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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Realme
Announced May 2026 February 2026
Status Coming Soon - May 2026 Available -April 2026
Price - Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blush Gold, Lake Cyan, Golden Black White Swan, Black Cloud
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 163.3 x 78 x 8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
158.3 x 75.1 x 8.1 mm
(6.23 x 2.96 x 0.32 in)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type · Nano-SIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 0.5m for 60 days)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS EMUI 14.2 (International), HarmonyOS 5.1 (China) Android 16
User Interface - Realme UI 7.0
Processor - Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6400 Turbo (6 nm) [Similar]
GPU - Mali-G57 MC2 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 12 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, 4000 Nits (peak) FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, HDR, 1000 Nits (typ), 1400 Nits (HBM)
4500 Nits (peak), AGC DT-Star D+
Colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.84 inches [Similar] 6.57 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1272 x 2756 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2372 pixels (397 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.07% 88.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP [Similar] 50 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.56", dual-pixel PDAF
Auxiliary lens
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.60µm, PDAF
Auxiliary lens
Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, HDR, Panorama, Selfie Mirror
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide)
Panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio) 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 40W wired
5W reverse wired
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired, 45W PPS, 13.5W PD2.0
Reverse wired
Bypass charging
Capacity 8500 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -