Category: realme

realme phones to get single-click option to disable recommendations in apps

Realme has gained popularity since its inception because of value-for-money (VFM) offerings in the mid-range smartphone segment. According to the recent Counterpoint research report, the brand had about 16% industry market share in Q3 2019 in India with 6x growth compared to last year. realme smartphones started receiving updates bringing system-wide Dark Mode a couple of months ago, the company has already announced its plan to introduce realme UI in January 2020. Continue reading “realme phones to get single-click option to disable recommendations in apps”

Realme X50 5G with dual punch-hole display, Snapdragon 765G, liquid Cooling, VOOC 4.0 to be announced on January 7

Update: December 27, 2019 — realme China product director Wang Wei Derek has posted a new photo of the phone that confirms side-mounted fingerprint scanner.

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Realme X2 Review: Best mid-range phone under Rs. 20000?

realme launched the X2 smartphone, which is actually a successor to the realme XT instead of the realme X. Even though this has the same display, rear camera setup, design and battery capacity as the realme XT, the X2 is powered by a faster Snapdragon 730G SoC, 32-megapixel front camera and VOOC 4.0 fast charging tech. Specs look good on paper, how good is this compared to the realme XT? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Realme X2 Review: Best mid-range phone under Rs. 20000?”

Realme X2 Pro 6GB + 64GB launched in India for Rs. 27999, 12GB + 256GB Red Brick and Concrete Master Edition available from Dec 24

realme launched its flagship realme X2 Pro smartphone priced at  Rs. 29,999 for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage and 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version was launched for Rs. 33,999. It went on sale from Flipkart and realme.com starting from November 26th. Today in the latest episode of #AskMadhav, the company’s CEO, Madhav Sheth has announced that the realme X2 Pro 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version will be available soon priced at Rs. 27999. Continue reading “Realme X2 Pro 6GB + 64GB launched in India for Rs. 27999, 12GB + 256GB Red Brick and Concrete Master Edition available from Dec 24”

Realme X50 5G phone with Snapdragon 765G, dual punch-hole display teased [Update: Liquid Cooling, 70% charge in 30 min with VOOC 4.0]

Update: December 20, 2019 — realme has confirmed that X50 5G  will feature 8mm 410mm³ diameter large  liquid-cooled copper tube for heat dissipation 3.0 offering five-dimensional heat dissipation that covers all the heat sources 100%. It will feature enhanced VOOC flash charge 4.0,  so that the phone is charged from 0 to 70% in 30 minutes.

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Realme Buds Air Review — Best budget true wireless earbuds?

realme yesterday launched its first true wirless earbuds — the Realme Buds Air at the realme X2 launch event. This has some unique features like super low-latency gaming mode and support for wireless charging that you rarely get in true wireless earbuds in the price range. So, are these the best true wireless earbuds for the price? Let us dive into the review to find out. Continue reading “Realme Buds Air Review — Best budget true wireless earbuds?”

Realme X2 Unboxing and First Impressions

realme today launched the most-expected realme X2 smartphone in India starting at Rs. 16,999. Even though it has the same display and design, this has a faster Snapdragon 730G SoC, packs a 32-megapixel front camera and has support for 30W VOOC 4.0 fast charging. We got hold of the new Pearl Green color version, and here is our unboxing (in Tamil). Continue reading “Realme X2 Unboxing and First Impressions”

realme PaySa launched in India — Instant Personal Loans, Business Loans, Mobile Screen Insurance and more

realme, known for its smartphones and accessories, today launched its first full stack financial service platform via its realme PaySa app to take on Mi Credit. The service comes with 4 highlight products namely Free credit report, Personal loans, screen insurance for mobiles and business loans.

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Realme X2 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730G, up to 8GB RAM, 32MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 16999

realme just launched the realme X2, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of the realme XT in India, as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with 91.9% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.1 and packs a 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.72″ Samsung GW1 sensor and f/1.8 aperture. It has a 8MP 118° ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.25 aperture, 2MP depth sensor and 2MP camera for 4cm macro with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture are same. Continue reading “Realme X2 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730G, up to 8GB RAM, 32MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 16999”

Realme Buds Air with Low-latency gaming mode, wireless charging launched in India for Rs. 3999

Realme just launched the realme Buds Air, the company’s first true wireless earphones in India along with the realme X2, as it had promised. It has 12mm drivers that promises dynamic bass, Bluetooth 5.0 support with AAC audio codec for an enhanced audio experience. The main highlight of the earbuds is its low-latency gaming mode, which promises 50% reduction in latency when gaming, thanks to the R1 chip. It also has dual microphones for better call quality and environmental noise cancellation. Continue reading “Realme Buds Air with Low-latency gaming mode, wireless charging launched in India for Rs. 3999”

Realme 5s Review — Worthy upgrade to realme 5?

Last year, many smartphone brands came up with their sub-brands and online-only series of smartphones which eventually is working out well for the brands. On similar lines, the Realme Mobiles brand was introduced under OPPO earlier last year. realme 1 was the first smartphone from the brand and later on, the company started to branch out from OPPO to start functioning independently. Within a year, realme launched an array of smartphones and realme 5s is the latest budget smartphone launched by the company. It was launched alongside the flagship realme X2 Pro and is positioned as an upgrade to the realme 5 smartphone. We have been testing the realme 5s (4GB+128GB) for some time now and in this review, let us find out if the realme 5s is ‘real-ly’ an upgrade to the realme 5.

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Realme Buds Air true wireless earbuds launching on December 17 — Here’s how you can get Rs. 400 discount coupon [Update: Wireless Charging]

Madhav Seth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India has confirmed that the Realme Buds Air will feature wireless charging support so that you can charge it using any Qi-standard wireless charger.

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Realme X2 Pro Review

In this heated smartphone market, X2 Pro is realme’s latest effort to gain further market share, offering a blend of premium features and price-friendly sacrifices. With X2 Pro, realme has entered into the flagship segment in India. Can it dethrone OnePlus in the sub 30K segment? Take a look at our review to know more about this device. Continue reading “Realme X2 Pro Review”

Realme X2 Booster Sale — Here’s how to book the realme X2 before India launch and get Rs. 500 discount

realme back in September confirmed that it will launch the realme X2 as realme XT 730G in India in December. Last week it confirmed the launch date. Today Flipkart has posted a teaser that confirms that the phone will be launched as realme X2 in the country. It also confirms that Avocado Green color variant is coming to India, after it was introduced in China last month. Continue reading “Realme X2 Booster Sale — Here’s how to book the realme X2 before India launch and get Rs. 500 discount”

Realme XT 730G with 64MP quad rear cameras, 30W VOOC Flash Charge and true wireless earbuds launching in India on December 17

Update: realme has sent out invites for the launch of realme XT 730G phone in India on December 17th. It will also launch the true wireless earbuds in Black, White and Yellow colors.

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