Realme Note 50 vs Realme C35

37 out of 100
Realme Note 50
VS
40 out of 100
Realme C35

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.74-inch Realme Note 50 (with Unisoc Tiger T612) that was released on January 23, 2024, against the Realme C35, which is powered by Unisoc Tiger T616 and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme Note 50
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Realme C35
  • 54% higher pixel density (401 vs 260 PPI)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (402K versus 364K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 4GB versus 3GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Realme Note 50 and Realme C35 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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3 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
83.6
(Good)
Value Index
118.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1080 x 2408 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 560 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.6% 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space - 96%
Response time - 37 ms
Contrast - 975:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
n/a
561 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP54 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.37/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Note 50 +1%
85.6%
84.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme Note 50 and Realme C35
SoC
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Unisoc Tiger T616
Max clock 1800 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A75
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - No
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G57 MP1
GPU shading units 32 32
GPU clock 650 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~39.3 GFLOPS ~48 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme Note 50 and Realme C35
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1390
1433
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 451 -
Single-core score 430 431
Multi-core score 1390 1433
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
364027
Realme C35 +11%
402854
CPU 151000 156395
GPU 16434 18001
Memory 91346 111246
UX 105247 117212
Total score 364027 402854
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Note 50 +2%
7819
7633
Web score 7807 7283
Video editing 4323 4707
Photo editing 15578 11801
Data manipulation 5625 5757
Writing score 9656 10201

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme Note 50
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)Geekbench 6 CPU430 / 1390
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)AnTuTu 11364027
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)Geekbench 6 CPU430 / 1390
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Shammz)AnTuTu 11364027
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (ROKO RUSTEM KAZAKHSTAN)AnTuTu 11341088
Realme C35
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 (Sealme C35)AnTuTu 11402854
πŸ“˜ 2024-01-10 (Abarrera7)Geekbench 6 CPU431 / 1433

Memory

RAM
RAM size 3 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Realme UI T Realme UI T Edition
OS size - 18 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 3 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging No Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time - 2:12 hr
Battery cycles 800 cycles -

Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8700 x 5800
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.3 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 FPS 720p at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
n/a
85.5 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced January 2024 February 2022
Release date January 2024 February 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $110 $160
Successor - Realme Note 70 - Realme C85
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 18 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Realme C35. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Realme Note 50.

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5 (26.3%)
14 (73.7%)
Total votes: 19

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