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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Realme
Announced 2020, October 13 January 2026
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13 Coming Soon - January 2026
Price Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors) Gold, Gray, Camellia Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
162.5 x 76.3 x 8.1 mm or 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 3 x 0.32 in or 0.33 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 198 g or 203 g (6.98 oz or 7.16 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface - Realme UI 7.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520), Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 722 [Similar]
RAM N/A 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz, HDR10+, 4608Hz PWM
600 Nits (typ), 1800 Nits (HBM), 6500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M Colour 1B colors
Size 6.7 inches [Similar] 6.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi) 1280 x 2800 pixels (453 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.74% 90.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF [Similar] 200 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
200 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", 0.5µm, dual-pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.8, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5 optical zoom
8 MP, 116˚, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm
Panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired, 55W PPS, 13.5W PD/QC
Reverse wired
Bypass charging
Capacity - 7000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -