realme C75 sees a 171 percent sales increase vs its predecessor in PH

The newly released realme C75 is a hit in the Philippines.

realme C75 5G unboxed

Surpassing expectations

realme C75 sees a 171 percent sales increase

The brand claimed that the handset achieved a 171% (percent) increase in total sales compared to its predecessor (realme C67), just three days following its local release.

The company did not mention the exact numbers, but if its claims are true, this success could be attributed to its new durability features. It includes the use of the IP69 dust and water resistance rating, making it the most affordable with the highest IP rating on smartphones yet.

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To those who missed it, the realme C75 is the company's newest affordable C Series smartphone focusing on durability. As mentioned, it comes with an IP69 dust, debris, and water-resistant rating which allows the phone to survive 2.5-meter deep water for 12 hours and can survive high-pressure and high-temperature water jets.

It also has the SonicWave Water Ejection tech that makes the speaker vibrate at a specific frequency to eject up to 50 percent of excess water as well as  the new ArmorShell tempered glass (260 percent drop resistance improvement, 400 percent scratch resistance improvement vs previous generation) to protect its display from breaking and ArmorShell protection can survive a 2-meter drop test, 150x 0.7 meter drop test) making its body 360-degree shockproof.

Moreover, the phone has a TÜV Rheinland Rugged Smartphone Certificate and passed the Military Grade Shock Resistance Test under MIL-STD-810H.

See the rest of the specs below.

realme C75 Specs

Display: 6.72-inch ArmorShell Glass protected LCD (IPS) screen w/ 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, FHD+ 2400 x 1080 resolution at 392 ppi

CPU: 2.0GHz 12nm MediaTek Helio G92 Max octa-core processor

GPU: Mali-G52

RAM: 8GB

ROM: 128GB/256GB expandable storage via microSD card slot up to 2TB

Back Camera: 50MP f/1.8 + LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0

Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 45W SUPERVOOC

OS: Android 14 w/ realme UI 5.0

Connectivity: WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.0 (SBC, AAC, LDAC), OTG, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS, dual SIM (nano)

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IP69 dust and water resistance, USB-C, Colors: Lightning Gold, Storm Black

Dimensions: 165.69 x 76.22 x 7.99 mm

Weight: 196 g

Price: PHP 8,999 (8GB/128GB), PHP 10,999 (8GB/256GB)

To those who are wondering, the device is available in all realme authorized stores nationwide for PHP 8,999 for the 8GB+128GB variant and PHP 10,999 for the 8GB+256GB variant.

Those who will purchase on or before February 2, 2025, in offline stores, will receive a FREE TechLife Wireless Earbuds Neo worth PHP 799.