Realme X: Snapdragon 710 processor, Pop-up camera, In-display fingerprint scanner

The highly-anticipated Realme X has finally made its debut in China, and it’s easily the most lavish smartphone that the company has come up with to date.

The Realme X has a slew of similarities to the Realme 3 Pro, but with big improvements in some areas to up the ante. One of the biggest ones is the upgrade to a 6.5-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel, which enabled its in-display fingerprint scanner.

Realme was also able to achieve a good 91.2% screen-to-body ratio by eliminating the notch, and implements a pop-up selfie camera, just like what the OPPO F11 Pro has. This mechanism houses a 16-megapixel sensor for self-portraits.

Its biggest upgrade over the Realme 3 Pro is the cameras on the back. The Realme X brags a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 camera, which is the same sensor found on the more expensive OnePlus 7 Pro. There’s also the 5-megapixel depth-sensor for the portrait mode effects.

The Realme X will be juiced up by a 3,765mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charging support.

• Android 9 Pie, ColorOS 6
• Dual SIM
• 6.53-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~394ppi
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 91.2% screen-to-body ratio
• 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 octa-core processor
• 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM
• Adreno 616 GPU
  64GB/128GB internal storage, non-expandable
• 16-megapixel front camera, f/2.0
• 48-megapixel (Sony IMX586, f/1.7) + 5-megapixel rear cameras, LED flash
• In-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
• Dolby Atmos
• 4G LTE
• WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
• Bluetooth 5.0
• GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
• USB Type-C
• Dimensions: 161.2 x 76 x 8.4mm
• Weight: 191g
• Colors: Steam White, Punk Blue
• 3,765mAh non-removable battery, VOOC 3.0

The Realme X will be available in China for a price of CNY1,499 (~Php11,400) for the 4GB/64GB model, CNY1,599 (~Php12,200) for the 6GB/64GB, and CNY1,799 (~Php13,700) for the 8GB/128GB.

Its official pricing and availability details in the Philippines are yet to be known. But since its smaller brother, the Realme X Lite, is basically a rebranded Realme 3 Pro, we might get this device locally with a different name. Let’s just wait and see.