Realme 2 Pro with Dewdrop notch display launched, starts at Rs 13,990

A month after launching its first smartphone, the Realme 2, as a standalone brand, Realme has launched two more smartphones — the Realme 2 Pro and Realme C1, at an event in Amity University, Noida. For Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India, Realme is now an independent brand targeted at global youth and the launch at the university campus attests to its approach. The Realme 2 Pro is unveiled at a starting price of Rs 13,990 while the Realme C1 will be available for Rs 6,999 which is the introductory price for Diwali season. The price of the latter may increase after the festive season. The Realme 2 Pro first sale will be on October 11 at 12AM while the Realme C1 will go on sale at 12PM on Flipkart. “With our first offering in the mid-range segment, we bring to you Realme 2 Pro, packed with a powerful processor, dewdrop full screen, superlative photography experience and much more, furthering our product philosophy of Power meets Style. We are a 1 million+ brand now in less than four months which we have achieved with just two phones in the market. We have entered markets like Indonesia, Vitenam, and entering UAE in November. By early next year, we will be having 10 global markets,” Madhav Sheth, Chief Executive Officer, Realme India, said in a statement. Realme 2 Pro Price and Specifications The Realme 2 Pro sports a waterdrop notch on a 6.3-inch Full HD+ edge-to-edge display with a 90.8 percent screen-to-body ratio and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 4. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC paired with Adreno 512 GPU and ships in three variants: 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 64GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB onboard storage. The 4GB variant is priced at Rs 13,990, the 6GB variant will cost users 15,990 and the 8GB variant will be available for Rs 17,990. Realme claims that the smartphone is the world’s first Dewdrop Fullscreen that starts at this price. The Realme 2 Pro features a dual-camera setup on the back panel and features a 16MP Sony IMX398 primary 6P sensor with f/1.7 aperture and is complemented by a 2MP secondary lens. Realme says the camera has dual-pixel fast focussing and EIS video recording capabilities. The back panel also has a fingerprint sensor. On the front, the Realme 2 Pro comes with 16MP lens with f/2.0 aperture. The phone comes with the new AI Shot feature that can apparently recognize 296 facial identification points and offer eight million personalised beautification solutions. The Realme 2 Pro runs ColorOS 5.2 OS atop Android 8.1 Oreo. This phone will be available in three colour variants: Ice Lake, Black Sea, and Blue Ocean. Realme C1 Price and Specifications The Realme C1 is an entry-level smartphone that comes with a 6.2-inch notched display with a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8 percent and 19:9 screen ratio. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 processor and ships with 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage which can be expanded by up to 256GB. There is a unibody glossy back panel that has a dual camera system. The primary camera consists of a 13MP sensor and the secondary shooter has a 2MP lens. There is a 5MP AI-powered front snapper that can be used to unlock the smartphone with Face Unlock feature. The handset ships with a massive 4230mAh battery and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.1 skin atop.

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