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Realme 2 – not really an upgrade
Realme started off as Oppo’s sub-brand and now claims to be an independent firm. But Realme 1, their first mobile in India, created a
Realme 2 Key Specifications
- Display: 6.2 inch HD+ (720p)
- CPU: Snapdragon 450
- RAM: 3 GB / 4 GB
- Storage: 32 GB / 64 GB
- Rear Camera: 13 + 2 MP
- Front Camera: 8 MP
- Battery: 3400
- microSD: upto 256 GB
- OS: Android 8.1
- UI: Color OS 5.1
- Dimension: 156.2×75.6×8.2
- Weight: 168 grams
Price and Availability
| Variant | Colors | Price (INR) | First Sale |
| 3GB RAM+32GB ROM | Diamond Red | 8990/- | September 4, 2018, 12 noon onwards |
| Diamond Black | 8990/- | Early October, 2018 | |
| Diamond Blue | 8990/- | Early October, 2018 | |
| 4GB RAM+64GB ROM | Diamond Red | 10990/- | September 4, 2018, 12 noon onwards |
| Diamond Black | 10990/- | Early October, 2018 | |
| Diamond Blue | 10990/- | Early October, 2018 |
Why is Realme 2 a disappointment ?
Oppo thinks the Indian market is just a price game. But Indian consumers have grown up beyond the price tag. The are now ready to spend higher, but they want better specifications. Realme 1 was such a mobile that excited the crowd, but Realme 2 is just the opposite of it.
- Snapdragon 450 is not a great processor. Realme 2 must have had 6xx, as the Realme 1’s P60 was equivalent to SD626
- Notch is not a feature, it is a viewed as an ugly patch of black real estate blocking your view and coming between every app you use. Stop promoting Notch as a great engineering market.
- 720p display is no more an acceptable standard in the 10k price range.
- That weak 2 MP camera for depth sensor is as good as nothing. Should have been a single 12 MP camera with a big sensor size and strong processing capability.
- The name of this model must have been Realme -1 or something different and definitely note Realme 2.
