Realme Narzo 50A, Narzo 50i Launched in India Starting at Rs. 7,499
Sep. 24, 2021Realme has launched two new smartphones in India as part of its Narzo 50 series — Narzo 50A and Narzo 50i. With this launch, Realme has skipped the Narzo 40 series and moved directly to Narzo 50 series. Check out all the details of the Narzo 50 series below:
Realme Narzo 50A: Specifications
Realme Narzo 50A features a6.5-inch HD+ displaywith 1600 x 720-pixel resolution and 400 nits of peak brightness (up to 570 nits in Sunlight mode). It runs onMediaTek’s 12nm octa-core Helio G85 chipsetcoupled with the Mali G52 GPU. The device offers 4GB of LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB or 128GB of storage. The storage can be expanded with a microSD card.
Coming to optics, the Narzo 50A offers a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50MP f/1.8 primary camera, a 2MP f/2.4 portrait lens, and a 2MP f/2.4 macro lens. For selfies, Realme has used an 8MP f/2.0 front camera.
Narzo 50Apacks a massive 6,000mAh batterythat promises up to 8 hours of gaming or 27 hours of YouTube usage. The handsetsupports 18W fast chargingand charges through a USB-C port. You also get reverse charging here in case you’d like to charge other smart devices.
In terms of software, the Narzo 50A runs onRealme UI 2.0 based on Android 11. The 3.5mm headphone jack is present on both devices.
Realme has also launched the budget-centric Narzo 50i at the event. It packs a6.5-inch displaywith 1600 x 720-pixel resolution and 400 nits brightness. The device is available in two variants. You can choose the 2GB RAM variant with 32 GB of storage or the 4GB RAM variant with 64GB storage. It’s worth mentioning that you can expand the storage up to 256GB with a microSD card.
As far as the cameras are concerned, you get an 8MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture and 4x digital zoom. The rear camera supports 1080p/30fps video recording. The selfie camera used here is a 5MP sensor with an f/2.2 aperture.
The device uses a 1.6GHz octa-core CPU with IMG8322 GPU. Realme has packed a5000mAh batteryon this one. However, the device charges with a micro-USB port. Much like Narzo 50A, the Narzo 50i supports reverse charging. The handset runs Realme UI Go Edition based on Android 11.
Realme Narzo 50A is priced at Rs. 11,499 for the 4GB + 64GB variant and Rs. 12,499 for the 4GB + 128GB variant. You can purchase the device starting from October 7 viaRealme’s online storeand Flipkart. It comes in Oxygen Green and Oxygen Blue color variants.
Narzo 50i, on the other hand, will go on sale at Rs. 7,499 for the 2GB + 32GB variant and Rs. 8,999 for the 4GB + 64GB variant. You can purchase Narzo 50i in Mint Green and Carbon Black colors.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
