After the success of Oppo‘s Realme 1 smartphone in the Indian market, Realme got separated from its parent company to become an independent brand. Today, the brand has launched a new smartphone in India — Realme 2, which is the successor of the Realme 1 launched earlier this year.

The phone’s pricing starts at Rs. 8,990, which roughly converts to $128, making it the cheapest smartphone in the Indian market featuring a notched display. It’ll be available for purchase exclusively through online marketplace Flipkart from 4th September. The company has also teased a Realme 2 Pro, which should get launched next month.

In terms of design, the smartphone still features the diamond-cutting design that we saw on its predecessor. However, the company says that this time, it has used the 2nd generation of Diamond-cutting Design with improved reflecting effect and 12-layer nanotech.

The Realme 2 features a bigger 6.2-inch display but the company has downgraded the screen resolution from Full HD to 720p HD+. The FullView 2.5D curved glass display with 18:9 aspect ratio offers a screen resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz, which is also a step backward compared to the MediaTek Helio P60 which powers the Realme 1. The phone has two variants — 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage and 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot for expanding the phone’s storage capacity.

The company has upgraded the camera configuration on the Realme 2 as it now comes with dual camera sensors on the back, featuring a 13-megapixel primary sensor paired with a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel shooter for taking selfies and video calling.

Unlike its predecessor, the Realme 2 comes with a fingerprint sensor on the back panel. It still has support for software-based Face Unlock feature. The phone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own ColorOS 5.1 custom interface.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, and USB OTG. The phone is fuelled by a bigger 4,230mAh battery.

The Realme 2 will be available in three color options — Diamond Black, Diamond Red, and Diamond Blue. While the Black and Red color goes on sale from 4th September, the Blue color will be available from October.

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The 3GB RAM model is priced at Rs. 8,990 (approximately $128) while the 4GB RAM model costs Rs. 10,990, which roughly converts to $156. At this price point, the phone will compete against the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, Honor 7C, among others.

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Realme, the newly formed smartphone brand after its split from parent company Oppo, has already scheduled a launch event in India on August 28 where the company will unveil its Realme 2 smartphone.

Earlier, we reported that the phone could be a Flipkart exclusive device and today, the company has confirmed that the Realme 2 will indeed be a Flipkart exclusive smartphone. Further, the company has also revealed that the phone will be priced under Rs. 10,000 ($143) as the company said that it’ll be first phone to come with a notched display under Rs. 10,000.

Realme has also revealed that the smartphone will feature a notched display and come with a dual camera sensors on the back panel. In addition, unlike the Oppo Realme 1, the smartphone will also have a fingerprint sensor on the back panel, for added security.

Now, the company has also confirmed that the Realme 2 will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. However, it’s not yet known which particular chipset from Qualcomm will power the device. Its predecessor, the Realme 1 was powered by MediaTek’s Helio P60 octa-core processor.

The phone will feature a 6.2-inch display and will offer 88.8 percent screen-to-body ratio. It’ll be fuelled by a massive 4,300mAh battery that should easily last for an entire day on single charge.

It’s also known that the phone will be available in three color options — Black, Blue, and Red. For more details, including the phone’s full specifications, pricing and availability information, we’ll have to wait for the company to officially launch the phone on August 28.

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To recall, the Realme 1 comes with a 6-inch Full-HD+ display and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC clocked at 2GHz with a dual-core AI-specific chip. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera and 8-megapixel front snapper. It runs on Android Oreo-based ColorOS and is fuelled by a 3,410mAh battery.

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