Realme X50 5G

Overview

Chinese smartphone maker Realme has announced that the Realme X50 5G will be the company’s first 5G smartphone. It has revealed that it will be using Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 765G SoC in the upcoming Realme X50 5G phone. The Snapdragon 765G is one of the two new SoC’s announced by the chipmaker earlier this month which comes with integrated 5G modems. Realme is yet to announced the launch date of the Realme X50 5G. 

Realme’s upcoming 5G phone will compete against Xiaomi’s Redmi K30 5G, which was recently launched in China.

The Realme 5 Pro was launched earlier this year has received a price cut. The 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM variant is now available for a discounted price of Rs. 11,999, while the 6GB + 64GB and 8GB + 128GB variants are now available for Rs. 12,999 and Rs. 14,999, respectively.

Design

The upcoming phone will come with a punch-hole design according to reports. The phone is rumoured to have a narrow-bezel display with a cut out for dual selfie cameras. It will have a 6.4-inch display. 

It is rumoured to include an array of sensors including an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and fingerprint sensor.

Camera

Realme will bring the 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor as the main camera. It is also reported to have a dual punch-hole notch on the front that will house two selfie cameras of 32 MP + 8 MP sensors. The phone will have a quad rear camera setup with 60 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP rear camera setup. 

Performance

The phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset which is one of the two new SoC announced by the chipmaker earlier this month that has integrated 5G modems. The phone will run on Android 10.0 out of the box with the company’s proprietary OS on top. It will have 6 GB of RAM and Adreno 620 GPU. 

The Snapdragon 765G supports 5G networks and can offer to download speeds of up to 3.7Gbps and 1.2Gbps on 4G. It comes with the Snapdragon X52 modem and will be able to support the 5G network out-of-the-box. Realme has teased that the X50 5G will support both Stand Alone and Non-Stand Alone 5G networks. The Realme X50 5G will support face unlock. 

Battery and Storage

The phone will come with Realme's proprietary 30W VOOC fast charging. The Realme X50 5G has a 4500 mAh battery. It will have 128 GB of internal storage. The phone will reportedly be a dual-SIM smartphone that will accept Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. 

Connectivity

The company has revealed that the Realme X50 5G will pack dual-mode 5G and will support 5G frequency bands n1, n41, n78, n79. These bands are used by all the telecom operators offering 5G in China.  The phone will support Bluetooth, USB, GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, and 5G. 

Configuration

The phone will be powered by an octa-core QUALCOMM snapdragon 765G processor and will run on Android 10.0 based Color OS out of the box. The Snapdragon 765G is a gaming-focused chipset and comes integrated with Adreno 620 GPU, which delivers graphics performance up to 38-percent over the Snapdragon 730, according to the company.