Oppo has launched Realme 1 smartphone, an Oppo’s sub-brand called Realme, which is said to give ‘real products at real price‘ in India. According to the company, the handset is a #makeinIndia concept.

Price of the Realme 1

1. 3GB RAM version at Rs 8,990
2. 6GB RAM version at Rs 13,990
3. 4GB+64GB version will be priced at Rs 10,990 (expected to be launched in June)

As of now, the Realme 1 comes in Solar Red and Diamond Black colour options. There will be a Moonlight Silver variant also that will be coming in June. The smartphone will compete against the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Honor 7X.

Beginning of sale

The handset will go on sale by May 25 at 12 noon on Amazon India website. Buyers will get Reliance Jio benefits of up to Rs 4,850. There will be added 5% cashback offers for SBI card holders.

Specifications of the Realme 1

1. Features a 6-inch full HD+ screen 2160X1080p resolution with 84.75% screen-to-body ratio
2. Features the diamond cut design on the back
3. Made of 12-layer of nanotech giving it a bright and polished frame
4. Powered by MediaTek’s 12nm octa-core Helio P60 processor, which is claimed to improve the speed by 50% and also assist in temperature controlling of the device
5. Storage versions — 3GB+32GB variant and 6GB+128GB internal storage
6. Android Oreo 8.1 based on Oppo’s Colour OS
7. 3410 mAh battery with AI support that is said to help the device’s performances by analyzing the users’ usage pattern
8. 13 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front facing camera. The cameras are capable of supporting AR stickers within the app and offer Bokeh and Vivid mode
9. Equipped with Oppo’s AI Beauty 2.0 Technology, which is said to recognize 296 facial spots in the users’ face to enhance selfies
10. Device is capable to endure extreme weather conditions viz. -15 degrees to 55-degree Celsius, both for a period of up to 7 days

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Smartphone maker, Xiaomi, announced that latest MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM for several of its smartphones in the Redmi, Mi MIX, and Mi Max series has started rolling out. The update has started rolling out for Redmi Note 4 MTK, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm, Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm/Redmi Note 4X, Redmi 4A, Redmi 5 Plus, Mi Max and Mi Max Prime.

The company has also announced estimated schedule and availability for MIUI 9.5 on numerous other phones in the coming weeks. Updates will be rolled out via over-the-air (OTA) method.

Xiaomi also states that it will gradually release the update for other phones in the company’s portfolio. MIUI 9.5 is based on top of Android 7.0 Nougat.

MIUI 9.5 Global Stable ROM Release Schedule

1. Late March: Redmi Note 3 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm, Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm/Redmi Note 4X, Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi 4A and Redmi Note 4 MTK
2. Early April: Redmi Note 5A Prime/Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A/Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi Note 5/Pro, Redmi 5, Mi Max 2, Mi 5/Pro, Redmi 4X, Mi 6 and Mi MIX 2
3. Mid April: Mi Note 2, Mi 5s, Mi MIX, Mi Note 3, Mi 5s Plus, Redmi Note 2, Redmi 3, Redmi 4, Mi 3, Mi 4

It is only estimated time and might be changed due to various reasons announced Xiaomi. We will keep you updated with the latest information. Please stay tuned!

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