Realme Watch 2 Pro, Buds Wireless 2, and Pocket Speaker Launched in Malaysia

May. 20, 2021

Aspromised earlier this week, Realme has launched a bunch of new products at its AIoT event in Malaysia today. The products include Realme Watch 2 Pro, Realme Buds Wireless 2, Realme Buds Wireless 2 Neo, and a Pocket Bluetooth Speaker.

Realme Watch 2 Pro offers a1.75-inch color displaywith 320 x 385 resolution and 600 nits of peak brightness. It comes with an official IP68 rating for dust and water resistance and has a removable silicone wrist strap.

The Watch 2 Pro offers built-in dual-satellite GPS for route info, step tracking, and activity tracking. You getup to 90 sports modeson the smartwatch including outdoor running, walking, cycling, football, basketball, cricket, and yoga to name a few. Moreover, you can personalize the watch with over 100 watch faces, including live watch faces.

For connectivity, you getBluetooth 5.0and the Realme Link companion app. Health-related features of the Realme Watch 2 Pro include blood oxygen monitoring, 24-hour heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking, step tracking, and water reminder. The 390mAh batterylasts up to 14 dayson a single charge.

Realme has launched the successor of itsRealme Buds Wireless– the Realme Buds Wireless 2 with IPX5 water resistance. It offers13.5mm bass boost driversin collaboration with EDM-pop duo ‘The Chainsmokers’. For connectivity, Realme has used Bluetooth 5.0 and itsupports LDAC, AAC, and SBC audio codecs with a range of 10m.

The highlight features here areANC support and Vocplus AI noise cancellation for calls. The neckband earphone is capable of canceling up to 25dB of noise. The Vocplus AI uses deep learning and computational analysis of auditory scenarios to distinguish and extract voices from background noise.

Realme promises up to22 hours of playbackon a single charge that takes up to 50 minutes via the USB-C port. 10 minutes of charging will give you 12 hours of listening time without ANC at 50% volume on AAC codec and 8 hours with ANC off at 50% volume on LDAC.

Realme Buds Wireless 2 Neo is a cheaper variant of the Realme Buds Wireless 2. It comes with 11.2mm bass boost drivers, Bluetooth 5.0, and offersIPX4 water resistance. You get up to17 hours of battery lifeon this one and a full charge takes 2 hours. But, you get 120 mins of playback at 50% volume on a 10-minute charge.

Lastly, we have the new Realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker. It comes with 3W dynamic bass boost drivers, Bluetooth 5.0, and comes with an officialIPX5 water resistancerating. The audio codecs you are getting here are AAC and SBC. It supports stereo pairing and comes with Bass, Dynamic, and Bright equalizer presets.

As far as the battery life is concerned, Realme promises6 hours of usageon a single charge. The 600mAh battery present in the speaker has a charging time of 2.5 hours through a USB-C port.

Realme Watch 2 Pro comes in Space Grey and Metallic Silver color variants. It is priced at299 MYR (~Rs. 5,300). Realme Buds Wireless 2 retails in Kandi Grey and Kandi Yellow colors. It costs MYR 199 (~Rs. 3,500) but is available for MYR 129 (~Rs. 2,300)on its first sale set for June 6.

Realme Buds Wireless 2 Neo is available in Kandi Black, Kandi Green, and Kandi Blue color options. It is priced at MYR 99 (~Rs. 1,700). Realme Pocket Bluetooth Speaker costs MYR 79 (~Rs. 1,400) and is available in Desert Grey and Classic Black color variants.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.