Realme today launched its budget Narzo 50A Prime 4G smartphone in India for Rs 11,499 and will go on sale from April 28 on Realme’s online store as well as on Amazon. The smartphone was launched in Indonesia last month before finally making its way to the Indian markets.
The Narzo 50A Prime features a 6.6-inch FullHD+ display offering a peak brightness of 600 nits and also sports a 50-megapixel primary camera. It supports a touch sampling rate of up to 180Hz and makes it a good device for some light gaming sessions. Running at the heart of the device is the same processor that came with the Realme C31 budget smartphone.
Here is everything you need to know about the Realme Narzo 50A Prime.
Realme Narzo 50A Prime pricing and availability
The Realme Narzo 50A is available in Flash Blue and Flash Black colour options and comes with a squared-off chassis similar to the Redmi Note 11. The device comes with 4GB of RAM with a choice of either 64GB or 128GB UFS 2.2 storage.
In terms of the design of the smartphone, it is 8.1mm thin and sports both a Type-C port and a 3.5mm headphone jack with the company’s textured Kevlar Speed design at the back.
The 4GB RAM/64GB ROM variant is priced at Rs 11,499 while the 4GB RAM/128GB ROM will retail for Rs 12,499. The smartphone will go on sale on April 28 on Realme online store and Amazon.
Realme Narzo 50A Prime specifications
The Realme Narzo 50A Prime features a 6.6-inch display with FullHD+ resolution with a max brightness of 600 nits and 180Hz touch sampling rate.
Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by the Unisoc T612 Octa-core processor based on the 12mm architecture. The chipset has a max clock speed of 1.8GHz and the GPU is supported by the ARM Mali-G57 making the device capable of light gaming.
In terms of the camera modules, the Narzo 50A Prime comes with a 50-megapixel primary lens, a dedicated lens for Black and White photography and a third lens for macro shots. The primary camera also gets support for improved AI image processing.
The Narzo 50A Prime features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. It supports dual-sim and expandable storage of up to 1TB via a dedicated microSD card slot. The device also comes with Bluetooth 5.0 and dual-band Wi-Fi support.
All the internal hardware of the Narzo 50A Prime is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery pack with support for 18W fast charging out of the box. The smartphone runs on Realme UI R based on Android 11.
A Narzo that's puzzlingly priced and slotted
The Narzo 50A Prime is no doubt a gaming device for those who are on a very strict budget. But the pricing of the smartphone for its 4GB RAM/64GB ROM variant comes close to the Narzo 50. And the latter provides a better display, chipset and faster charger out of the box.
The smartphone also continues to get more discounts through online retailers making a better buy over the Realme Narzo 50A Prime.
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