On Aug. 20, Realme will be holding an unveil event to announce the Realme 5 series. Rumors surrounding the Realme 5 smartphone have claimed that it could be fueled by the Snapdragon 665 that was first seen on the China-exclusive Xiaomi Mi CC9e smartphone. Thailand’s NBTC certification body has certified the Realme 5 smartphone. The listing only confirms that the Realme 5 has a model number of RMX1911. At the same time, a Geekbench listing of the Realme RMX1911 has appeared to reveal that the smartphone is indeed fueled by Snapdragon 665 mobile platform.

The RMX1911 Geekbench listing reveals that the smartphone is powered by a processor that is mentioned as ‘trinket.’ Before the unveiling of the Snapdragon 665 powered Xiaomi Mi CC9e, the handset was spotted with the same trinket named processor. The Xiaomi Mi A3 is an Android One version of the Mi CC9e for international markets. It is also powered by Snapdragon 665. The multiple listings of Mi A3 on Geekbench also has trinket name for its processor.

The Realme 5 Geekbench listing further reports that its Snapdragon 665 is assisted by 4 GB of RAM and it is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. In the single-core test of Geekbench, the Realme 5 has scored 1525. It has recorded a score of 5498 in its multi-core test.

Realme 5 cameras

The other specifications of the Realme 5 are currently under the wraps. The Realme 5 along with Realme 5 Pro will be debuting as the company’s first smartphones with quad cameras. The Realme 5 is expected to feature a 16-megapixel primary lens, an ultrawide lens with 119-degree field-of-view, a macro lens and a portrait lens. The handset is expected to continue to feature a dewdrop notch screen like the predecessor Realme 3 smartphone. The Realme 5 is expected to cost under Rs. 10,000.

The Realme 5 Pro is rumored to be powered by the Snapdragon 712 mobile platform. Also, the company has confirmed that it will be featuring the 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 as the main lens in its quad camera setup. In related news, Realme is likely to unleash the Realme X Pro with 64-megapixel quad camera setup in October.

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