Realme X50 Pro Review

Realme’s rise in the Indian smartphone market is nothing short of sensational, experiencing exponential growth in Indian and global markets. After a series of a mid-range smartphones, the company entered into the big league with a well-equipped smartphone – realme X2 Pro to battle the flagships killers. Continue reading “Realme X50 Pro Review”

realme announces Android 10-based realme UI Early Access for realme 3 and realme 3i [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 roll-out started for selected users]

[April 11, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update to realme 3 and realme 3i users in India. The update comes as RMX1827EX_11_C.03 and weighs 2.46 GBs in size. Note that the update is rolled out only for the users who are selected for the early access program.

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realme TV to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification

After teasing the realme TV earlier this year for its MWC event, realme CEO at the realme X50 Pro launch event in February confirmed that the realme TVs will be customized for India and will be introduced sometime in Q2 2020. Recently the TV has received BIS certification. Continue reading “realme TV to launch soon in India as it receives BIS certification”

realme releases Android 10 based Kernel Sources for realme 3 Pro and realme 5 Pro

realme has been rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to the eligible devices as per the official schedule. realme 3 Pro, realme XT, realme 5 Pro, realme X, realme X2 and realme X2 Pro have already received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update so far, the company will update realme 3 and 3i to realme UI 1.0 this month. Continue reading “realme releases Android 10 based Kernel Sources for realme 3 Pro and realme 5 Pro”

realme has already started realme UI 2.0 development, confirms CMO

realme started off as an oppo sub-brand and soon after became an independent brand, but realme kept using oppo’s version of Android – ColorOS. The company later decided to introduce their own UI and finally announced Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 back in December 2019. realme UI brings an array of new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more.

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realme smartwatch teased, realme 6 Pro Lightning Purple coming to in India soon

realme introduced realme 6 Pro in India earlier this month, the smartphone launched in Lightning Blue and Lightning Orange colors, yesterday, the company launched a new Lightning Red color variant in Indonesia. In the latest episode of #AskMadhav, company CEO has confirmed that the Lightning Purple color variant will be launching soon in India. On being asked about realme Smartwatch, Madhav also showed a glimpse of realme Smartwatch which is rumoured to run WearOS. Continue reading “realme smartwatch teased, realme 6 Pro Lightning Purple coming to in India soon”

Realme band Review — Capable fitness band with heart rate sensor at Rs. 1499?

It has not been even 2 years since realme entered the smartphone market with the realme 1, and they have already released a staggering 21 phones, covering nearly every price range. Now, they have decided to enter the wearables market, with the launch of the realme band. With claims of being one of the cheapest fitness bands with a heart rate sensor and 9 sports modes that includes a cricket mode, is the band worth it? Read on in our review and do share your thoughts on the Band in the comments below.

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Realme Narzo smartphone series launching in India soon

After a teaser video yesterday, realme today confirmed that it will launch new smartphone series “Narzo” in India soon. The teaser image has tagline ‘Feel the Power’ and has words unique, power, Bold and Gen Z to describe the brand. The company says that the Narzo is a complete series with Max performance in the segment, and says that is a unique series customized for Generation-Z. Continue reading “Realme Narzo smartphone series launching in India soon”

Realme 6i with 6.5-inch mini-drop display, Helio G80, Android 10, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

Realme just announced the realme 6i, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor or last year’s realme 5i in Mayanmar, as it had promised. It packs a 6.52-inch HD+ Mini-drop notch display with 89.8% screen-to-body ratio, and is the first smartphone to be powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G80 12nm SoC with up to 4GB RAM, and runs Android 10 with realme UI on top. Continue reading “Realme 6i with 6.5-inch mini-drop display, Helio G80, Android 10, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

Realme 6 Pro Review: Good 90Hz mid-range phone, but for Rs. 16999?

realme launched the realme 6 Pro smartphone, successor to last year’s realme 5 Pro, which became popular after the price cut few months back. This has improvements in almost all the departments compared to the predecessor, right from the 90Hz refresh rate screen, 64MP rear camera with a new telephoto lens, dual front cameras, slightly bigger battery with 30W fast charging and lots more. Specs look good on paper, but is the phone worth the price of Rs. 16,999 when you already have the realme X2? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Realme 6 Pro Review: Good 90Hz mid-range phone, but for Rs. 16999?”

realme XT gets official Havoc-OS support

realme launched the realme XT smartphone running ColorOS 6.0 realme edition on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) back in September, the smartphone recently received Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 update with a bunch of new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. Continue reading “realme XT gets official Havoc-OS support”

Realme 6i with Helio G80, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery to be announced on March 17

After rumors, Realme has confirmed that the realme 6i, successor of the realme 5i will be introduced in Myanmar on March 17th. The company has confirmed 48MP quad rear cameras for the phone. It also said that this will be the world’s first phone with MediaTek Helio G80 processor, which is a slight upgrade to the MediaTek Helio G70 12nm SoC that was introduced on the realme C3 last month. Continue reading “Realme 6i with Helio G80, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery to be announced on March 17”

realme announces realme UI Open Beta for realme X2 Pro

realme announced the realme UI rollout schedule back in November and started rolling out the update for various devices in January. A few devices such as realme XT, realme X, realme 5 Pro and realme 3 Pro have already received Android 10 based realme UI update.

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Realme 6 Review: No more poor battery life with a 90Hz screen

Right on the heels of the launch of its flagship X50 Pro 5G, realme released its successor to the 5 series budget smartphones, the realme 6. The smartphone’s internals have been substantially upgraded, with the biggest change being the 90Hz FullHD+ display. Being the first device in this price segment to feature a high refresh rate screen, realme is leading the charge on bringing flagship features to budget conscious consumers. Has realme designed a phone that is worth the price jump from the realme 5? Read on in our review of the realme 6 and do share your thoughts about the smartphone with us and our readers in the comment section below. Continue reading “Realme 6 Review: No more poor battery life with a 90Hz screen”

Realme 6 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions

Realme launched the realme 6 series smartphones in India earlier this week. The realme 6 Pro is the slightly bigger version compared to the realme 6 with dual punch-hole design, slightly better rear camera and a better build quality. Here we the first impressions of the phone. Also, check out the unboxing video from our FoneArena Tamil channel. Continue reading “Realme 6 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions”