REALME X2, The New Gen Mobile !

REALME X2, The New Gen Mobile!

Realme X2 hit Indian shores earlier in the week, and we've reviewed the newest mid-range smartphone from the Chinese brand. We've known since September that Realme would be launching the Realme XT 730G this month, which time has finally come. Now referred to as the Realme X2, this is often the company's answer to Xiaomi's Redmi Note 8 Pro, which is one among the foremost powerful current-gen smartphones that you simply can purchase for fewer than Rs. 20,000.

The Realme X2 [₹ 17,999] comes in at roughly an equivalent price points because the Realme XT [₹ 16,999], but features a way more powerful processor, quicker charging, and a higher-resolution front camera. beat all, it seems to be a reasonably decent upgrade on paper. the most attraction here though is that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, which is targeted at gamers. This SoC is claimed to supply better graphics performance than its counterpart, the Snapdragon 730, also as better overall performance compared to the Snapdragon 710 and 712. The Realme X2 is additionally the primary phone during this segment to be built around this chip, because of aggressive pricing from Realme.

If you're one among the various people always searching for an honest smartphone priced under Rs. 20,000, you will be wondering whether the Realme X2 is that the best offering immediately . Let's have a glance .

Realme X2 design

The Realme X2 carries an equivalent design DNA because the Realme XT, instead of the X2 Pro  as its name would lead you to believe. Physically, it's hard to inform the 2 phones apart, unless you get the new Pearl Green colour which is merely available for the X2 immediately . this color trim features a glossy frame, rather than the matte finish on the opposite colour options. Build quality and finish are both good, and this phone isn't terribly slippery. the rear also has an equivalent ‘hyperbolic' pattern that the XT had, which suggests it'll glisten when light hits it because it moves.

The screen remains relatively large, so using this phone comfortably with one hand are often challenging sometimes . Button placement is sweet and therefore the layout of the ports is additionally an equivalent as on previous Realme phones, with the speaker, USB Type-C port, and headphone socket all placed at rock bottom . The X2 supports expandable storage and features a dedicated slot for a microSD card, additionally to the slots for 2 Nano-SIMs.

The 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340) display is that the same as what we saw on the Realme XT. it is a Super AMOLED panel with an in-display fingerprint sensor. The display also uses Gorilla Glass 5 for scratch protection, and Realme has gone with an equivalent glass for the rear panel too. The Realme X2 has an equivalent camera layout because the XT, which protrudes quite bit, but the bundled case evens this out.

The box content is analogous too, consisting of a SIM eject tool, a USB Type-C cable, a case, and a quick charger. The latter is new as this is often the primary Realme phone to return with VOOC Flash Charge 4.0, which supports 30W fast charging. Essentially, it is the same Warp Charge 30T charger that's bundled with the newer OnePlus 7T ₹ 34,615 series. We verified this by plugging the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition into Realme's charger, and it detected it as a Warp charger.

Realme X2 specifications and software

The star of the Realme X2 is its processor. this is often the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SoC, which we have seen before in phones like the Samsung Galaxy A80 ₹ 35,199 and therefore the Oppo Reno 2 ₹ 32,990 . Notably, both these phones cost quite Rs. 30,000, so to supply an equivalent SoC for under Rs. 20,000 is sort of an achievement for Realme. The Snapdragon 730G features eight Kryo 470 cores and an Adreno 618 GPU, both of which are superior to those found within the Snapdragon 710 and 712 SoCs. it is also built on the smaller 8nm fabrication process, which should make it more power efficient.

The Realme X2 has been launched in three variants in India. They are as follows-

1. One with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (Rs. 16,999);
2. One with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (Rs. 18,999);
3. And eventually 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage (Rs. 19,999).

 All variants use LPDDR4X RAM and therefore the UFS 2.1 flash storage standard. Other connectivity features include dual-band Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5, support for 3 satellite navigation systems, and therefore the usual suite of sensors.

This phone also supports Google's Widevine L1 DRM certification, so videos from apps like Netflix are often streamed at higher-than-SD resolutions. The Realme X2 doesn't support FM radio though. The Indian version  lacks NFC too, which wont be a big deal.
The Realme X2 ships with ColorOS 6.1, a bit like the X2 Pro. the safety patch was a touch dated on our unit (October 2019), but hopefully, this could be fixed soon. The software features are very almost like what we recently saw within the Realme X2 Pro. There's Google's Digital Wellbeing, a system-wide dark mode, and many of gestures and shortcuts to fiddle with. you furthermore may get many preinstalled apps, and only the third-party ones can uninstalled. We've covered all the features before, so do not forget to see out the Realme X2 Pro, Realme 5 Pro, and Realme XT reviews for all the small print .

Realme X2 performance and battery life

We had the top-end 8GB model of the Realme X2 with us, and needless to say , Android ran pretty smoothly. The in-display fingerprint sensor was quick at authentication and that we didn't encounter any mis-reads or failed attempts. You even get a bunch of various animation styles for the fingerprint position indicator to settle on from. Face recognition works alright too and you'll use it even in very dimly lit environments. there is no notification LED, but you'll enable a rudimentary always-on-display mode which shows you basic information like the time and alerts from certain apps like messages or missed calls.

We didn't face any issues with heating. Even with heavy camera use outdoors, the rear and sides of the phone barely got warm, which may be a good sign. The Realme X2 also delivered solid performance in games. We played PUBG Mobile, Asphalt 9: Legends, and Arena of Valour — all graphically intensive titles — and that they ran alright without causing any excessive heating to the X2. Gameplay was smooth even with the graphics settings in Asphalt 9: Legends and PUBG Mobile cranked all the high . The phone performed well in benchmarks too. We achieved 267,419 points in AnTuTu and and 59fps in GFXbench's T-Rex test.

Audio quality is another area during which the Realme X2 fared well. It only features a single speaker but there's Dolby Atmos enhancement that's on by default, and this helps boost the mid-range and lower frequencies. the massive display is great for watching videos, because of its punchy colours, good viewing angles, and quite satisfactory brightness.

Even with heavy usage, we were easily ready to use the Realme X2 for a full day, if less . The 4,000mAh battery, including the 8nm SoC will easily offer you a few day and a half runtime with medium to light usage. Surprisingly, we didn't get a really impressive runtime in our HD video battery loop test. The Realme X2 ran for just 13 hours and 11 minutes, which was less than expected.

Charging speed was also impressive. We were ready to charge the Realme X2 from zero all the thanks to about 60 percent in half an hour, and up to 95 percent in an hour. this is often because of the VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 feature and bundled 30W charger.

Realme X2 cameras

In terms of cameras, the sole thing that's new here compared to the Realme XT is that the front camera. The XT uses a 32-megapixel front-facing camera, having aperture of f/2.0. For normal selfies, the camera shoots images at the native resolution, but in Portrait mode, the pictures are pixel-binned right down to 8-megapixels.

Using the front camera under good light source, we found the quality of image  quite impressive. Details were excellent, colours were musch accurate, and exposure was greatly balanced. Even when shooting against the sunshine , we found the HDR to figure alright , exposing our face and therefore the background equally well. Selfies in low-light looked quite average, though. There was visible noise in images, and details weren't as great.

The Realme X2 allows you to use Nightscape for the selfie camera, which improved the exposure a touch even in dimly lit areas. However, this still needs more work, as sometimes , we ended up with some heavy pixel distortion within the final shots. The screen flash was bright and really effective in lighting up our face, even in very dark scenarios.

The Realme X2 can shoot 1080p selfie videos, and under good light, details were good and hues looked natural. Videos are stabilised, but the electronic stabilisation caused some mild distortion once we moved about, and there is no thanks to turn this off. there is a new bokeh mode for selfie videos, which actually worked pretty much even once we had two faces within the frame. It even shows  the background blur effect  as you're recording. Low-light selfie videos aren't the simplest , but are passable provided there's good artificial lighting around.

The rear cameras are essentially an equivalent setup because the Realme XT. we've a primary 64-megapixel sensor with an f/1.8 aperture; an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera; a 2-megapixel depth sensor; and a 2-megapixel macro camera. The camera app offers an equivalent features found within the Realme X2 Pro. you'll shoot videos using the wide-angle camera; there's an ‘Ultra Steady' shooting mode; and you'll adjust the extent of blur when shooting Portrait stills and video.

Conclusion

The Realme X2 builds on the success of the Realme XT , and is yet one more superb all-rounder priced below Rs. 20,000. It just is sensible to select this over the Realme XT or maybe the Realme X ₹ 17,999  at the instant , since for a touch extra money , you get an equivalent software because the X2 Pro plus some nice hardware upgrades. The X2 remains employing a dewdrop notch though so if it's style you're after, then the Realme X with its notchless screen and pop-up front camera remains the higher bet.

Low-light video quality might be refined a touch , and FM radio is missing, which was available with the XT. aside from this, it offers an honest display, strong battery life with in no time charging, a capable set of cameras, and really good gaming performance. albeit you are not a gamer, the Realme X2 is currently the simplest Realme phone you ought to consider under Rs. 20,000.