Realme 5 is scheduled for an August 20 launch

In addition to announcing the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro today, Realme has also confirmed that its upcoming smartphone that will have a 64MP primary camera will be named Realme XT. XT seems to be a short reference to "expert" and the camera is expected to have a Samsung GW1 sensor. The rest of the rear cameras should have a wide-angle unit, a macro lens and a depth-sensing one. The front-facing camera will be a...

20 August 2019

Realme has announced the much expected duo of budget smartphones in India - the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro. Let's begin with the base model which has a 6.5-inch display with an HD+ resolution (720 x 1600) and a notch for the 13MP front-facing camera. The model is based on a Snapdragon 665 chipset like we've reported. There are four cameras on the back, including a 12MP main unit with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP...

20 August 2019

Earlier today, Realme hosted a special meeting with the Chinese press in Shenzhen. The main topic of discussion has been the upcoming Realme smartphone. The company has confirmed that it will pack the 64MP Samsung GW1 sensor as part of a quad-camera setup. After the press conference, Realme has showcased the device but in a confidential manner with a protective case and only child mode available for the camera...

15 August 2019

It's a tradition for smartphones launching in India to embark on teasing campaigns that gradually reveal the specs of the device in question. It's the same with the Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro. Yesterday, Flipkart unveiled that the Realme 5 Pro will have a 48MP primary camera with a Sony IMX586 sensor and a 6-element lens with an f/1.8 aperture. It will be adjoined by an ultra-wide unit with 119-degree FoV. The third...

15 August 2019

With the approach of the Realme 5 and the Realme 5 Pro announcement on August 20th, more and more leaks are piling up to shape an overall idea of what these smartphones look like and what they offer. The latest information comes from the Geekbench browser and regards Realme 5. It unveils that the model has a Snapdragon 655 chipset and has scored 1525 points on the single-core Geekbench 4 test and 5498 points on the...

14 August 2019

Another teaser image on Flipkart complemented by a Twitter post from Realme confirm that the Realme 5 Pro will have a 48MP main camera. More specifically, it will pack the Sony IMX586 image sensor and a 6-element lens. It will be adjoined by an ultra-wide unit with 119-degree FoV. The third camera is a super macro one with a 4cm microscopic lens. The fourth unit is a depth-sensing one, which Realme calls Portrait...

13 August 2019

Realme has earlier confirmed it will launch a 64MP camera smartphone. Soon after that, it has been announced that the device will be launched in India on August 8th and now we have a confirmation that it will debut in China on August 15th. The handset will have four rear shooters and one of them will pack a 64MP sensor.

6 August 2019

Xiaomi has announced on Weibo that it will unveil a Redmi smartphone with a 64MP camera on August 7th. This tightens up the head-to-head competition with Realme. Actually, Oppo's sub-brand is set to announce a Realme smartphone with a 64MP camera on August 8th. Usually, in such situations, it turns out the two competing models are quite similar in terms of specifications. In the end, it all depends on the price...

5 August 2019

Currently, India is the main driver for the smartphone market which otherwise registers significant drops worldwide for several consecutive years. Therefore most brands target it with models that offer innovative features while retaining reasonable prices. The latest one is a future Realme smartphone that will pack a 64MP sensor for its main camera. The company's CEO, Madhav Seth, has announced on Twitter that the...

2 August 2019

According to the Strategy Abalytics latest research, Samsung has caught up with Xiaomi in India's smartphone market during Q2 of 2019. Xiaomi remains first with 10.2 million smartphones shipped in India in the April-June period for a 28.7% market share. Samsung remains second but with increased units shipped and increased market share - 9.4 million units and 26.3%, respectively. Xiaomi's number one spot is due...

26 July 2019

A teaser on Flipkart says that Realme 3i will soon be unveiled in India. It also hints at a stylish design, quality display and camera, big battery capacity. The design of the teaser also hints that it will most probably feature Realme's diamond-cut-like design of the backplate coupled with a purple-blue gradient colour. We know that most of the times claims should be put in context in order to turn out to be more...

9 July 2019

Oppo's Realme X is the most high-specced smartphone of the Realme brand. Just like other Oppo smartphones and models from sister companies Vivo and OnePlus, it is a mix of features that can be seen here and there, so nothing new and interesting, actually. It is the price that will attract attention - you can find it in the following paragraph. We've already seen the pop-up selfie camera, including on OnePlus 7 Pro...

15 May 2019

Realme X has appeared on an official poster prior to its unveiling. It confirms the pop-up module for the front camera, which is said to house a 16MP sensor. On the back, we see two shooters - the main one employs a 48MP sensor, while the second uses a 5MP sensor for depth sensing. They are accompanied by a LED flash and further towards the rear's bottom, there's the Realme logo, vertically aligned. The device will...

13 May 2019

Oppo has just announced Realme 3 Pro - with beautiful gradient design and a special glass treatment that creates an S-pattern on the back when light is reflected. The device is based on a Snapdragon 710 AIE chipset and is optimized for gaming, including optimization of touch response time per frame. It is fitted with a 4045 mAh battery, which Oppo says will last for 7 hours of non-stop playing of PUBG. It is also...

22 April 2019