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general General Info

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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades iOS 14
User Interface Realme UI 7.0 -
Processor 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] Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 722 [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 12 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 256 GB 128GB, 256GB, 512GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 144Hz, HDR10+, 4608Hz PWM
600 Nits (typ), 1800 Nits (HBM), 6500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
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
Colors 1B colors 16M Colour
Size 6.8 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels (453 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.88% 87.74%
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 200 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features 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
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)
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 50 MP, f/2.4, 23mm (wide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm
Panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

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