Last week, the Chinese smartphone brand OPPO’s subsidiary brand Realme launched the Realme 1 in the Indian market. With this device, the company wants to give a head-to-head competition with other smartphone manufacturers who offer an affordable budget smartphone. And it seems that the Realme 1 is going to be the new ruler of the budget smartphones, as it offers the 6 GB RAM variant of the device at ₹13,990.
Speaking about the availability, the device will be available exclusively on the Amazon India from 12 p.m. onwards. If you are unaware about the specification of the device, then here it is for you.
Let’s start with the design, the Realme 1 comes with a ‘Diamond Black’ design which is covered with glass and does look like a diamond thanks to the polygonal design patterns.
The all new Realme 1 sports 6 inch Full HD+ Full-screen display with 2160 x 1080 pixels resolution and the device has 84.75% screen-to-body ratio. The device is powered by Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 processor as well as dual-core AI specific chip. The device is coming with three variants 3/4/6 GB of RAM, along with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. In terms of storage, the 3 GB RAM variant has 32GB of internal storage, 4 GB RAM variant 64 GB of internal storage, and the 6 GB RAM variant of the device has 128 GB of internal storage. And if the storage is not enough for you then the device will allow you to expand the storage with a dedicated MicroSD card. Having said that, right now the 3 GB and 6 GB variant of the device is available, the company will launch the 4 GB variant of the device later.
Moving to the photography department, the device has 13 megapixel rear camera with PDAF and LED flash along with 8 megapixel front facing camera with portrait mode. Having said that, the company claims the device can recognize 296 facial points and offers AI stickers feature for both the front and rear cameras. Moreover, the camera also features HDR, Vivid and Bokeh modes powered by AI again. The device lacks fingerprint scanner but it has Face Unlock feature to give the security.
In terms of connectivity, the device supports Dual Hybrid SIM with Dual 4G connectivity along with other standard features such as GPS, Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi, USB OTG, 3.5 mm headphone jack, FM Radio, micro USB. Having said that, the device has triple slot. The device runs on Android Oreo 8.1 which is based on ColorOS 5.0 and the device is backed on 3,410 mAh battery which has AI management as it will automatically close the background applications to give more power.
Pricing and availability
The 3 GB RAM variant has the price tag of ₹8,990, 4 GB RAM variant is priced at ₹10,990 and the 6 GB RAM variant of the device has the price tag of ₹13,990.
Offers with the device
- You will get 5% cashback on purchases via SBI debit/credit cards.
- Jio users will get the benefits of ₹4850.
- No-cost EMI.
- 80% off on purchase of first Kindle eBook on Kindle Lite.
So, if you are looking for an affordable and powerful smartphone then the Realme 1 is your perfect match. You can purchase the device by clicking the button below.