Realme to soon launch Snapdragon 720G powered phone in India

Realme will be among the first companies to launch a phone with the new Snapdragon 720G processor.

Realme’s new phone will be powered the Snapdragon 720G chipset. (Realme)

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme's CEO Madhav Sheth on Tuesday announced to launch a smartphone with the new Snapdragon 720G SoC (system-on-chip) in India.

Speaking at the Qualcomm Summit here, Sheth said the company will be among the first smartphone brands in the country with this next-gen chip.

"It's time for the big reveal! #realme will be among the first smartphone brands to launch the @qualcomm_in Snapdragon 720G in the upcoming smartphones," tweeted Sheth after the event.

The new SoC model is aimed to provide fast 4G connectivity alongside supporting Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.

The new chip includes Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming features and is said to provide smooth HDR gameplay, dynamic colour range and contrast along with high-quality sound with Qualcomm aptX Adaptive.

The chip is also capable of supporting 4K video recording and capturing 192-megapixel still images.

The company claims the latest chipset offers 60 per cent performance boost as compared to its predecessor.

The Snapdragon 720G, which comes as the watered down version of the Snapdragon 730G, has Snapdragon X15 LTE modem with support for 3-carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO on two carriers, and 256-QAM modulation for download speeds up to 800Mbps.