Is India’s first 5G phone worth the hype? Realme X50 Pro is the first 5G phone by any brand in India, and is it the best at this price? Realme X50 Pro starts at Rs 37,999.
Realme X50 Pro is also the first 5G smartphone in India, running on the top-end Snapdragon 865.
Realme X50 Pro 5G packs in a 64MP powered quad camera system. The company also unveiled the top 65W Super Dart charging. Here’s our Realme X50 Pro quick review decoding the initial impressions.
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Design, Display
The new Realme flagship has dropped the glossy look to go with a much sophisticated matt finish colour on the out. Launched in two colour options, both Rust Red and Moss Green look dapper on the out.
Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with a 6.44-inch Full HD+ display offering a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The display offers a 90Hz refresh rate, with a complete glass body on the out protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The bezels are very minimal, and it’s almost without any line on the sides.
Hardware, Storage
Under the hood, Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. RAM and 256GB of storage. Being an octa-core SoC, the SD 865 has been manufactured on a 7nm process with Kryo 585 cores, backed by Adreno 650 GPU.
The smartphone supports UFS 3.0+ storage with the latest LPDDR5 RAM.
The Adreno 650 GPU offers some top notch graphical performance with up to 12GB of RAM to back it. The base model comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, mid-end model with 8GB RAM with 128GB storage and the top 12GB RAM model with 256GB storage.
Cameras
Coming to optics, Realme X50 Pro 5G has a quad rear camera setup at the back. The four camera system includes a 64-megapixel primary Samsung GW1 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, which is a six-piece lens.
The quad camera setup further includes an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor, 12-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 2-megapixel portrait camera.
Upfront, Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with a dual selfie camera setup featuring a 32-megapixel Sony IMX 616 primary sensor with an f/2.5 aperture and an 8-megapixel secondary ultra-wide-angle lens.
The initial results are quite impressive, and the camera does a good job when it comes to zooming capabilities.
Software, Battery
Realme X50 Pro 5G comes with the latest Android 10 with the latest Realme UI on top. Realme X50 Pro 5G packs a sizable 4,200mAh battery with the brand new 65W Super Dart charging.
The new 65W Super Dart charging can juice up the phone to 100 percent in less than 25-30 minutes.
Realme X50 Pro Price In India, Availability
Realme X50 Pro 5G price in India starts at Rs 37,999 for the base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The mid-end 8GB RAM with 128GB storage model is priced at Rs 39,999, and the top 12GB RAM model with 256GB storage is priced at Rs 44,999.
Realme X50 Pro 5G in India will be available in two colour options: Mass Green and Rust Red. Realme X50 Pro 5G will sell in India via Flipkart and Realme.com.