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The Realme 12 Pro+ is the first mid-range device with a 3x periscope zoom camera
The Realme 12 Pro+ is apparently the first in its price segment to offer a 3x periscope zoom camera, and with a larger sensor than the competition.
Realme's GT5 Pro phone can unlock itself by reading your palm
Realme's GT5 Pro smartphone can be unlocked with your palm print, and you can even control it using gestures.
Realme's GT3 phone with 240W fast charging is getting a global release
The Realme GT3 features 240W fast charging, which gets to a full charge in just 9.5 minutes.
Realme's GT Neo5 phone can go from zero to 20 percent charge in 80 seconds
Realme's GT Neo5 can reach 20 percent battery charge in just 80 seconds.
The next OnePlus phone can reach full charge in 15 minutes
The next OnePlus flagship phone will feature 150W SuperVOOC fast charging, which can fully charge a 4,500mAh battery in just 15 minutes.
Realme's latest flagship phone apparently feels like paper
Realme's flagship GT 2 Pro features an eco-friendly bio-polymer material on its back cover, with Muji design icon Naoto Fukasawa adding a textured paper feel.
Realme's 'MagDart' is an Android take on MagSafe, but faster
Realme, the sister brand of Oppo and OnePlus, has announced its very own "MagDart" magnetic wireless charging system, which is essentially the Android version of iPhone's MagSafe.
Realme GT is the cheapest Snapdragon 888 smartphone (for now)
The Realme GT, first launched in China back in March, is now available in the West starting at 369 euros. This is currently the world's cheapest Snapdragon 888 smartphone.
Nearly every top-selling smartphone in 2019 was an iPhone or Galaxy
It's almost a cliché to say that Apple and Samsung dictate the tempo of the smartphone market, but there's now more evidence to support that claim. Counterpoint Research has calculated that nine out of the top ten smartphones sold worldwide in 2019 were made by either Apple or Samsung -- Oppo's A5 was the only exception at fifth place. The iPhone XR had the clear lead, representing 3 percent of all phones sold, while the Galaxy A50 was the top Android phone on the list with 1.8 percent.
Realme's X50 Pro is a cheaper 5G flagship with super-fast charging
Realme may be the lesser-known spin-off from Oppo, but thanks to its aggressive pricing and the occasional collaborations with design icon Naoto Fukasawa, it's been doing quite well in Asia. And just last month, the company brought us the Realme X50 which happens to be the most affordable phone with a 120Hz display; not to mention that it's also a mid-range 5G device. So what's next? The Realme X50 Pro, of course. Unsurprisingly, the "Pro" here is mainly referring to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, which is the staple for practically all 5G flagships so far this year. This means the phone will connect to more 5G bands (including Europe and India, where it will also launch) to take full advantage of its 360-degree surround antenna. Likewise, you'll get to enjoy WiFi 6 connectivity here. Another bonus with this chipset is the speedy LPDDR5 RAM stacked on top of it, which ensures the phone will respond quicker in general.
India is now a larger smartphone market than the US
China eclipsed the US as the largest smartphone market on Earth years ago, but now Americans can't even claim second place. Counterpoint Research estimates that India overtook the US to become the second-largest market, with 158 million phones shipping to the country in 2019. That's largely due to the surge of Chinese manufacturers offering aggressively-priced devices, analysts said. A whopping 72 percent of phones shipped to India came from brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, Realme and Oppo.
Oppo's mid-range Realme X is inspired by garlic and onions
We don't often highlight mid-range smartphones these days, but when we do, there's a good reason. Following yesterday's flagship OnePlus 7 Pro, today we have yet another Chinese phone, the Realme X, with a pop-up selfie camera. But it was actually the design that caught our attention: the X comes in a "Garlic Edition" and an "Onion Edition," both of which are the work of Muji's iconic designer, Naoto Fukasawa, who is also known for his quirky Infobar phones. According to Realme, these final looks came after 72 gradient tests plus over 300 prototypes.
