Oppo’s sub-brand Realme launched its new device Realme 2 Pro Yesterday at an event in Delhi. The brand Realme is targetting budget segment audience and has already launched two devices this year. Also, they have launched Realme C1 an entry-level smartphone. Realme 2 Pro is the phone that is going to compete against most of the budget segment phones thriving the market. Realme 2 Pro has key highlights as :
- Snapdragon 660 Processor
- Waterdrop Notch on Display
- Dual Rear Camera
Realme 2 Pro price and availability
The Realme 2 Pro is priced for Rs 13990 for the base variant of 4 GB Ram. There are three variants with 4 GB Ram 64 GB storage, 6 GB Ram 64 GB storage, and 8 GB Ram coupled with 128 GB storage. The pricing set is Rs 13990, Rs 15990, and Rs 17990 respectively for the variants. Thee are three different colour options viz Black Sea, Ocean Blue, and Ice Lake. The phone will be available exclusively on Flipkart from October 11.
Realme 2 Pro Specifications
The Realme 2 Pro has a 6.3 inches full HD+ Display with the resolution of 1080×2340 pixels giving the pixel density of 409 PPI. It has almost 91% screen to body ratio with 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The Realme 2 Pro runs on ColorOS 5.2 on top of Android 8.1 Oreo. Hopefully, we get an upgrade to Android Pie. Coming to the hardware part it has an octa-core CPU by Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 660 Soc. It is coupled together with the Adreno 512 GPU. And there are 3 Ram options 4/6/8 GB and two storage options 64/128 GB. Storage can be expanded up to 256 GB via dedicated MicroSD card. There is 3500 mAh battery powering this phone.
Camera
There is a Dual camera set up in the front. A 16 Megapixel Primary camera with f/1.7 aperture, a Sony IMX398 sensor. The secondary camera is a 2 Megapixel Depth Sensor. This is capable of recording 4k videos at 30 fps. In the front, there is a 16 Megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture. Connectivity options include USB OTG, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth, 4G VoLTE, GPS, and more. It has dual Sim support with a dedicated Sim Card slot
All in all its a great phone with running a powerful chipset Snapdragon 660 running inside. Probably this could be the best phone below Rs 20000. Actually not as the Realme 2 Pro is priced at Rs 18000 for its higher variant. There is a dual camera, a waterdrop notch, a powerful CPU, what more you need. This could be the best phone under Rs 15000 for PUBG. Honestly, Realme is about to change the landscape of budget smartphones.
Brand | Realme | MI | MI | MI | HONOR |
Model | M2 Pro | Mi A2 | Redmi Note5 Pro | Redmi 6 pro | Honor 9N |
Launch Date | 2018.09 | 2018.08 | 2018.02 | 2018.09 | 2018.07 |
Color | black / deep Bue / Light Blue | pink / gold / blue / black | red / gold / blue / black | black / gold | black / blue |
OS | Android 8.1 | Android 8.1(Android One) | Android 8.0 | Android 8.1 | Android 8.1 |
Camera | 16M+2M | 12MP+20MP | 12M+5M | 12M+5M | 13M+2M |
16M | 20MP | 20M | 5M | 16M | |
Dimensions | 156.7*74.0*8.5mm | 158.7*75.4*7.3 | 158.6*75.4*8.05 | 149.3*71.7*8.75 | 149.2×71.8 × 7.7 |
Weight | 174g | 168g | 181g | 178g | 152g |
Screen | 6.3” | 5.99” | 5.99” | 5.84” | 5.84” |
Resolution | FHD+ “Dewdrop”(91% screen-body ration) | 2160×1080 FHD+ | 2160*1080 FHD+ | 2280*1080 with Notch | 2280*1080 with Notch |
CPU | SDM660 AIE | SDM660 | SDM636 | SDM625 | Kirin 659 |
Memory | 4+64 / 6+64 / 8+128 | 4+64 | 4+64 / 6+64 | 3+32 / 4+32 / 4+64 | 3+32 / 4+64 /4+128 |
Battery | 3500mAh | 3010mAh | 4000mAh | 4000mAh | 3000mAh |
Retail price (INR) | 13990 / 15990 / 17990 | 16,999 | 14990 / 16990 | 10990 / 12990 | 11990 / 13990 / 17990 |
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