Realme 5 Pro with 6.3-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 712, up to 8GB RAM, quad rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 13999


Realme just launched the Realme 5 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the realme series, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ Dewdrop notch display with 90.6% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by Snapdragon 712 10nm SoC with up to 8GB RAM, Hyperboost 2.0 with touchboost and frameboost for an enhanced touch control and frame rate while gaming and runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6.0.

It has a 48-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX586 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, AI scene recognition, 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide angle lens, 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor for 4cm macro shots. It has a 16-megapixel front camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, same as Realme X. It has a plastic back with holographic finish and the company has used nano-mirror technique texture. The phone is also Splash resistant to protect the phone from light rain and splashes.

The phone packs  a 4035mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charging that lets you charge the phone up to 55% in just 30 minutes with the bundled VOOC 3.0 charger in the box and also comes with USB Type-C port.

Realme 5 Pro specifications

  • 6.3-inch (2340  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ display, Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 712 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.3GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU
  • 4GB / 6GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 8GB (LPPDDR4x) RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
  • ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • 48MP rear camera with 1/2.0″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 119° ultra-wide angle lens with f/2.25 aperture, 1.12μm pixel size with 2MP depth sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 1.75μm pixel size, 2MP for 4cm macro with f/2.4 aperture, 1.75μm pixel size
  • 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 157×74.2×8.9mm; Weight: 184g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Dirac HD sound
  • Splash resistant
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 4035mAh battery (typical) / 3950mAh (minimum) with VOOC 3.0 fast charging

The Realme 5 Pro comes in Sparkling Blue and Crystal Green colors, is priced at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version, 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs Rs. 14,999 and the top-end 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs Rs. 16,999. It will go on sale on Flipkart and realme.com starting from September 4th and will soon be available from offline. The company has also introduced Realme Iconic case for the phone at Rs. 399, which will go on sale from September 21st.

Launch offers

  • No cost EMI up to 6 months on Flipkart
  • Jio benefits worth Rs. 7000
  • Free Paytm First membership worth Rs. 750 with benefits up to Rs. 20,000 by paying through Paytm UPI on realme.com

Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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