Realme V5 5G with Dimensity 720, 48MP Quad-Camera & 5,000mAh Battery Goes Official

Aug. 3, 2020

After teasing itsnew smartphone lineupover the past week, Realme debuted the first phone of the V-series today. Realme V5 5Garrivesas the company’s latest 5G phone, backed by therecently announcedMediaTek Dimensity 720 chipset. It also includes a modern punch-hole design, a 48MP quad-camera setup, and fast-charging for a really affordable price tag.

Realme V5 5G: Specs and Features

Chinese phone makers are quick to adapt to the latest design trends. The same is the case with Realme V5, which comes in two different design variants. The rear panel of the silver variant relies on the matte AG technology to offer you aniPhone 11 Pro-like in-hand feel. It also includes a massive Realme logo. The green and blue variants, on the other hand, use a new matte stitching design and a relatively smaller Realme logo at the bottom.

All variants include a rectangular camera module on the rear and aside-mounted fingerprint sensor, which also doubles as the power button. Turning our attention to the front, Realme V5 sports a6.5-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCDdisplay with a 90Hz refresh rate. The panel boasts a 20:9 aspect ratio, 2400 x 1080-pixels resolution, and 180Hz touch sampling rate.

Under the hood, the recently announced MediaTekDimensity 720chipset powers the Realme V5. This is a 7nm octa-core chipset with dual-mode 5G connectivity (SA/ NSA) support. It will offer up to 2.4Gbps peak download speeds. You also find up to 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB of storage (expandable up to 256GB via microSD card) found aboard this smartphone. It runs Android 10-basedRealme UIout-of-the-box.

The rectangular quad-camera system on the rear includes a48MP (f/1.8) primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide sensor with a 119-degree FOV, a 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensor. If you haven’t noticed already, Realme V5 also includes a punch-hole cutout at the top left on the front. It houses a 16MP (f/2.1) sensor for your selfie needs.

The 6GB+128GB base variant of the Realme V5 5G has beenpriced at 1,499 yuan (~Rs. 16,110)while the higher-end 8GB+128GB variant will see you shell out 1,899 yuan (~Rs. 20,410). The smartphone comes in silver, blue, and green colorways and will be available to buy from 7th August in China.