Realme 5 series now official

Realme has finally launched its latest smartphone products, the Realme 5 series, today in India.

Realme has continuously proven the quality of its smartphones with its decent specs and great pricing. This time, the Realme 5 series has splash resistance on its two models — the Realme 5 and the Realme 5 Pro. For the former, it sports a 6.5-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 chipset, 12MP + ultra-wide + portrait + macro quad-camera setup, and 5,000mAh battery.

The pro version comes with a 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 712 chip, 4GB/6GB/8GB of RAM, 64GB/128GB of UFs 2.1 storage, 48MP + 8MP + 2MP  + 2MP quad-camera setup, 16MP front camera, and 4,035mAh battery w/ VOOC flash charging 3.0.

The company also announced new updates for the ColorOS 6 which brings new design updates, Real Privacy function, and Hotspot Management. Realme also launched three new accessories:

• Realme Iconic Case (Realme 5 series) – INR 399 (~PHP 291)
• Realme Tote Bag – INR 1,199 (~PHP 875)
• Realme Buds 2 – INR 599 (~PHP 437)

Here are the prices of each smartphone:

• Realme 5 3GB + 32GB – INR 9,999 (~PHP 7,298)
• Realme 5 4GB + 64GB – INR 10,999 (~PHP 8,028)
• Realme 5 4GB + 128GB – INR 11,999 (~PHP 8,758)
• Realme 5 Pro 4GB + 64GB – INR 13,999 (~PHP 10,218)
• Realme 5 Pro 6GB + 64GB – INR 14,999 (~PHP 10,948)
• Realme 5 Pro 8GB + 128GB – INR 16,999 (~PHP 12,408)

Author’s Note: The converted prices above are not the final prices in the Philippines. They are still subjected to local taxes so stay tuned for its official announcement.

Realme 5 specs:

• 6.5-inch Mini-drop HD+ (1600 x 720) Full-screen display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 2.00GHz 11nm octa-core
• Adreno 610 GPU
• 3GB, 4GB RAM
• 32GB, 64GB, 128GB storage
• Expandable storage via dedicated microSD card slot
• 12MP F1.8 main + 8MP F2.25 Ultra-Wide lens + 2MP Portrait + 2MP Macro quad-camera setup
• 240fps slow-mo, 4K/1080p 30fps
• 13MP F2.0 front camera
• 4G LTE
• Bluetooth 5.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• GPS, A-GPS, Galileo, BDS
• 3.5mm audio port
• Micro USB
• Splash Resistant
• Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
• Face Unlock
• ColorOS 6 (Android 9 Pie)
• 5,000mAh battery w/ 10W charging
• Crystal Blue, Crystal Purple

Realme 5 Pro specs:

• 6.3-inch FHD+ (2340 x 1080) Dewdrop full-screen display
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 2.3GHz 10nm octa-core
• Adreno 616 GPU
• 4GB, 6GB, 8GB RAM
• 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 storage
• Expandable storage via dedicated microSD card slot
• 48MP F1.79 Sony IMX 586 main + 8MP F2.25 ultra-wide-angle lens (119-degrees) + 2MP F2.4 portrait + 2MP F2.4 macro +quadruple rear cameras
• 960fps slow-mo, 4K/1080p 30fps
• 16MP F2.0 Sony IMX471 front camera
• HyperBoost 2.0
• Loudspeaker w/ Dirac HD Sound
• 4G LTE
• Bluetooth 5.0
• GPS, A-GPS, Galileo, BDS
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• USB Type-C
• Splash Resistant
• Fingerprint scanner (rear-mounted)
• Face Unlock
• ColorOS 6 (Android 9 Pie)
• 4,035mAh battery w/ VOOC 3.0 flash charge support (20W)
• Sparkling Blue, Crystal Green