Realme ‘Blade Runner’ is Realme X50 Pro Player Edition, launching on May 25th

Highlights
  • Realme X50 Pro Player Edition is launching in China alongside seven other products
  • Realme X50 Pro Player Edition could be a gaming-centric phone

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition is the official name of the phone that the company has been teasing as ‘Blade Runner’ this week. The handset is set to launch in China on May 25th along with seven other products that could include new TWS earbuds and a power bank. The Realme X50 Pro Player Edition seems to be a variant of the Realme X50 Pro flagship that was launched back in February with some enhancements under the hood for gaming enthusiasts. The teaser image reiterates the quad-camera setup and the power button is on the right spine. Unfortunately, not much else is known about the Realme X50 Pro Player Edition at the moment, but it is speculated to bring camera improvements and probably a higher screen refresh rate for gamers. 

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Realme is simultaneously holding a launch event in India on the same day where the company will launch the Realme TV and Realme Watch smartwatch. The two new products aim to expand Realme’s lifestyle portfolio in the country and should take on Xiaomi’s Mi TV and the Apple Watch, respectively. 

Also read: Realme Watch and Realme TV India launch set for May 25th, company confirms

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition

Realme X50 Pro specifications

To recall, the Realme X50 Pro comes with a 6.44-inch full HD+ with 1080 × 2400 pixels resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 layer, HDR10+ and 20:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC paired with Adreno 650 GPU, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.0 storage that is further expandable via a microSD card. The handset boots Android 10-based Realme UI 1.0 custom skin. Connectivity features include 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, NFC, and USB Type-C.

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition may offer some game-centric features

As for the optics, the Realme X50 Pro features a 64MP Samsung GW1 sensor, a 12MP telephoto lens with 2X optical hybrid zoom, 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2MP black and white depth camera. It has a 32MP primary selfie camera and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor for security, Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res Audio certification. The smartphone houses a 4,200mAh battery and supports a fast 65W SuperDart charging.

Key Specs

realme X50 Pro 5G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | 6 GBProcessor
6.44 inches (16.36 cm) Display
64 MP + 12 MP + 8 MP + 2 MPRear camera
32 MP + 8 MPSelfie camera
4200 mAh Battery
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Review Summary

Expert Rating
4.0/5

Design
★  
4.0
/5
Display
★  
4.0
/5
Software
★  
4.0
/5
Camera
★  
3.5
/5
Performance
★  
4.5
/5
Battery
★  
4.0
/5

Pros

  • Exceptional performance 
  • All variants have 5G
  • 65W charging is the fastest in any smartphone curr
  • 90Hz smooth display

Cons

  • Design is getting repetitive
  • Poor night photography
  • No headphone jack
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