Oppo’s budding value-oriented brand Realme has just launched their killer new value-flagship featuring all the top-end specs you could want plus a high-refresh display and uberfast charging.
The Realme arm of the Chinese mobile behemoth Oppo, who also owns OnePlus, is barely 18 months old and yet they have already launched a total of thirteen phones at roughly equivalent price-points, each featuring a few key improvements over its predecessor.
Now though, Realme has aped its corporate rival Redmi, a subsidiary of Xiaomi, and launched their very first value-flagship featuring a swathe of flagship and even more premium features in the increasingly valuable mid-range bracket, where Redmi’s own K20 Pro (or Mi 9T Pro, globally) resides:
| Realme X2 Pro | Redmi K20 (Mi 9T Pro) | |
| Display | 6.5inch 1080x2400p 20:9 SAMOLED, 90hz, HDR10+ | 6.4inch 1080x2340p 19.5:9 SAMOLED, HDR10 |
| Processor | Snapdragon 855+ (1 x 2.96Ghz + 3 x 2.42Ghz + 4 x 1.80Ghz) with Aredno 640 GPU (700Mhz) | Snapdragon 855 (1 x 2.84Ghz + 3 x 2.42Ghz + 4 x 1.80Ghz) with Aredno 640 GPU |
| RAM | 6/8/12GB LPDDR4x | 6/8/12GB LPDDR4x |
| ROM | 64GB UFS2.1 128/256GB UFS3.0 |
64/128/256GB UFS2.1 |
| Rear Cameras | Standard 64MP F/1.8 1/1.7inch 0.8µm with PDAF autofocus 0.6x Ultrawide 8MP F/2.2 1.4µm with PDAF autofocus 2x Zoom 13MP F/2.5 1/3.4inch 1.0µm with PDAF autofocus RGB ‘Depth’ 2MP F/2.4 1/5inch 1.75µm RGB ‘Depth’ 2MP F/2.4 1/5inch 1.75µm Up to 4k60, 1080p120, 720p960 video |
Standard 48MP F/1.8 26mm 1/2″ 0.8µm with PDAF autofocus 0.5x Ultrawide 13MP F/2.4 12mm 1/3″ 1.12µm 2x Zoom 8MP F/2.4 53mm 1/4″ 1.12µm with PDAF autofocus Up to 4k60, 1080p960 video |
| Front Camera | Notched 16MP F/2.0 0.8µm Up to 1080p30 video |
Motorized pop-up 20MP F/2.2 0.8µm Up to 1080p30 video |
| Battery | 4000mAh with 50W SuperVOOC fast charging, 100% in 35min | 4000mAh with 27W Quick Charge 4+ fast charging |
| Software | ColorOS 6.1 on Android Pie | MIUI 11 on Android 10 |
| Connectivity | USB 2.0 Type-C, WiFi 802.11 a/b/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers | USB 2.0 Type-C, WiFi 802.11 a/b/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Radio, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (in-display), GPS (dual band), Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass | Fingerprint (in-display), GPS (dual band), Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass |
| Dimensions | 161 x 75.7 x 8.7mm or 6.34 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8mm or 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| Weight | 199g or 7.02oz | 191g or 6.74oz |
| Colours | Lunar White, Neptune Blue, Red Master Edition, Gray Master Edition | Carbon black, Flame red, Glacier Blue |
| Prices | 6/64GB: CNY2700/$380US/$600AU/€350 8/128GB: CNY2900/$410US/$600AU/€370 12/256GB: CNY3300/$465US/$700AU/€425 |
6/64GB: CNY2500/$360US/$500AU/€320 6/128GB: CNY2600/$370US/$550AU/€340 8/128GB: CNY2800/$400US/$600AU/€360 8/256GB: CNY3000/$420US/$650AU/€390 |
As you can see, the Realme X2 Pro has some insane specs at such a low price-point – offering as much if not more than its sister brand OnePlus 7T at 2/3 the price, with the same 90hz SAMOLED panel but significantly faster 50W SuperVOOC charging, which are two big wins over its rival Redmi K20 Pro aka Mi 9T Pro.
However, to be fair, the Realme X2 Pro does have slightly inferior camera hardware than the Redmi K20 Pro; don’t let the megapixels fool you, the X2 Pro’s 64MP Samsung sensor has been widely reviewed as slightly inferior to the 48MP Sony sensor in the Redmi, while the other cameras are all slightly disadvantaged also and the 2MP ‘depth’ camera is superfluous.
Also, the Realme X2 Pro retains a notched display vs the Redmi K20’s unperturbed design.
An of course Xiaomi also offers the somewhat cheaper non-Pro model of the Redmi K20 or Mi 9T whose only real sacrifice is a slight downgrade to the still-excellent Snapdragon 730.
That said, the Realme X2 Pro obviously features those critical advantages over its Redmi competition too, with the slightly superior quality display at a faster and smoother 90hz (vs 60hz) refresh rate and doubly as fast 50W charging.
All-in-all, Realme’s debut value-flagship offers an excellent package at an arguably unbeatable price; though if you have a mind to purchase one I’d advise the sweet-spot 8/128GB model.
Epic. Value.
Source: GSMArena
