Realme seems to have put itself in a bit of a sticky spot during its Realme Narzo 30A launch event in Bangladesh. While the launch event was going smoothly, the company had arranged for a segment where three gamers would come on-screen and play a deathmatch on PUBG Mobile using the new Narzo 30A smartphone to demonstrate its abilities.
But things went quite wrong when a notification popped up on the screen which basically proved that the smartphones being used by the trio of gamers were Apple iPhones and not Narzo 30A.
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As you can see in the screenshot above, it shows that a notification has popped up on the screen of one of the gamers which read, "Guided Access Started". Now guided access is a feature that is exclusive to Apple devices which helps users stay focused on a task while using their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
Guided Access limits the Apple device being used to a single app and lets users control which app features are available. This was a dead giveaway for it being an Apple device. And what's more the launch video which was available on YouTube for viewing up until a little while back has since been made private.
The Realme Narzo 30A as a smartphone features 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage for the base variant in India which is priced at Rs 8,999 and the 4+64GB variant is priced at Rs 9,999. It comes with a 6.51-inch HD+ LCD screen, is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio G85 processor along with a 6,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support.
In terms of cameras, it comes with a 13MP main camera rear camera along with a secondary depth sensor. To the front, it features an 8MP selfie camera.
We have reached out to Realme for a statement on the subject and they have responded back with the following, "Respecting and abiding by the local pandemic control policy, the narzo 30A launch video was planned to be recorded in advance. Additionally, the launch video involved a narzo 30A hands-on gaming video. To ensure a better quality video output, the gaming part was recorded by our partner A1 Esports team and sent to the producer, post-recording. Although the A1 team did use the narzo 30A smartphone for the recording of the gaming part, a wrong file was accidentally sent to the producer, which led to the appearance of a non-realme smartphone in the video. In response to this issue, we have immediately contacted our A1 team partner to rectify the accident. We shall republish the video after the re-production is complete. We sincerely apologize for any unanticipated impacts the incident may have caused. Your kind support to the brand is very much appreciated. Please stay tuned with realme for future updates"
