The Realme XT, the company’s first 64-megapixel smartphone, has finally arrived in the Philippines. The best part is, it comes with a very appealing price tag.

Besides its pixel-packed primary sensor, the Realme XT also has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and two 2-megapixel sensors for macro and depth-sensing.

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It’s powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 processor, the same chipset found on the also new Realme 5 Pro. It comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage.

One of its main difference over the latter, besides the cameras, is the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen with a built-in in-display fingerprint scanner beneath the panel. It runs on Android 9 Pie with ColorOS on top, and a 4,000mAh battery with 20W VOOC 3.0 fast charging.

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The Realme XT has an official price of Php16,990. You can pre-order it ar Realme stores and kiosks nationwide from October 9 to November 8, 2019, and get a free Realme Youth true-wireless earbuds valued at Php3,499. There’s a Php500 required downpayment fee, then claiming will start on November 9.

Those who want to get their first hands on the device can order it on Lazada on October 29 starting 12NN onwards.

We’ll be publishing our full review of this device in the coming days. For the meantime, you can read our hands-on review.

Realme XT Specs

  • Android 9 Pie, ColorOS
  • Dual SIM
  • 6.4-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, 2340 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~402ppi
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 91.9% aspect ratio
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 octa-core processor
  • 8GB RAM
  • Adreno 616 GPU
  • 128GB internal storage, expandable via microSD up to 256GB
  • 16-megapixel front camera
  • 64-megapixel (Samsung GW1, f/1.8) + 8-megapixel (ultra-wide, f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (depth sensor) + 2-megapixel (macro) rear cameras, PDAF, LED flash
  • 4K@30fps, 960fps slow-mo
  • Dolby Atmos
  • In-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
  • 4G LTE
  • WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • GPS, Galileo, BDS
  • Headphone jack, USB Type-C
  • Dimensions: 158.7 x 75.2 x 8.6mm
  • Weight: 183g
  • Colors: Pearl Blue, Pearl White
  • 4,000mAh non-removable battery, 20W VOOC 3.0

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