Realme 2 Pro was released in India this month. Actually I didn't know much about this phone. For those of you guys who don't know about Realme , it is a sub brand of Oppo and initially it started of exclusively to India coming at an extremely low prices.
Realme has announced the Realme 2 Pro and Realme C1. With this quick succession of smartphone launches, Realme has sprayed a device in every category of the competitive budget smartphone market. You have the Realme 1 and 2, very similar phones with different processors and cameras, aimed at the sub-Rs 11,000 category, the Realme C1 which is aimed at giving the Redmi 6 a tough time, and finally the Realme 2 Pro, a single phone that competes with Xiaomi’s Redmi 6 Pro and Mi A2.
Priced between Rs 13,990 and Rs 17,990 for the lowest and highest variants respectively, Realme 2 comes with a faux glass back with flashy colours, typical of Realme, and specifications like a Snapdragon 660AIE processor and up to 8GB of RAM.
Realme 2 Pro
Design and display
Realme 2 Pro has a very pleasing design. It has a tear drop camera design, similar to the one on the OnePlus 6T. It also has a very beautiful glossy look on the back. The 6.3-inch LCD display with a resolution of 2340x1080 is more than adequate for media consumption for a phone this price.
The tear drop notch houses the selfie camera and the ambient light sensors and does wonders in giving this phone a screen-to-body ratio of 90.8%, one of the highest among phones at this price point.
Hardware and Performance
Under the display, the Realme 2 Pro is powered by Qualcomm’s octa-core, AI-enabled Snapdragon 660AIE running at 2.2GHz. This is coupled with up to 8 gigabytes of RAM and 128GB internal memory. All of this runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with Oppo’s ColorOS 5.2 user interface optimised in several ways for Realme 2.
Snapdragon 660 is known to be a good mid-range processor for the amount of power and efficiency it delivers, but that’s only when you have a light UI on top of it. Since it is striking a balance between the two, it means gaming is limited to medium graphics, especially 3D games, no matter which one you pick. For light use, the phone performs at par with others, if not worse. Browsing the web and social media apps is a breeze, but it struggles noticeably when it encounters a heavy app.
Camera
Realme 2 Pro comes with a dual camera setup on the back with 16MP main camera having f/1.7 aperture. The second one being a 2MP telephoto camera (probably a telephoto camera) with f/1.7 aperture.
At the front, it has a 16MP camera with f/2.0 aperture. The front and rear cameras are also AI-enabled with features like “AI Beauty” and 5 portrait modes. The auto-HDR mode is worth using, as it does a good job of bringing out the lost highlights in an image clicked under harsh lighting. Photos clicked in well-lit scenarios look great. The portrait mode works decently, but renders the camera app useless for a good second while analysing the image.
Here are some sample images from the Realme 2 Pro camera
Is it worth buying?
Realme 2 Pro is priced at Rs17,990. Realme Pro 2 comes with 8 GB memory and 128 GB storage. I think Realme has done an excellent job with this phone. It comes with good specifications for the price you pay. But if you want more performance for a lower cost you can go for the Pocophone F1 by Xiaomi. It comes with good specifications and a liquid cooling system which enables to keep the phone cool during intense PUBG gaming sessions.
Therefore, Realme 2 Pro is worth buying if you want a budget phone with great battery life. But if you want more performance from the phone, this Realme 2 Pro might not be the one to go for.
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