Realme’s CEO and Founder, Sky Li, recently confirmed the launch of a new Realme Note series of smartphones. The new handset will reach The Philippines on January 23, but ahead of the release, Realme Philippines took out to Twitter to announce all the relevant details. The company’s arm revealed the pricing and the specifications of the smartphone. In addition to the Philippines, the smartphone will also reach Vietnam, Thailand, Italy, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The Realme Note 50 will be a low-end smartphone with a large screen and large battery for basic usage.
Realme Note 50 Specifications and Key Features
The Realme Note 50 will come with a 6.74-inch IPS LCD screen with a waterdrop-style notch. As usual in the low-end segment, the display’s bezels are quite prominent with a large chin at the bottom. The power button and the volume rockers are on the right side of the smartphone. The left side serves as a home for a SIM card/microSD card tray.
Unisoc T612 at the helm
Under the hood, the Realme Note 50 is equipped with a Unisoc T612 chipset. To those unfamiliar with Unisoc chips, this processor is fabricated on a 12nm process. It is a bit old at this point, but we didn’t expect a low-end smartphone to have the latest nanometer technology. The Unisoc T612 is an Octa-Core chipset with 2 x ARM Cortex-A75 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz and 6 x ARM Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz. The phone also has a Mali G57 MP1 GPU which should be decent for modest gaming tasks. The phone will have at least one variant with 4 GB of LPDDR4X RAM with support for 4GB virtual RAM. It is paired with 64 GB of Internal Storage with a micro SD card slot for up to 2 TB storage expansion.
The Realme Note 50 has a dual rear camera comprising a 13 MP primary lens paired with a monochrome lens. The camera island is rectangular and brings three big black holes. However, out of these three only two have actual cameras. The third one houses the LED flash helper. The phone also brings a dual-tone with different finishes for the top and bottom parts. For selfies and video calls, we have a simple 5 MP shooter
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The smartphone draws power from a 5,000 mAh battery with 10W fast-charging support. The handset has Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS + GLONASS + Galileo. It has IP54 for dust and water splash resistance. The phone sells in Sky Blue and Midnight Black color options.
Realme Note 50 Specs Summary
- Display: 6.74-inch IPS LCD display, HD+ (1600 × 720 pixel) resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, a pixel density of 260 PPI
- Processor: UNISOC T612 SoC, Mali G57 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 4GB LPDDR4X RAM with 4GB dynamic RAM support, 64GB internal storage, dedicated microSD card slot with up to 2TB storage
- Software: Realme UI T Edition based on Android 13
- Cameras: 13MP primary camera, a monochrome sensor, and an LED flash
- Front Camera: 5MP selfie camera
- Battery and Charging: 5000mAh, 10W fast charging, USB Type-C port
- Audio: Single speaker, 3.5mm audio jack
- Security: Side-mounted fingerprint scanner, face unlock
- Dimensions: 167.2 × 76.7 × 7.99 mm
- Weight: 186 grams
- Connectivity: Dual-SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo
- Others: IP54 – Protection for Dust and Water Splashes
- Color Options: Sky Blue and Midnight Black
Pricing and Availability
The Realme Note 50 will sell in Midnight Blue and Sky Blue color options. The single variant with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of Storage is priced at PHP 3,599 ($65). The affordable price is the point of this smartphone. It offers basic specifications, but that will meet the requirements of less demanding users. It has a large display, an Octa-core chipset, and a huge battery for those who need a smartphone for web browsing and media consumption.
The official launch will take place on January 23, and we may know more about its availability by that date.
