It only seems like 5 minutes since we took a look at the Realme 5 Pro (which is available for a mere £209 on the UK Realme site) but wait, there’s a Realme 6 Pro around the corner and we’ll be seeing it for real this coming Tuesday.
On May 5th the company will be delivering a new Realme 6 Pro with a fluid 90Hz screen, 30W fast charge and integrated dual selfie mode plus a total of 6 cameras. In addition, you should see them announcing the “battery king” that is the Realme 5i.
Things kick off at 11AM on May 5th. We’ll be bringing you all the details.
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OK, has everyone stopped reading? Good. Should we mention that the Realme 6 Pro has actually already been announced elsewhere in the world and that this is just the European launch?
Realme 6 Pro
Yeah, I should probably keep that quiet. Best not put all these pictures of the Realme 6 Pro we have, or mention the fact that it’s got a 6.6″ 1080 x 2400 pixel 90Hz screen (20:9 ratio at 399ppi) plus Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (which should an improvement on the Gorilla Glass 3+ on the 5 Pro). The specs on the upcoming Realme 6 Pro include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (octa-core up to 2.3GHz) plus an Adreno 618 GPU. There’s a few variants – either 6GB RAM / 64GB storage, 6GB RAM and 128GB storage or 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It’ll have a microSD slot too, but best keep that quiet. Android 10 / ColorOS too. Nice.
Realme 6 Pro
Around back, and keep this to yourself, there’s a 64 megapixel main shooter (f/1.8), 12 megapixel telephoto, 8 megapixel ultra-wide and 2 megapixel macro lens. Up front, a dual selfie shooter does indeed tip the camera count to “6” – a 16 megapixel and an 8 megapixel wide-angle lens will no doubt add in “group selfies”.
The Realme 6 Pro also adds a 3.5mm audio port, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-band WiFi, GPS, NFC (hopefully on the UK model too) plus a 4300mAh battery with 30W fast charging. That’ll see you hit a completely full battery (from flat) in just 57 minutes via VOOC 4.0 speedy charging via a USB-C port.
The phone is a tad heavy though at 202g and a little chunky too (8.9mm) – a bit like the 5 Pro in that sense.
We’re reckoning that you’ll see a price of around £249 on this. It’s definitely a battle of the mid-rangers at the minute with Redmi, Samsung and Motorola all pitching phones at around the £200-£250 mark. It’s quite remarkable what you can get for your money nowadays.
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Oh yes, and that Realme 5i has already been announced elsewhere in the world. It’s got a 6.52″ screen with a fairly low-res (720 x 1600 pixel) screen (269 ppi 20:9) and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU (octa-core up to 2GHz). That’s going to get either 3GB RAM and 32GB storage or 4GB RAM and 64GB storage.
Realme 5i
Camera-wise, there’s a quad rear arrangement – 12 megapixel standard, 8 megapixel wide, 2 megapixel macro and 2 megapixel depth. 8 megaxpixel selfie lens plus 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band WiFi, microUSB (wha?!) charging and a bargain £139 price-tag.
This entry-level phone has a 5000 mAh battery though, so it’ll run and run.
Realme 5i
Don’t tell anyone though, because both these phones won’t be announced in Europe until Tuesday, so .. shhhhh…