Realme 2 to Sport Snapdragon SoC, Teased to Be Available on Flipkart

Realme has confirmed that the successor to the Realme 1 is set to launch on August 28. We are just days away from the launch of the Realme 2, and the company has confirmed that it will sport a display notch and a diamond cut finish back. Now, the company has confirmed that the Realme 2 will be powered by a Snapdragon processor. Separately, a teaser on Flipkart teaser tips that the Realme 2 will be available on the e-commerce site, and in Black, Blue, and Red colour options.

Realme and Qualcomm both tweeted that the Realme 2 will sport a Snapdragon processor, however refrained from saying which SoC exactly will be integrated. Flipkart has a page, with several references to 'Real' - tipping the launch of the Realme 2 on the e-commerce site. The page tips three colour variants - Black, Blue, and Red, a horizontal dual camera setup, and a long lasting battery with fast charging support. Its unsure at this point whether the device will be a Flipkart exclusive or not.

More details on the device regarding price, exact availability and specifications will be unveiled at the launch event in Delhi on August 28. To recall, Realme 2 comes just some months after the launch of the Realme 1 in India in May, and the Realme 1 is priced Rs. 8,990 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant, Rs. 10,990 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage model, and Rs. 13,990 for the one with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Unlike the Realme 2, the Realme 1 was an Amazon India exclusive device.

In terms of specifications, the Realme 1 has a 6-inch full-HD+ display, an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 SoC clocked at 2GHz, 3GB/ 4GB/ 6GB of RAM, a dual-core AI-specific chip, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 3,410mAh battery under the hood. The Realme 2 has confirmed an upgrade in the camera department, and has also confirmed a Snapdragon processor, instead of the MediaTek one seen on the Realme 1.