Realme TV, Realme Watch Launch LIVE Updates: Will Realme TV be able to compete with Xiaomi’s Mi TV? (Image: Realme)
Realme today hosted an online launch event to announce several IoT products. The company launched four new products including Realme TV, Realme Watch, Realme Power Bank 2, and Realme Buds Air Neo. The Realme Buds Aur Neo is the second true wireless earbuds Realme has officially launched in India. The first one is the Realme Buds Air that went official in the country last year in December. The Buds Air was priced aggressively at Rs 3,999 and so is the Realme Buds Air that’s priced at RS 2,999.
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The launch of the Realme AIOT event began at 12:30pm (noon). You can still watch the online launch event on the company’s YouTube channel, social media platforms. With the Realme TV, the company definitely aims to take on the likes of Xiaomi’s Mi TV in India. Mi TVs are extremely popular in the country and as per several reports, they are the No. 1 smart TVs in the country. The Realme smart TV 32-inch starts at RS 12,999 while the 43-inch is priced at Rs 21,999.
Realme recently launched Narzo 10 series including Realme Narzo 10 and Realme Narzo 10A in India. With this new series of phones the company wants to offer the best performance paired with great cameras and design at very aggressive pricing. Read our Realme Narzo 10 review here. The company has already revealed that 2020 will witness the launch of several IOT products in the country.
Alongside the smart TV, Realme also launched its first-ever smartwatch in the country called Realme Watch. The company launched the Realme Watch at an aggressive price of Rs 3,999. At this price point the offerings the watch brings to the consumers are commendable. Starting from all fitness features to all the smart ones, Realme Watch has it all. The Realme TV comes in two screen sizes — 32-inch priced at Rs 12,999 and 43-inch priced at Rs 21,999. The company also announced Realme Power bank 2, Realme Buds Air Neo, and confirmed that Realme Soundbar is coming soon.The Realme Watch comes in four colours options: Blue, Black, Red, and Green. The Black model will be available for purchase on June 5 on realme.com and Flipkart at 12 noon. Other colour straps will be available soon. Read everything about Realme Watch.
Realme has finally launched its first-ever smart TV customised specially for India called the Realme smart TV. The company has announced two screen sizes — 32-inch and 43-inch. Both the smart TVs are more or less the same, the only difference is in the screen resolution. The 32-inch Realme smart TV comes with 1366×768 screen resolution while 43-inch provides 1920×1080 resolution. So, as far as the viewing experience is concerned the Realme smart TV 43-inch will offer better results when compared to the 32-inch. The Realme smart TV runs Android 9.0 software. Here are 10 important questions about Realme TV answered.
Samsung has announced that it will be launching its Galaxy A31 smartphone on June 4 in India. The company has set up a microsite for customers to sign up on and get all the updates related to the product.
The microsite reveals a few key features about the product, which include a 6.4-inch full HD+ Super AMOLED display, 5,000mAh battery with support for 15W fast charging and a quad camera setup on the back. The quad camera setup will include a 48MP primary sensor paired with an 8MP ultra-wide angle sensor, a 5MP macro lens and a 5MP depth sensor.
Realme smart TV in two screen sizes -- 32-inch and 43-inch. The 32-inch TV comes with 1366x768 screen resolution while the 43-inch TV provides 1920x1080 resolution. It is powered by MediaTek, a quad-core 64- bit architecture, an ARM Cortex A53 1.1GHz CPU, and a new Mali-470 MP3 GPU. It supports HDR10 video decoding, RAM is clocked at 2133MHz. The TV comes with Choma Boost technology similar to Realme phones, bezel-less design, 24W quad stereo speakers, Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube support, Chromecast built-in, Google Assistant support, Dolby Atmos support, Remote with quick buttons. It runs Android 9.0 software. The Realme smart TV 32-inch starts at Rs 12,999 and 43-inch at Rs 21,999.
The second-generation 10000mAh Realme Power Bank 2 comes with 18W two-way Quick Charge, dual Output Ports (USB A & C), 13-Layer Circuit Protection, 10000mAh high-density Lithium-Polymer Battery, and two USB ports - USB A & C & a 2-in-1 charging cable. The power bank comes in funky colours including Black and Yellow, It is priced at Rs 999 and will be available on Flipkart and realme.com.
Realme Watch launched in India. Some of the key features of the Realme Watch includes: 1.4-inch display, 14 sports mode, heart rate sensor, Gorilla Glass 3 support, high resistant to scratches, 12 watch faces, 100 watch faces are coming soon, Blood oxygen level monitor, PPG sensor, step tracker, drinking reminder, meditation and more. The Realme Watch can be paired with Android phones via Realme Link app. No support for iPhones as of now. It also comes with smart unlock -- automatically unlocks the phone, remotely control music player on phone, works as a shutter button for clicking pictures, supports IP68 water and dust resistance. The watch comes in four colours: black, red, green, and blue. It is priced at Rs 3,999 and will be available on realme.com and Flipkart.
The Buds Air is priced at Rs 2,999. It will be available on Realme.com and Flipkart. The Buds Air Neo white colour will be available today while the Green and Red will be available later. The Buds Air Neo will soon be available on offline stores as well. Some of the key features of Realme Buds Air Neo are -- Instant Auto Connection, 13mm bigger Dynamic Bass Boost Driver, 17h Playback, and 119.2ms Super Low Latency. It is claimed to offer 3 hours of continuous music playback and with the charging case it can last for 17 hours. The Instant Auto Connection & Google Fast Pair features connect the buds with smartphone as soon as the case is opened.
Realme confirmed that the Realme smart TVs will be manufactured in India very soon but for the time being the units are imported from China, Realme's home country. The company is in talks with the manufacturers in the country.
Realme TV is likely to be made available in two screen sizes, including an entry-level model with a 32-inch size. A 32-inch TV is likely to undercut Xiaomi's 32-inch Mi TV, which retails for Rs 12,499. The competition is already tough in the smart TV space with a number of players already exist. It remains to be seen how Realme fares in India's competitive smart TV landscape.
Realme launched Buds Air earbuds in India last year in December. The Realme Buds Air is priced pretty aggressively in the country at Rs 3,999. It comes in funky colours including Yellow, White and Black and also top-notch features. Here's our full review of Realme Buds Air. Compared to the Realme Buds Air, the upcoming Realme Buds Air Neo will be cheaper and also compromise on some features.
Realme has already confirmed some of the key features of the Realme Watch ahead of the launch. The smartwatch comes with 1.4-inch large colour display that is touchscreen, 14 sports mode, and Realme claims that it is a 24-hour health assistant. The watch also comes with heart rate monitor, shows notifications, and is also water resistant. As of now there are no details on the pricing of the Realme Watch but similar to all other Realme products this one is also expected to be affordable. This is the first smartwatch Realme is launching in the country. Earlier this year the company launched Realme smart band.
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Realme India head Madhav Sheth said that the Realme TV will be customised for India. “We have been running a social media campaign for two months collecting consumer feedback, and I can confirm that some core features will be those the consumers wanted. Our first smart TV is customised for Indian consumers,” Sheth told indianexpress.com. In a past interview, Sheth had told us that with IoT devices Realme is “looking at bringing products that can be connected through smartphones and make life easy for the consumers”. Read the full interview here.