realme narzo 50A Prime Unboxing and First Impressions


realme launched the narzo 50A Prime smartphone in India today. This features a 6.6-inch FHD+  screen, is powered by Unisoc T612 SoC and packs a 5000mAh battery. Most of the specifications are similar to the realme C25 that was launched recently. We got hold of the phone, and here is the unboxing and first impressions.

Box Contents

  • realme narzo 50A Prime smartphone 4GB + 128GB in Flash Blue color
  • USB Type C Cable
  • SIM Ejector tool
  • Quick Guide

It is the first realme phone that comes without a charger in the box.

The realme 50A Prime has a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with a pixel resolution of 2408 × 1080 pixels 2.5D curved glass screen with gentle rounded corners. The display is bright, and the sunlight legibility is decent. It offers up to 600 nits peak brightness. It has 60Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate.

The phone has a notch that houses an 8-megapixel camera. The earpiece is present on the top edge, but it doesn’t have stereo speakers.

Powered by Unisoc T612 SoC SoC with 4GB of RAM, it  runs Android 11 with realme UI R Edition.

Coming to the button placements, the power button which includes the fingerprint scanner is present on the right side. The dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots are on the left, along with the volume rockers. The 3.5 mm audio jack, primary microphone, USB Type-C port and the loudspeaker grill are present on the bottom. It doesn’t have a secondary microphone.

Coming to the camera, this features a 50-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture and Samsung JN1 Sensor along with a 2-megapixel 4cm macro camera with f/2.4 aperture and a VGA depth sensor with f/2.8 aperture. It supports up to 1080p 30 fps video recording and the front camera supports 720p video recording. Check out some camera samples below.

Coming to the design, the phone has a Dynamic Glowing Design that reflects light to offer a unique design. Even though the phone has a plastic body, it has a premium design, thanks to the back and flat sides. It is 8.1mm thin, and weighs 189 grams since it packs a 5000mAh battery.

Starting at a price of Rs. 11,499 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version, the phone will be available from Amazon.in, realme.com and offline stores starting from April 28th.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram