Upcoming Realme Phones: Devices With Snapdragon 778, Snapdragon 870 Confirmed, Realme X7 Max 5G

Realme confirmed new phones with Snapdragon 778 and Snapdragon 870. The company will unveil a device with the latest Snapdragon 778 5G chip on June 18. Another upcoming Realme mobile with Snapdragon 870 processor will launch on the same date. At the same time, Realme X7 Max launch in India has been confirmed on it’s official website with a dedicated microsite which directs to Realme X7 Max.

It’s going to be the first phone in India to come with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC.

Realme India CEO Madhav Sheth recently teased the design of the phone with the ‘Realme’ and ‘Dare to Leap’ logo. Realme was about to hold a mega launch event, but it was postponed due to nationwide lockdown.

The other two upcoming Realme devices, the company hasn’t revealed much about them. One of the upcoming mobiles has been dubbed to be called Quicksilver, will be powered by the new 5G chipset. Both the Realme phones will be placed in the mid-range and entry-level premium category respectively.

Snapdragon 778 5G is said to deliver up to 40% better CPU performance and another 40% improvement generation-over-generation in graphics performance with the new Adreno 642L GPU taking care of the graphics department. The chip comes with a Snapdragon X53 5G modem supporting both mmWave and Sub-6 connectivity apart from support for Wi-Fi 6/6E (with 5GHz and 6GHz bands) with speeds of up to 2.9 Gbps.

Coming back to Realme X7 Max 5G, the rear design confirms it’s going to be a rebranded Realme GT Neo for India. The Realme Dimensity 1200 powered phone will be a rebranded Chinese Realme GT Neo, said to come as the Realme X7 Max 5G in the country. 

Recent reports say the Indian variant will be available in two models: 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM with 256 GB storage. The device is said come in three color options: Mercury Silver, Asteroid Black, and Milky Way.

Realme X7 Max 5G will pack in a 6.43-inch S-AMOLED Full HD+ display offering 120Hz refresh rate, Dimensuty 1200 chip, LPDDR4x RAM, UFS 3.1 storage and backed by a 4,500mAh battery.

Coming to optics, Realme X7 Max 5G is said to feature a 16-megapixel front camera. At the back, the upcoming Realme phone will don a 64-megapixel primary sensor inside a triple camera system with a 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. The Realme phone is expected to come with an in-display fingerprint scanner, a 3.5mm audio jack, Realme UI 2.0 based Android 11 OS and 50W fast charging support.