- An image of the Realme 2 smartphone has reportedly surfaced on the Oppo sub-brand's website.
- The new phone has a dual-camera setup and a rear fingerprint scanner — features the original device didn't have.
- News of the Realme 2 comes roughly four months after the first phone was revealed.
The Realme 1 made waves upon its launch in May, coming as the first phone from Oppo's budget-focused sub-brand. Now, just four months later, it looks like the brand could be ready to reveal the Realme 2.
According to GSMArena and MySmartPrice, an image of the new phone (seen at the top of this article) briefly popped up on the official Realme website, before being taken down and it seems to feature the same diamond pattern rear cover as the original device.
Lending credence to this being the Realme 2 is an older tweet (embedded below) from the Realme account, confirming that the new phone is coming. The tweet was in response to queries about a fingerprint scanner.
Realme 2 will be released soon. The features are a surprise for our #RealFans.
— Realme (@realmemobiles) July 6, 2018
The lack of a fingerprint scanner was a glaring omission on the Realme 1, but the leaked image shows that the new phone indeed has a rear fingerprint scanner. This would be a welcome improvement because, unlike the Realme 1's bog-standard facial recognition,
The Realme 1.
Another noteworthy feature spotted on the new phone is a dual-camera setup, marking an upgrade on paper from the Realme 1's single-camera shooter. It's unclear what form this secondary camera will take, but many budget phones opt for a lower-resolution secondary shooter to enable depth-of-field effects.
The new phone has a notch too but, unlike Oppo's newest phones, it doesn't seem to have a waterdrop notch design.
We don't know much else about the Realme 2, but we wouldn't be surprised if it retains the capable yet mid-range Helio P60 chipset or adopts a newer Snapdragon chipset. Either way, we're expecting the new phone to have a budget price tag like its predecessor.
What do you make of this quick turnaround time for the new Realme phone? Is four months too soon for a product refresh like this? Let us know in the comments!
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