realme C65 5G now official: the first phone with Dimensity 6300 SoC

The realme C65 5G is out, being the first smartphone to come equipped with the new MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset.

Despite its budget class, the realme C65 appears to be a stunner with a familiar design resembling that of a more premium lineup, the realme 12 Series.

In particular, there’s the circular camera bump albeit with fewer sensors and looking simpler. It houses a dual camera system led by a 50-megapixel main lens.

At the front, it’s a bit underwhelming, only sporting an HD+ IPS LCD panel. It compromises though with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a hole punch notch which is a welcome improvement from the dated waterdrop notches. That cutout houses an 8-megapixel selfie camera.

This model also gets a USB Type-C port which is another notable feature on a budget phone. Charging is capped to 15W paired with a 5000mAh battery.

realme C65 5G specs:
6.67-inch HD+ IPS LCD
1604 x 720 pixels, 120Hz
625 nits brightness (HBM)
MediaTek Dimensity 6300
6nm, octa-core, up to 2.4GHz
4GB, 6GB LPDDR4x RAM
64GB, 128GB storage
Expandable up to 2TB via microSD
Dual rear cameras:
– 50MP f/1.8 main
– 2MP depth
8MP f/2.0 selfie shooter (hole punch notch)
Dual nano-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz
Bluetooth 5.3
GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO / Beidou/ QZSS
USB Type-C
3.5mm audio jack
Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
IP54 dust and splash resistance
realme UI 5.0 (Android 14)
5000mAh battery
15W charging
165.6 x 76.1 x ~7.89mm
~190g
Feather Green, Glowing Black

Price and availability

The realme C65 5G is currently launched for India, starting at INR 10,499 (~Php7.2K) for the base model 4GB+64GB. No word yet whether realme is bringing the C65 5G to other markets.