Realme X is coming to India soon, set to take on Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro, Poco F1

Realme X will be priced around ₹18,000 in India. The latest Realme smartphone will take on Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Note 7S and Poco F1.

Realme to launch in India soon (Realme)

Realme's first smartphone with pop-up selfie camera, Realme X, is set to launch in India soon. The smartphone was recently launched in China with price starting at ₹15,300 approximately. Ahead of the official launch, Realme has revealed the India pricing of the phone. It also pointed out that the India model may have a different set of specifications.

In a tweet Realme CEO Madhav Sheth said that Realme X India version will be priced around ₹18,000. It is worth noting that Xiaomi's Redmi Note 7 Pro and Poco F1 are among the top phones in India under ₹20,000.

"Realme X may not necessarily launch at the same specs in India. We are planning to have an #realmeXIndian version and pricing maybe around 18k. Apart from Garlic and Onion, we will also have one more special variant for India…" Madhav said.

Realme X Full specifications, features

Realme X is the company's first phone without a notch. It comes with a 6.53-inch AMOLED display (2340 x 1080 pixels) with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 91.2% screen-to-body ratio. It also comes with an in-display fingerprint sensor.

Realme X takes on Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7S with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor. For selfies, the smartphone sports a 16-megapixel Sony IMX471 camera.

Realme X is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 710 processor with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB built-in storage. The phone has a smaller 3,765mAh battery along with VOOC 3.0 fast charging support. Key features of Realme X include Dolby Atmos support, UFS 2.1, and Hyper Boost 2.0. On the software front, it runs on Android Pie-based ColorOS 6.