Realme X50 Pro 5G is the second flagship smartphone by the company after the X2 Pro. It is also the first smartphone in India to ship with Snapdragon 865 5G chip and is faced with a conundrum as there is no live 5G network in India yet.
With the X50 Pro, Realme together with Qualcomm wants to do just that and it’s not the only one. Vivo’s upcoming IQOO 3 will be available in two variants-- 4G & 5G, leaving it to the user whether they want to switch to a 5G enabled phone right now or wait till a commercial rollout begins.
Design & Display
Realme X50 Pro features an aluminum-glass sandwich design with a layer of Gorilla Glass 5 both on the front and back. It is a bit smaller than the X2 Pro but slightly heavier due to a bigger battery and new processor. It weighs around 205 grams and measures 8.9 millimeters at the thickest point.
The rear panel of the phone has a OnePlus 7 like smooth matte finish that feels good in the hand. Realme says it has used the AG Glass solution that reduces reflections in glass giving it the matte lustre. It’s not too in-your-face or blingy as in contrast to the variety of gradient color options we get these days.
The camera module is tucked away in the left corner of the phone and just on the opposite end, we have the brand marker. Thumbs up to Realme for not messing up the placement of their logo this time around!
On the right edge, there’s a power button with a yellow accent while the volume rockers are situated on the left edge. At the bottom, there’s a SIM card slot followed by the USB Type-C port and the speaker grille. The X50 Pro does away with the 3.5mm jack in lieu of trying to push the users of its flagship phone towards adapting to Realme Buds Wireless. This is nothing new and in line with the footsteps of major OEMs skipping the audio jack.
Realme X50 Pro features a 6.44-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution Super AMOLED screen with dual punch hole cutouts for two front-facing cameras, a first for Realme. This gives the screen a 20:9 aspect ratio which is decent for watching videos or movies on the phone.
The display has a 90Hz high refresh rate which means that you will notice smoother transitions while scrolling, browsing, watching videos or playing games.
The screen is also certified for HDR10+ playback and supports 100% DCI-P3 color gamut range. In case you are not comfortable with the default color tone of the display, there are options to tweak it manually and different color modes to choose from. Given the advancements in display technologies, there is a wide range of options available to make the screen more comfortable to view.
Cameras
Realme X50 Pro features a quad camera setup which consists of a primary 64MP camera that uses Samsung GW1 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture, a 12MP telephoto lens with 20x hybrid zoom, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle-lens with a 119-degree field-of-view that doubles up as a macro camera with a minimum focusing distance of 3 centimeters and finally, a 2MP monochrome lens for portrait mode.
This setup is only a little bit different than the X2 Pro when it comes to hardware, but the latter is better optimized to handle different kinds of lighting environments, whereas the X50 Pro isn’t. The ultra-wide-angle lens is fun to play around with and gives you an extensive view. Though the software isn’t able to put up with it, often resulting in over-processed images with low clarity towards the edges.
On the front, there’s a pair of selfie cameras with a 32MP Sony IMX616 sensor and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with a 105-degree field of view.
The cameras on the X50 Pro are capable of recording 4K video at 30fps, Full HD slow-motion videos at 120fps, real-time bokeh video and more. The phone uses gyroscope based Electronic Image Stabilization to deal with unwanted shakes and movement while shooting videos and creating pictures.
The Nightscape mode also receives an update to version 3.0 bringing in a new super nightscape and ultra nightscape modes that claim to create bright pictures in low light environments. There’s a tripod mode for making the phone more steady when creating a picture at night.
Realme X50 Pro has a decent set of cameras that are versatile, however, there’s not tuned up to the mark as you would come to expect of a flagship phone. Having said that, the cameras are capable of making sharp and detailed pictures with close to natural colors. The dynamic range is also decent and there are features like Chroma Boost to increase the saturation and vibrancy in pictures.
Performance
Realme X50 Pro is powered by state-of-the-art Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 650 GPU. This flagship processor is 25% faster and more efficient than the previous generation chipsets and the accompanying Snapdragon X55 5G modem supports all major frequency bands like mmWave, sub-6, TDD, FDD, SA and NSA modes.
The phone is outfitted with a set of 13 antennas-- eight for 4G/5G, three for GPS and Wi-Fi and one each for Bluetooth 5.1 and NFC, making up what Realme calls 360-degree surround antenna. Such a layout aims to provide uninterrupted connectivity irrespective of the way you hold the phone, normally or while watching a video or gaming.
This is further supported by a 6GB/8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM module and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 storage options. The LPDDR5 solution offers a 29% faster speed and is 14% more efficient than LPDDR4X. Similarly, UFS 3.0 standard storage enables up to 250% faster read/write speeds and is 30% more power-efficient than the 2.1 standards.
Realme X50 Pro uses an upgraded Vapor Cooling system for thermal management with faster heat dissipation across six layers of graphite sheet, vapor chamber, copper foil and silica. This helps the phone sustain peak performance when playing graphics-intensive games for hours at a stretch.
Battery life
Realme X50 Pro comes fitted with a 4,200mAh battery with support for 65W SuperDart charging and 18W Power Delivery charging. This is an even speedier fast-charging standard than the one we’ve seen on the Realme X2 Pro and the company claims that their SuperDart solution is capable of topping-up the phone from 0% to 100% in just 30 minutes tops.
In our use, that number holds out to be true as we saw that the charging adapter is capable of charging the phone from 0% to 100% in 30-31 minutes and that’s really good. It only raises the benchmark for other smartphone manufacturers to match the charging potential of say an X2 Pro or X50 Pro. Of course, with such a high-speed charging system, it is but natural that the heat dissipation will happen mostly on the adapter end.
Verdict
A real flagship phone for 2020, the X50 Pro boasts of 5G capabilities and top-of-the-line flagship performance that will become a common ground for premium smartphones this year. While 5G connectivity remains a distant dream for the Indian telecom market, the fact that more companies are willing to jump the bandwagon and seed 5G ready phones into the hands of consumers even before the infrastructure is there only lends credence to how important this country has become for the consumer technology space.
Where to buy
You can pick up the Realme X50 Pro now at Banggood for $599.99
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