute calls or switch video streams on social media without touching your device, which is perfect when both hands are occupied.
AI Noise Reduction intelligently identifies, isolates and suppresses unwanted background noise, such as wind, traffic, or chatter in crowded places. This significantly improves call quality, particularly in noisy environments.
The AI Boost Engine, meanwhile, intelligently adapts your phone’s performance, based on what you are doing with at any moment. Smooth Boost and Game Boost adapt the system’s resources to meet the demands of different tasks.
Tough but beautiful
Available in sparkle gold and dark green, realme C61 makes a bold a fashion statement. Premium materials, and innovative manufacturing techniques combine to create a device that is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the touch. The finish incorporates millions of microscopic mirror units. This creates a mesmerising effect, where the light appears to dance across your phone’s surface.
realme C61 is available now from Vodacom for R5,999 cash, R329 per month on a 24-month contract or R279 per month on a 36-month contract.
Key technical specifications
- Powerful octa-core chipset two with high-performance A75 cores and six power-efficient A55 cores; all clocked at 1.8GHz
- Up to 24GB of Dynamic RAM
- 256GB of internal storage (expandable up to 2TB through a microSD card)
- 90Hz refresh rate display
- Low minimum brightness of just 1nit; 560 nits of peak brightness
- Face ID and fingerprint recognition
- Camera sensor size of 1/2.5″, an f/1.8 large aperture, a 5P lens, and an 80° field of view
- 5000mAh battery
- Up to 16.6 hours of continuous YouTube video playback, 97.2 hours of music playback, 6.8 hours of uninterrupted gaming in Free Fire, 34.2 hours of talk time and up to 36.7 days of standby time