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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’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.