Realme X launched with 6.53-inch AMOLED display, 48MP rear and 16MP pop-up selfie camera

Oppo spin-off brand Realme anunced its official foray into China on Wednesday – after having left quite an impression on Indian market. Realme is kicking off proceedings with  Realme X – a lower mid-tier phone that packs an AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner, a 48MP rear camera with Sony’s IMX586 sensor and a 16MP pop-up selfie shooter, and 20W VOOC 3.0 fast charging. Realme X has been launched in China at a starting price of CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs 15,400) for base model with 4GB RAM and 64GB stor, while top-end model with whopping 8GB RAM and 128GB stor will retail for CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs 18,400).     

Realme X boasts of a gradient design langu like Realme 3 Pro and Realme 3 – phone will be available in Steam White and Punk Blue. Underneath, it’s all plastic though, just like Realme 3 Pro and Realme 3. 

Speaking of specs, Realme X has a 6.53-inch 1080p+ AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection up-top. Realme X ditches a conventional fingerprint scanner for an optical in-display solution, similar to OnePlus 7 Pro/OnePlus 7. phone is powered by a 2.2Ghz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 128GB stor which is n-expandable. dual-SIM Realme X runs Android 9 Pie-based ColorOS 6 software.   

Realme X furr packs a 3,765mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 flash charge support which is claimed to top battery from 0-55 per cent in just 30 minutes.  

On to optics, Realme X has a dual camera system on rear consisting of a 48MP (Sony IMX 586) sensor with f/1.7 aperture and ar 5MP sensor for depth sensing aka portrait photography. On front, Realme X comes with a 16MP camera with a Sony IMX471 sensor. Hallmark Realme features such as Nightscape (which is Realme’s take on night mode we’ve come to see on many phones lately) and Chroma Boost (used for achieving greater dynamic range and more balanced exposure under different lighting scenarios) are available on Realme X.   

Realme has launched Realme X at a starting price of CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs 15,400) for base model with 4GB RAM and 64GB stor, while top-end model with 8GB RAM and 128GB stor will retail for CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs 18,400). re’s also a version with 6GB RAM and 64GB stor which will sell for CNY 1,599 (roughly Rs 16,400). re’s word when (and if) Realme will launch Realme X in India.      

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