Realme

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**Realme** (stylized as **realme**) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen. It was the new logo after the launch of Realme 2 Pro. The brand was launched on May 4, 2018 by Sky Li (Li Bingzhong), who was former vice president of Oppo Electronics. Realme works with a slogan named Dare to Leap. Realme also produces a wide variety of other products such as earphones, wireless earphones, T-shirts, bags, fitness bands, smart watches , etc.

## History

Realme first appeared in China in 2010 with the name "OPPO Real".[1] It was a sub-brand of OPPO Electronics Corporation (which is itself a subsidiary of BBK Electronics [2]) until its creation in 2018,.[3][4] Oppo did not specify whether it had transferred its participation in Realme to BBK.

They are a spinoff from Oppo.[5]

On July 30, 2018, former OPPO Vice President and Head of OPPO's Overseas Department, Sky Li, announced his official resignation from OPPO and his intention to establish Realme as an independent brand on the Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo. He declared that in the future, the Realme brand would focus on providing mobile phones with solid performance and stylish design, offering young people a joyful life with affordable "technology" and "beauty".[6]

On 15 November 2018, Realme adopted a new logo.

On November 22, 2018, Realme became the No. 1 emerging brand.[7]

On May 15, 2019, Realme held its first conference in Beijing, China to officially enter the Chinese market, launching the realme X, Realme X Lite and Realme X Master Edition,.[8][9]

In June 2019, Realme officially announced its entry into the European market.

On June 26, 2019, Realme released its first photo taken with its 64MP camera.

By July 2019, Realme had successfully entered 20 markets, including China, India, Southeast Asia and Europe.[10]

According to a report from the international analyst institution Counterpoint, Realme recorded shipping 4.7 million units worldwide in the second quarter of 2019, which is a 848% year-on-year increase, and has become one of the top 10 mobile phone manufacturers in the world.

By August 2019, Realme had surpassed 10 million users worldwide.[10]

In August 2019, Realme showed a prototype device with a quadruple 64MP camera in China and India.[11][12]

## Devices

Main article: List of realme devices

* Realme C3
* Realme 6 Pro
* Realme 6 White
* Realme 3

Realme's first smartphone product, Realme 1, launched in India in May 2018. It has an 18:9 display with 6.0-inch FHD+ resolution and is equipped with a MTK Helio P60 chipset, a 13MP single rear camera with a single tone LED flash, an 8MP front camera without LED Flash, and a non-removable 3410 mAh battery.[13] It was initially available in three storage configurations: 3 GB of RAM and 30 GB of, 3 GB of RAM and 60 GB of storage, and a version with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage and sold more than 400,000 units in the first 30 days exclusively on Amazon India.[14]

### **Realme 2**

Realme 2 was unveiled in August 2018. It comes with a 6.2-inch HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The model's current version of ColorOS is 6.0 and inspired by Android 9 Pie. The phone is powered by a 4230 mAh battery and runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor. It features a diamond-cut back glass design, which retains the phone's all-glass body and comes with three unlock modes: Smart Lock, Face Unlock, and a fingerprint sensor on the back.[15] The Realme 2 has a 13MP+2MP dual rear camera and 8MP front camera. It sold 200,000 units in 5 minutes exclusively on Flipkart.[15]

### **Realme 2 Pro**

The Realme 2 Pro smartphone was launched in September 2018. It comes with a 6.30-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels at a density of 409 pixels per inch. It was the first Realme product to be sold outside of India; it launched in Indonesia on 9 October 2018.[16] No details for release in the Philippines have been announced.

The Realme 2 Pro is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 1.95 GHz(under clock) octa-core processor with the Adreno 512 GPU and also comes with 8 GB of RAM and features 128 GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 256 GB via a microSD card. The Realme 2 Pro has a 16MP (f/1.7) + 2MP (f/2.4) dual rear camera, and a 16MP(f/2.0) front camera. It comes with UFS 2.1 Storage in 8/128 GB variants). It is powered by a 3500 mAh non-removable battery, measures 156.70 x 74.00 x 8.50 millimeters (height x width x thickness), and weighs 174 grams. It runs on ColorOS 5.2, based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), and currently runs on ColorOS 6, based on Android 9.0 (Pie), and has RealmeUI, based on Android 10 in June 2020.

The realme 2 Pro is dual-SIM (GSM and GSM) and also accepts Nano-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, USB OTG, Micro-USB, Active 4G on both SIM cards, and 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include face unlock, a fingerprint sensor, a compass/magnetometer, a proximity sensor, an accelerometer, an ambient light sensor, and a gyroscope.[17]

### **Realme C1**

Realme launched Realme C1 after launching realme 2 Pro. The realme C1, powered by the Snapdragon 450 1.8 GHz octa-core processor. The realme C1 has a 6.2-inch HD+ 1520 X 720 pixel (19:9 aspect ratio) display with a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8 percent.

The C1 has a 13MP + 2MP dual rear camera, and a 5MP (f/2.2) front camera. It has a 4230 mAh battery, 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of storage. The realme C1 runs on ColorOS 5.1.[18]

On 28 January 2019, realme also introduced two new variants of realme C1 by calling them realme C1 (2019). These two variants are actually realme C1 with 2 GB RAM / 32 GB storage and 3 GB RAM / 32 GB storage. There are no changes in design or other specifications.[19] While on 29 November 2018 the Realme C1 single variant with the 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage was officially launched in the Philippines and its flash sale started on 25 December 2018.[20]

### **Realme C2**

The Realme C2 has a 12 nm Helio P22 chipset and a 6.1” display with HD resolution and a waterdrop notch. 4000mah battery The chip is coupled with 2/16 GB and 3/32 GB memory combinations, and runs ColorOS 6.0, based on Android Pie. It has Chroma Boost and some basic slow-mo (80 fps at 480p). The phone was offered in Diamond Blue , Diamond Black,ruby red and sapphire blue colors It arrived on Flipkart on 15 May 2019.[21]

On 31 May 2019, the Realme C2 was officially launched in the Philippines. It has a 6.1-inch dewdrop display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and runs on a MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, which contains a PowerVR GE8320 GPU. The Realme C2 was released as two variants: 2 GB of RAM with 16 GB of storage and 3 GB of RAM with 32 GB of storage.[22]

### **Realme U1**

The Realme U1 was launched on 28 November 2018, as an Amazon India exclusive.[23] It has a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with a dewdrop notch. The phone uses MediaTek Helio P70 (12 nm) SoC with ARM Mali-G72 MP3. It has two storage configurations: 3 GB RAM with 32 GB of storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage. The phone comes with a 13MP + 2MP dual rear camera and 25MP front camera with Sony Sensor. Realme U1 has 3500 mAh battery and runs on ColorOS 5.2, based on Android 8.1 (Oreo).[24][25]

### **Realme 3**

The Realme 3 was launched on 4 March 2019, as a Flipkart India exclusive. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ display with a teardrop notch. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 SoC along with ARM Mali-G72 MP4 GPU. It has two storage configurations: 3 GB RAM with 32 GB of storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage. The device comes with a 13MP + 2MP dual rear camera and 13MP front camera. It has a 4230 mAh battery and runs on ColorOS 6.0, based on Android 9.0 (Pie).[26]

On 19 March 2019, it was launched in the Philippines as a Shopee Philippines exclusive for the 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage. It has also a 6.2-inch HD+ display with a teardrop notch. The phone is powered by the Mediatek Helio P70 SoC along with ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. It has two storage configurations available for offline stores and or realme's kiosk nationwide: 3 GB RAM with 64 GB storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage. The device comes also with 13MP front camera. The realme 3 also packs a 4,230mAh battery and runs on ColorOS 6.0, based on Android 9.0 (Pie).[27]

### **Realme 3 Pro**

The realme 3 Pro (known as the "Realme X Lite" in China) was launched on 22 April 2019.

On 17 May 2019, it was officially launched in the Philippines. It has three variants: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, and 6 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 AIE chipset along with an Adreno 616 GPU.[28]

The Realme 3 Pro has a bezel-less 6.3-inch(16 cm) full-HD+ IPS display with a teardrop notch at the top, an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, and a screen-to-body ratio of 90.8%. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SOC, 4 GB RAM/6 GB RAM, and 64 GB/128 GB of internal storage that can be increased up to 256 GB via microSD cards. It is the first phone in its price range to use a Snapdragon 710 chipset.

The Realme 3 Pro is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 cover. It has a weight of 172g and is updated to Android 10 with a new RealmeUI custom skin.[29]

The Realme 3 Pro has a 16MP+5MP dual-camera setup on the back and offers features such as bokeh mode. The primary sensor is a Sony IMX519. It also has a 25MP front-facing camera. The front camera also supports an AI Face Unlock feature.

### **Realme X**

On 15 May 2019, the Realme X was launched in China and India on 14 July.[30] It was released with a notchless full HD+ Super Amoled display of 6.53 inches made with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and embedded with an in-display fingerprint reader. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 along with Adreno 616 GPU.

The Realme X released in China in three variants: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM with 64 GB storage and 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. In India it was launched with 4 GB/8 GB of RAM with 128 GB storage.

The back panel of the phone has a 48MP Sony IMX 586 Sensor, a 5MP dual camera, and a 16MP Sony IMX 412 Sensor pop-up front-facing camera.[31]

### **Realme X Master Edition**

On 15 May 2019, the Realme X Master Edition was officially launched in China. It was designed by designer Naoto Fukasawa.[30] The Realme X Master Edition was released with a notchless full HD+ sAMOLED display of 6.53 inches made with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and embedded with an in-display fingerprint reader. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 along with Adreno 616 GPU. However, some contradictory reports have claimed that it features the Snapdragon 855 chipset. The Realme X Master Edition released in China in three variants: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. The back panel of the phone has a 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor, a 5MP dual camera, and a 16MP Sony IMX 412 Sensor pop-up front-facing camera.[31]

### **Realme 3i**

The Realme 3i was launched on 16 July 2019. On 23 July 2019, the Realme 3i was launched in India. It has two variants: 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage. It runs on a MediaTek Helio P60 AIE chipset along with an ARM Mali G-72 GPU. The phone is loaded with colorOS 6.0 based on Android Pie 9.0. The model has a bezel-less 6.22-inch HD+ IPS display with a teardrop notch and a 15.8 cm viewable display. The Realme 3i is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 clocked at 2.0 GHz, there are two variant available: 3 GB RAM with 32 GB internal storage and 4 GB RAM with 64 GB internal storage. The realme 3i has a 13MP+2MP dual-rear camera setup, offering features such as bokeh mode. The primary sensor is a 1.12 micrometer with supporting sensor of 1.75 micrometer CMOS. The phone also has a 13MP front-facing camera which supports AI face unlock feature. The realme 3i is powered by a 4,230 mAh battery that does not support fast charging. It comes with Micro USB as port option. The company bundles a regular 10W charger.[32]

### **Realme 5**

The Realme 5 was first launched on 20 August 2019, in India. It has three variants: 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage, 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, and 4 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. It runs on a Snapdragon 665 AIE processor. The phone is loaded with colorOS 6.0 (based on Android Pie 9.0) and has a 6.5-inch mini-drop fullscreen LCD multi-Touch display.[33] The phone has an AI Quad Camera with Ultra Wide-angle Macro Lens, 12MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, 8MP wide-angle camera with 119°±1.5° angle and f/2.25 aperture, coming up with 2MP portrait camera and 2MP macro camera. It is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery that does not support fast charging.[33]

### **Realme 5 Pro**

The realme 5 Pro was first launched in India on 20 August 2019. It has three variants: 4 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM with 64 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE processor. The phone is pre loaded with colorOS 6.1 (based on Android Pie 9.0) and recently updated with Realme OS 1.0 . It has a 6.3-inch dewdrop notch IPS LCD multi-Touch display.[34][35]

### **Realme X2 Pro**

Main article: Realme X2 Pro

The Realme X2 Pro smartphone was launched on 20 November 2019. It supports the SuperVOOC 50W fast charging standard. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset.[36] The phone measures 161.00 × 75.7 × 8.7mm (6.34 in × 2.98 in × 0.34 in) and weighs 192 grams (7.02 oz). On the rear, there are 4 cameras: a 64 MP primary shooter with Samsung's GW1 sensor; a 13 MP telephoto lens, providing 2x optical zoom and supporting up to 20x hybrid zoom; an 8 MP 115 degree wide angle camera; and a 2 MP back and white camera for depth sensing in portrait mode.

### **Realme 5s**

The Realme 5s was launched on 20 November 2019. Realme 5s shares same features with the Realme 5 but it is equipped with the 48mp Primary sensor compared to the 12mp sensor of the Realme 5. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor & is powered by a massive 5,000 mAh battery. It comes in two varients, 64 GB & 128 GB of ROM, both equipped with 4 GB of RAM.

### **Realme C3**

Main article: Realme C3

The Realme C3 is an entry-level gaming smartphone released in February 2020 in India and March 2020 in the Philippines. It has a 16.5 inch mini-drop fullscreen LCD display, 12MP main camera, 2MP macro camera, and 5MP selfie camera. It features video recording up to 1080p HD at 30fps and supports 120fps slow motion recording. It is one of the first smartphones with the MediaTek Helio G70 system-on-chip, and comes in two variants depending on the country—one with two back cameras and no fingerprint sensor which is sold primarily in India, and the international variant with three back cameras and a fingerprint reader. It also has a 5000mAh battery that supports reverse charging and 10W charging power. The C3 also comes with a 3.5mm headset jack, a Micro-USB charging port, and dual Nano-SIM and Micro SD card tray. The phone runs on Android 10 with the Realme UI 1.0 interface on top.[37][38]

Reviews for the C3 have mostly been positive, with reviewers praising the phone's value proposition and specifications, though Fergus Halliday of PC World Australia was less than enthusiastic, mostly criticising its camera and onboard storage.[39]

### **Realme 6**

A Realme 6 with the Comet white colour

The Australian release date of the Realme 6 was 23 April 2020.[40] In India, 5 March 2020[41] and in the Philippines; 27 May 2020. The Realme 6 is in the budget segment of Realme's range with the price being $469AU (14 July 2020). It is 191 grams with dimensions consisting of 162.1 mm x 74.8 mm x 8.9mm. It has a glass front (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) with a plastic back and plastic frame. The Realme 6 has two colours, Comet Blue and Comet White .The display is 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) and has a IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colours. The display is able to reach 480 nits of brightness. The Realme 6 features a 90Hz refresh rate with a 90.5% Screen to body ratio.[42] The Realme 6 uses Realme UI. Amritanshu Mukherjee states "The new UI tries to make the user experience better with an Android 10-inspired layout and thoughtful Realme touches."[43] This UI boasts a "Game Space" and modes for different stiuations: Simple Mode, Focus Mode, Riding Mode and Accessibility Mode. The chipset is a Mediatek MT6785 Helio G90T (12 nm) and Octa core CPU (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55). The GPU is Mali-G76 MC4. There are four different Memory varients available: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1. All models have a microSDXC slot for expandable storage. In the main camera there is a 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF,8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)and a 2 MP B/W f/2.4, (depth). The Realme 6's video consist of 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS. The Selfie camera is a single 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm. The selfie camera's video is 1080p with 30fps. The Realme 6 also has a headphone jack. To charge the Realme 6, there is a 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector with a 30 w VOOC charger brick. Biometric security in the Realme 6 involves a side mounted finger print scanner that also operates as a power button. The battery is a non removable 4300 mAh battery. Inside the box, there is the phone, a 30W charger, Usb type C cable, a case, Sim card Tool and a pre applied screen protector.[44]

### **Realme X50 Pro**

Main article: Realme X50 Pro

The Realme X50 Pro 5G is a smartphone from the Chinese company Realme, released in February 2020.[1]

Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with 5G networks on all spectrums from all over the world. The phone can be used in 5G enabled countries and experience high speeds. The smartphone has a 6.44-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 90Hz, protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top. [2][3]

The smartphone runs Android 10-based Realme UI. It comes with 6.44-inch full-HD+ (1080x2400 pixels) display with a 90Hz refresh rate. The smartphone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. The Realme X50 Pro 5G is equipped with a 4200mAh battery with 65W Super Dart charging technology.[4][5].[45]

### **Realme 6i**

Realme 6i is a smartphone from Realme brand launched in India on 24 July 2020. The base variant with 4 / 64 GB costs Rs. 12,999 and the same model with 6 / 64 GB variant costs Rs.14,999 in India. It has FHD+ LCD display that supports 90 hz refresh rate with screen size of 6.5 inch. Realme 6i features Octa-core MediaTek Helio G90T processor and comes with Android version 10. The battery life is 4300 mAh and supports 30W fast charging.

The primary camera is of 48 mega-pixels. For Wide angle clicks, 8 mega-pixel rear camera is given. Front camera is of 16 mega-pixels. The screen resolution is 1080\*2400. It has a headphone jack of 3.5mm, a microphone, speaker, and USB Type-C port at the bottom. [46]

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