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Realme Book Launch: China, India, and Global Pricing, Variants and Availability Details

Joel Joseph — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:38:55 +0000

Realme has officially announced its first laptop, the Realme Book in different markets today. Since the company launched the laptop in China, India, and Globally, here’s a quick overview of the Realme Book pricing, variants, and availability in different markets.

Realme Book Pricing & Availability in China, India, & Global Markets

VARIANTS	China	India	Global
i3 + 8GB + 256GB	-	₹44,999 (introductory price) ₹46,999 (regular price)	$749
i3 + 8GB + 512GB	-	-	$799
i5 + 8GB + 512GB	4299 yuan	₹56,999 (introductory price) ₹59,999 (regular price)	$969
i5 + 16GB + 512GB	4299 yuan (limited period launch price) 4699 yuan (regular price)	-	$999
Availability	Pre-sale at 18:30 on Aug 18 Sale from Aug 25	Sale from 30th August 2021	Will be announced later for each market separately

If you notice, in China, the 8GB and 16GB RAM versions will have exactly the same pricing during the promotional launch period. So it makes sense to get the top-end model if you are buying the new Realme notebook in the domestic market. Also, while the company announced four variants of the laptop, all of them won’t be available in every market. We’ll likely get more details about the pricing and availability for specific global markets in the coming weeks.

It is also worth mentioning that in China & Global markets, the new Realme notebook will be sold as the Realme Book, while in India, it’s officially called the Realme Book Slim.

Realme Book Design & Specs

The Realme Book comes with a metallic body with a mirror brand logo and the front sporting a backlit keyboard. The laptop weighs just 1.38 kgs and measures a slim 14.9mm and will be available in two color models, Real Blue and Real Grey.

The new laptop features 11th Gen Intel Core processors, either an i3 or i5. This will be supported by 8GB/16GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB/512GB of PCIe SSD storage. For graphics, the notebook sports Intel’s Iris Xe graphics. The laptop will run Windows 10 out of the box but will support Windows 11 update in the future. For ports, the company offers a USB-A 3.2, 3.5mm headphones jack, Thunderbolt 4, and even USB-C 3.2 port as well.

The Realme Book has a 54Whr battery with 65W super-fast charging. Just 30 minutes of charging can bring the battery up to 50 percent. The company promises a battery life of up to 11 hours.

Other features include PC connect, which allows a Realme smartphone to connect to the laptop. This brings the device and the laptop into one screen and supports simple drag and drop functions for file transfer.

realme PC Connect will enable cross-device connection between laptops and smartphones

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:43:31 +0000

Chinese tech brand realme is gearing up to launch its first-ever laptop on August 18. This product called realme Book is being teased by the company for the past few days. According to one of the teasers shared today, the computer will have support for cross-device connection.

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Smartphone brands that sell laptops have a software feature that enables users to control their phones from their computers. The most notable such solutions are HUAWEI Multi Screen and Samsung DeX. Even Xiaomi has been public testing one called MIUI+ for almost a year now.

We recently reported that OPPO is working on a similar feature called ‘Cross Screen Interconnection’. It is currently under testing and is said to debut with ColorOS 12.

But it looks like the realme version of this same feature could go official as soon as this month. As per the latest teaser for realme Book, the brand will be calling this feature ‘PC Connect’.

For those who don’t know, realme and OnePlus are sister brands of OPPO, and they come under Ouija Holdings Ltd. The duo shares almost everything with OPPO, including software. In simpler words, the smartphones from these three brands run ColorOS with some modifications to differentiate themselves.

Since realme happens to be the first out of the three Oujia brands to release laptops, it gets the first dibs at the new cross-device connection feature. As of now, we don’t know anything about this feature. It’s also not clear whether the global version will be different from the Chinese.

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Realme Book, the brand’s first laptop confirmed to support Windows 11

Jeet — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:32:13 +0000

Realme is gearing up to expand its offerings to new categories, including laptops and tablets. The China-based brand has already confirmed these new devices and is all set to soon launch Realme Book, the company’s first laptop.

A new tweet from the company confirms that the first-ever laptop from the brand will come with Windows 11. However, it’s not yet confirmed if the Realme Book will have Windows 11 out-of-the-box or not but the device will definitely be compatible with the latest version of the Windows operating system.

.@Windows ready when you are!#Windows11 pic.twitter.com/hkPdBwMyCA

— realme TechLife (@realmeTechLife) June 24, 2021

Even if the laptop doesn’t come pre-installed with Windows 11 operating system, it could be one of the first devices to get access to the next-generation of the operating system from Microsoft which comes with several new features.

The Realme Book is expected to go official in India around Diwali, which means that it’s likely that the laptop will come installed with Windows 10 and later, the product will be updated to the Windows 11 operating system.

Currently, nothing much is known about the first laptop from the Realme brand but based on the teasers shared by the company, it seems that the design inspiration is taken from Apple’s MacBook Air. We expect to know more about the device in the coming weeks.

Once launched, the Realme Book will compete against the laptops launched by Xiaomi and its sub-brand Redmi in the Indian market. It is likely to come with an affordable price stage, under ₹50,000. To know for sure, we will have to wait for the official launch.

One of the major features of the Windows 11 operating system is that it can now natively run Android apps which can be downloaded through Amazon’s Appstore. Microsoft hasn’t confirmed the official release date for Windows 11 to the general public, but we do know it’ll be available this holiday season.

Realme’s first-ever laptop teased by the company’s executive; could launch soon

Jeet — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 07:23:58 +0000

Realme was started as a sub-brand of OPPO for budget smartphones in the Indian market but has now become an independent brand. It is no longer limited to smartphones and has expanded its presence to several other categories.

The company keeps launching new products every now and then. Now, the Chinese brand is gearing up to enter a new product category with the launch of its first-ever laptop which has now been officially teased by Madhav Sheth, CEO of Realme India and Europe.

The teaser image shows that the laptop from Realme will have a metal build and silver color that seems too similar to the MacBook lineup from Apple. Apart from that, nothing more has been revealed by the company so far. Along with the teaser, Madhav Sheth has shared a message in binary code, which reads out the phrase “Hello World!”

A couple of months ago, it was revealed that Realme could soon be launching several new products in the market, including a MeowBook laptop, Meow AI speaker, and Meow VR glasses. This means that the upcoming laptop, which has been teased by the company, could be named MeowBook.

It remains to be seen if the laptops are powered by Intel or AMD chips. We are expecting multiple RAM and storage configurations for the upcoming device. Given that none of Realme’s parent or sister companies make laptops, it’s most likely that the brand will be relying on ODMs. One thing is for sure that the notebook will run Windows 10 operating system out-of-the-box.

Earlier this year, reports indicated that the Realme laptop could be launched in June this year and in line with that, the teaser of the laptop has now been unveiled by the company. Going by this, the official launch could be just a few days or weeks away.

Realme seems to be following the strategy of Xiaomi and Redmi which have entered almost all categories of consumer electronics. Once launched, the Realme laptop will compete against the likes of Mi Notebook and RedmiBook with competitive pricing.

realme laptops could launch in Q3 2021 as per an official survey

Sudarshan Ravichandran — Mon, 03 May 2021 11:48:07 +0000

Chinese brand realme is the fastest-growing smartphone brand in recent times. The company has already ventured into other product categories piggybacking on the success of its phones. Looks like there’s nothing stopping it from exploring further new product categories as it gears up to launch laptops.

The sister brand of OPPO and OnePlus has been rumored to release laptops for quite a while now. The company even teased a notebook called ‘realme MeowBook’ in its April Fool’s day prank.

But now, we can confirm that realme will be indeed launching laptops in the coming days. Because it has shared a survey on realme Community asking the public in India regarding their ‘laptop preferences’.

This survey is being conducted via Google Forms. It asks basic information about the participants, like gender, age group, and annual income. Interestingly, realme wants to know the smartphone used by the participants and how well are they satisfied with it.

Further, for some reason, the company has not included HP for a question that asks for the brand of the laptop owned by participants. However, it has listed lesser popular laptop companies like Xiaomi and HONOR, in addition to Lenovo, Dell, and ASUS.

Another interesting question is that the company asks whether the participants are looking to buy a laptop in the next 3 months. This clearly suggests that realme laptops could make their debut in Q3 2021.

Lastly, apart from the basic questions regarding laptop features, the brand also asks participants how much they are willing to spend on their next notebook. The price ranges include as low as under ₹30,000 and as high as ₹50,000 & above.

That said, what are your thoughts on realme laptops? Will you be buying it if the product delivers good features at an affordable price or stick with devices from traditional and well-experienced computer giants? Do let us know in the comment section below.

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realme to launch MeowBook laptop, Meow AI speaker, and Meow VR glasses in early April

Balaji S — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:39:48 +0000

Before the year 2021 begun, realme vowed to launch more than 100 AIoT products this year. Accordingly, the company has expanded its portfolio and launched several products like smart scale, smart LED bulb. Now, it is expanding further with MeowBook laptop, Meow AI speaker, and Meow VR glasses.

realme’s realmeow was unveiled as a mascot and was said that it would be in the company’s marketing materials and also be an integral part of the design of products. Now, it looks like the company is launching Smart AI products with the ‘Meow’ on it.

To clear you up, realme TechLife and an account with ‘realme Pakistan’ name on it have posted teasers on Twitter about the upcoming products in April. These include realme’s MeowBook laptop, Meow AI speaker, and Meow VR glasses. Speaking of which, this is not the first time we hear about realme laptops.

Earlier in January, Tech influencer Mukul Sharma said that realme laptops would hit the market as soon as June 2021. However, the company seems to have jumped the timeline and bring it in April. In the teaser page, we see that the laptop has Meow logo with a brushed finish and Black color.

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Inside, we see the keyboard which we aren’t sure if it would have the backlit on it. On the side, there are power pin and USB-A ports. Apart from this, we don’t have any other info about the AI speaker or the VR glasses yet.

Smart speaker segment crossed 1 million shipments in 2020 in India and it is understandable that realme wants to grab a bite for itself this year. Let’s wait for more details in the coming days.

Realme laptops may hit the market as early as the middle of the year

Habeeb Onawole — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:47:17 +0000

A number of Chinese phone manufacturers have expanded their portfolio to include computers. The group which includes Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, and Redmi is about to get bigger with the addition of Realme.

Realme is one of the youngest phone brands in the industry but its product portfolio has expanded in the past year to include lifestyle products, smart TVs, and AIoT products. It has now been reported that it will be making its entry into the laptop business and we may even see the first models arrive by the middle of the year.

The info is from the popular leaker Mukul Sharma, and according to a tweet posted earlier today, he says Realme laptops are expected to launch in June of this year. Going by that date, we have about five months of waiting.

[Exclusive] if things go as planned, the Realme laptops are set for launch sometime during June 2021. #Realme #Realmelaptop

— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) January 25, 2021

Realme’s laptops will go head to head with those from its biggest rival Redmi/Xiaomi, so we expect them to be affordable and priced competitively. We do not know which markets will get the laptops but our guess is India and China are on the list.

The realme laptops will most likely be made by an ODM as none of Realme’s sister/parent companies produce laptops, so it can’t leverage their production lines. The laptops should run Windows 10 and be powered by Intel and or AMD processors. They should also be available in multiple RAM and storage configurations.

With Realme entering the laptop market, is this a sign that Vivo, OPPO, and OnePlus may also launch laptops in the future? Only time will tell.