Could This smartphone Be a Dark Horse Competitor to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro

Xiaomi’s Redmi te 6 Pro which was launched in India on vember 22, is w up for sale. premium mid-range phone is also slated to face competition obviously in a crowded Indian market that is dominated by Chinese and South Korean brands along with likes of Apple and a host of local labels following suit.

In this regard; new benchmark results indicate that Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SOC, within Xiaomi Redmi te 6 Pro, is seen ranking behind a MediaTek Helio P70 chipset incorporated within a handset bearing model number RMX1833 which refers to a Realme U1 that is expected to be launched in India during last week of vember 2018.

se benchmark results, first reported by Smartprix, indicate a benchmark run on AntTuTu app; on multiple recent mid-range phones viz Redmi te 6 Pro, Realme UI, and a Huawei Hor 8X variant.   scores displayed by ims corn Realme U1 winner, with Hor 8X being second. Xiaomi Redmi te 6 Pro is in last place here.

w, an inference which could potentially be me from se observations is fact that Helio P70 SoC could offer premium mid range performance; expected from a mid range handset. Expectations on MediaTek Helio P70 would also obviously be on rise.

At this juncture, Realme U1 is rumoured to come with a sub INR 15000 price tag; just like Xiaomi Redmi te 6 Pro; hence, former could very well do to be a potential competitor for Redmi te 6 Pro as far as budget and performance of phone are taken into consideration. As of w, Redmi te 6 Pro is a definite cysure of all eyes in mid-range smartphones segment in India that has been getting a boost from at least last 5 years; thanks to intense competition between Xiaomi and Samsung.

For Realme, fairly new smartphone brand has a backing of budget devices viz Realme C1 priced at INR 7999, Realme 1 (having a price tag starting from INR 11000), and  Realme 2 (INR 9500). Here, se handsets have definitely emphasized value-for-money aspect when matching with price is taken into consideration. This does t help but evoke same kind of feelings that Xiaomi did back in 2014 when its budget offerings viz first-gen Redmi smartphones surfaced; USP of se devices were ir feature-rich nature at comparatively affordable prices (in features vs money comparisons).