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Realme X50 Pro full review: industry-best fast charging and hardware to rival Galaxy S20 for half the price

  • Despite a relatively uninspiring look and cameras that don’t bring the wow factor, Realme’s latest effort is great bang for your buck
  • The battery can be charged at speeds that far outstrip Apple and Samsung, and the phone boasts hardware very similar to the Galaxy S20

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Despite a relatively uninspiring look and cameras that don’t bring the wow factor, the Realme X50 Pro is great bang for your buck. Photo: Ben Sin
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It’s become an annual February tradition: Samsung announces a new flagship Galaxy S phone powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, then a week or two later Xiaomi announces a Mi flagship with almost the exact same list of specs for less than half the price.

This year, Oppo’s sub-brand Realme has joined the fray with the Realme X50 Pro.

Design and hardware

With 2020 bringing us more radical smartphone form factors – such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – there’s no denying that the Realme X50 Pro’s glass and metal rectangular look is, at first glance, a bit boring.
The back of the Realme X50 Pro is crafted out of glass. Photo: Ben Sin
The back of the Realme X50 Pro is crafted out of glass. Photo: Ben Sin

Under the surface, though, the hardware components are top notch. Powering things is the Snapdragon 865 and up to 12GB of RAM, while the screen is an OLED panel sourced from Chinese firm BOE that refreshes at a smooth 90Hz rate. There’s also a hole-punch cut-out (which I think is more aesthetically pleasing than a notch) on the panel to accommodate two selfie cameras, and around the back is four cameras, all wrapped in a matte glass finish.

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