Realme had confirmed a few weeks back that it was working on a 64MP camera smartphone. Now, Realme’s CEO, Madhav Seth has given us an official date of its launch, August 8. The company will take the wraps off the new model at an event in New Delhi, India, possibly becoming the world’s first smartphone maker to launch a 64MP camera smartphone.
Realme is in close competition with the Redmi brand in India as well as in China. Interestingly, even Redmi has confirmed a 64MP camera phone in development. However, we don’t have a word on its release date. What makes Realme’s new phone so special is not just its 64MP camera but also its quad-camera setup. The company has confirmed the presence of four cameras via its teaser, which will also make it the first Realme smartphone to feature more than two cameras.
We are taking a leap in smartphone camera on 8th August and we are doing it here in India. Get ready as we unveil the world's first 64MP Quad Camera on a smartphone at our camera innovation event. And this is among the first surprise of the season. Stay Tuned! #LeapToQuadCamera https://t.co/kSUMacQ9TI
— Madhav X (@MadhavSheth1) August 2, 2019
Realme has already teased what the new 64MP sensor is capable of. The company’s CEO had shared a camera sample from the large sensor and it turned out to be pretty detailed. Back then, he also confirmed that India will be the first country to get the new 64MP Realme model.
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Last year, the Realme 2 was announced in August and the Realme 2 Pro was made official later in September. So it is speculated that the 64MP smartphone could end up being a part of the Realme 4 series. However, given its quad-camera setup, it’s very likely that this new model ends up in the premium Realme X series or comes as a brand new lineup.
The 64MP sensor inside the new Realme smartphone should be the Samsung’s 64-megapixel GW1 1/1.72″ sensor that has a big pixel size of 1.6microns.
