hotwav Note 18 Pro vs realme C73 5G

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: November 2025, 6 months ago; June 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu: 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices; 420.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices

Size: 7.2"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1560 px HD+; 720 x 1604 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 239 ppi Medium Density; 264 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 21:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 630 cd/m², Peak brightness - 950 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, DCI-P3, 83% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250); MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 1.8 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Mali-G57 MP1; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 32 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung; GalaxyCore GC32E2
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Flicker sensor, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Pixel size: —; 0.70 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/3.1"

Capacity: 128 GB; 128 GB
Type: eMMC 5.1 Storage; —
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 84.0 mm 176.2 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 76.2 mm 165.7 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 197 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Aluminium alloy
Colors: Blue Gold Green; Black Purple Green
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 87 %; 84 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP64

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 16 RealmeUI 7.0 (Android 16)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Wi-Fi Hotspot; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, on the side
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers; Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, 2 microphones
Gyroscope: —; Yes
Proximity: —; Yes