On July 30, 2018, former vice president of OPPO and head of OPPO's overseas business department Sky Li announced his official resignation from OPPO and his intention to establish Realme as an independent brand on the Chinese microblogging website Weibo.
Pada 30 Juli 2018, mantan wakil presiden OPPO dan presiden OPPO divisi bisnis luar negeri Bingzhong Li (Sky Li) mengumumkan pengunduran dirinya dari OPPO dan niatnya untuk mendirikan realme sebagai merk yang independen pada laman mikroblobing Weibo.