Realme Launches The World’s Most Affordable Phone With a 90Hz Display

In an event held in India today, Realme revealed its much anticipated 6 series. The new duo comes with some major upgrades over the predecessor, boasting improvements in the display, performance and camera department.

Design and Display

The Realme 6 comes with a 6.5-inch 1080p+ (2400 x 1080) panel, the refresh rate is now 90Hz, which is a first for a phone in this segment. There’s a punch hole in the top left corner for the selfie camera.

The Realme 6 pro comes with a slightly larger 6.6-inch screen with the same resolution and refresh rate. Replacing the punch hole is a dual punch hole camera setup on the top left corner.

 

As for the design, both phones have the the usual Realme button placement but the power button also doubles as a side-fingerprint scanner, and Realme has decided to retain the headphone jack.

Performance & Software

Both the Realme 6 and 6 Pro come with 4GB, 6GB or 8GB RAM and 64GB or 128GB of storage.

The difference lies in the processor as the Realme 6 is one of the first phones to use Mediatek’s Helio G90T chipset, which is targeted towards gamers. It offers an octa-core processor paired with Mali-G76 GPU.

On the other hand, the Realme 6 Pro uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G which is built on a 8nm architecture and is paired with a Adreno 618 GPU.

Both phones will be shipped with the new Realme UI on top of Android 10 out of the box.

Camera

Both phones have a quad camera setup on the back with a slight difference. Realme 6 has a main 64MP sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide angle, a 2MP macro and a dedicated 2MP B&W sensor for improved HDR.

 

The Realme 6 Pro has the same main 64MP sensor but is paired with a 12MP telephoto shooter with an f/2.3 aperture. The remaining camera setup on the back remain the same except for the omission of the B&W sensor.

On the front, Realme 6 has a single 16MP shooter with an f/2.0 aperture whereas the 6 Pro with the dual-camera setup on the front has the same main sensor along with a 8MP ultra-wide sensor.

Battery & Availability

Both the 6 and 6 Pro now come with a 4,300mAh battery and 30W fast-charging with the charger included in the box.

 

As of now, both devices are available for sale in India at a retail price of INR 12,999 (~PKR 27,410) for the Realme 6 and INR 16,999 (~PKR 35,850) for the Realme 6 Pro. There’s no word on when both devices will be in Pakistan but do expect to see them launch here soon.

Realme 6 and 6 Pro Specifications

Specifications	Realme 6	Realme 6 Pro
CPU	Octa-core (2×2.05GHz Cortex A76 & 6×2GHz Cortex-A55)	Octa-core (2.3GHz Kryo 465)
GPU	Mali G76	Adreno 618
Chipset	Mediatek Helio G90T	Qualcomm SD 720G
OS	Android 10, Realme UI 1.0	Android 10, Realme UI 1.0
Networks	2G, 3G, 4G LTE	2G, 3G, 4G LTE
Display	6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels), IPS LCD, 90HZ refresh rate	6.6-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels), IPS LCD, 90HZ refresh rate
Memory	(4GB/6GB/8GB)/(64Gb/128GB)	(6GB/8GB)/(64Gb/128GB)
Camera	Primary: 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2MP	Primary: 64 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP + 2MP
	Selfie: 16 MP	Selfie: 16 MP + 8MP
Connectivity	LTE, USB type-C, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, NavIC	LTE, USB type-C, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, NavIC
Fingerprint scanner	Side-mounted	Side-mounted
Battery	4,300 mAh	4,300 mAh
Price	~PKR 27,410	~PKR 35,850