Realme X2 Pro

The Realme X2 Pro is a smartphone from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme, released in October 2019.^[2][3][4]

Realme X2 Pro

Brand	Realme
Manufacturer	Realme
Type	Phablet
Slogan	Full Speed Flagship
Series	Realme X Series
Predecessor	Realme X
Successor	Realme X50 Pro 5G Realme X3 SuperZoom
Form factor	Slate
Dimensions	161 mm × 75.7 mm × 8.7 mm (6.34 in × 2.98 in × 0.34 in)
Weight	199 g (7.02 oz)
Operating system	Original: Android 9.0 "Pie" (Skinned with ColorOS) Current: Android 11 (China, Global beta), Android 10 (Global) (Skinned with realme UI)
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+
CPU	Octa-core Kryo 485 (1×2.96 GHz, 3×2.42 GHz, 4×1.8 GHz)
GPU	Adreno 640
Memory	6 GB, 8 GB, or 12 GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	64 GB UFS 2.1, 128 GB UFS 3.0, or 256 GB UFS 3.0
Removable storage	non-expandable
Battery	Two Li-Po 2000 mAh batteries, totaling 4000 mAh
Rear camera	64 MP + 13 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Front camera	16 MP
Display	6.5 in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 16 million colors 103.5 cm2 (84.9% screen:body) 1080 px × 2400 px, 20:9 ratio (402 ppi density) Gorilla Glass 5 1000 nits max. brightness 90 Hz refresh rate HDR10+ DCI-P3 100%
Connectivity	4G, 3G, GSM
Data inputs	Sensors: Accelerometer Barometer Fingerprint scanner (under display, optical) Gyroscope Proximity sensor Magnetometer
Other	Fast battery charging 50 W (SuperVOOC Flash Charge). 100% in 35 min advertised, with 100% in 27 mins in real-world.[1]
Website	https://www.realme.com/in

Specifications

The phone measures 161 mm × 75.7 mm × 8.7 mm (6.34 in × 2.98 in × 0.34 in) and weighs 192 grams (7.02 oz). It has an aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass 5 on the front and back. The display is a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED with 1080 by 2400 pixel resolution, 90 Hz refresh rate, and a maximum brightness of 1000 nits. The phone shipped with ColorOS 6.1,^[5] based on Android 9.0 ("Pie") but was upgraded to Realme UI 1.0 between March and April 2020. It contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ system on a chip, and an Adreno 640 GPU.^[6]

The phone has a rear-facing quad-camera array, with one 64 MP f/1.8 wide-angle lens (26 mm full-frame focal length equivalent), one 13 MP f/2.5 telephoto lens (52 mm equivalent), one 8 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens (16 mm equivalent), and one 2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor. The three higher-resolution cameras are equipped with phase-detection autofocus. It also has a front-facing 16 MP f/2.0 wide-angle lens (25 mm equivalent).^[3]

The phone was sold in 3 variations: 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The 6 GB/64 GB configuration was only available in the Indian market.

Reception

The phone received mostly positive reviews from critics. TechRadar gave it a score of 4.5/5, praising the phone's battery, speakers, and display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, while criticizing the software, image quality, and in-built gestures.^[7] The Verge described the phone as Realme's first phone with high-end specs.^[8] Android Authority gave it a review of 9.3/10, praising its display, internals, charging-speed, and camera setup, while criticizing the color OS and low-light camera performance.^[5] It also described the X2 Pro as having flagship specs.^[9]

Controversy

The smartphone's original operating system, ColorOS 6.1, allowed the unlocking of the phone's bootloader, allowing support for custom Android ROMs such as Lineage OS. When the phone upgraded to realme UI 1.0, in the first weeks any users with locked bootloader could no longer unlock, but soon Realme released an official method to unlock the bootloader.