The Realme X2 Pro is a
smartphone from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer
Realme, released in October 2019.
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,
based on
Android 9.0
Android Pie ( codenamed Android P during development), also known as Android 9 (API 28) is the ninth major release and the 16th version of the Android mobile operating system. It was first released as a developer preview on March 7, 2018, and w ...
("Pie") but was upgraded to realme UI 1.0 between March and April 2020. It contains a
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ system on a chip
A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC ; pl. ''SoCs'' ) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system. These components almost always include a central processing unit (CPU), memory ...
, and an
Adreno 640
GPU.
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).
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.
''The Verge'' described the phone as Realme's first phone with high-end specs.
''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.
It also described the X2 Pro as having flagship specs.
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
LineageOS is an Android-based operating system for smartphones, tablet computers, and set-top boxes, with mostly free and open-source software. It is the successor to CyanogenMod, from which it was forked in December 2016, when Cyanogen Inc. a ...
. 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.
References
Realme X2 Pro – Price in Pakistan, Full Specifications & Features
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Realme mobile phones
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Mobile phones introduced in 2019
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Mobile phones with multiple rear cameras
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Discontinued smartphones