Realme unveils new 5G phone in China, brings price to under RMB 1,000 for first time

Realme, a sub-brand of Chinese phone maker OPPO, today unveiled its new 5G smartphone lineup, bringing the price to just under RMB 1,000 ($146) for the first time.

The company released the Realme V3, which features a 6.5-inch screen, a Unibody design, weighs no more than 190g, and is 8.6mm at its thinnest point.

The Realme V3 is powered by a Dimensity 720 processor that uses a 7nm process and it packs a large 5000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging.

Realme unveils new 5G phone in China, brings price to under RMB 1,000 for first time

It's optimized for low battery and can also use WeChat for 2 hours at 5% power.

It has a rear fingerprint module with three rear cameras and a 13-megapixel primary camera.

Realme unveils new 5G phone in China, brings price to under RMB 1,000 for first time

The Realme V3 is priced at RMB 999 for the 6+64GB version, RMB 1,399 for the 6+128GB version, and RMB 1,599 for the 8+128GB version.

The phone is available for pre-order today and will go on sale at 0:00 on September 9.

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In addition to the lower-priced Realme V3, Realme also announced the Realme X7 and X7 Pro.

The Realme X7 is powered by a Dimensity 800U processor and the X7 Pro is powered by a Dimensity 1000+ processor, starting at RMB 1,799 and RMB 2,199 respectively.

The Realme X7 Pro features a 6.55-inch AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz and a 240Hz touch sample rate.

The Realme X7 Pro has a resolution of 2400 x 1080 and supports a maximum brightness of 1200nit.

Realme unveils new 5G phone in China, brings price to under RMB 1,000 for first time

It uses COP packaging process, which effectively reduces the "chin" area on the front of the phone, resulting in a higher screen-to-body ratio.

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In terms of dimensions, the device is 8.51mm thick and weighs 184g.

The Realme X7 Pro is powered by a Dimensity 1000 + processor and supports 5G+5G dual SIM.

In addition to 5G networks, it also supports Wi-Fi 6.

The Realme X7 Pro comes with a 64-megapixel main camera + 8-megapixel ultra wide-angle + 2-megapixel black and white portrait + 2-megapixel macro camera with 10x zoom support. It has a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.

It is backed by a 4500 mAh battery and supports 65W fast charging.

The Realme X7 is powered by a Dimensity 800U chip with a 4300 mAh battery, which also supports 65W fast charging. It is 8.1mm thick and weighs 175g.

Realme unveils new 5G phone in China, brings price to under RMB 1,000 for first time

The Realme X7 price starts at RMB 1,799 and is available in 6+128 and 8+128 variants. It is available for pre-order today at 4pm on the Realme website, JD.com, and Tmall.

The 6+128 version of the Realme X7 Pro is available for RMB 2,199, the 8+128 version for RMB 2,399, and the 8+256 version for RMB 3,199 and goes on sale at 0:00 on September 7.

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