Realme U1 smartphone to be launched in India on Nov 28; Check price, features and more

New Delhi : Realme mobile maker has announced the launch of a new ‘U’ series smartphone in India. The company has released the name of the handset, its launch date and availability.

Realme U1 smartphone will be launched in India on Nov 28 at 12:30 pm. The new U1 smartphone will be available exclusively via Amazon India. Realme U1 will come with a selfie-focused camera according to its teasers.

Realme U1 smartphone features and specifications

Realme U1 smartphone will be powered by MediaTek’s Helio P70 octa-core processor. The new chipset which succeeds the P60 comes with an enhanced AI engine combined with CPU and GPU upgrades.

As compared to its predecessor, the new GPU is claimed to deliver 13% better performance than the Helio P60. For photography, Helio P70 supports up to 32-megapixel and dual 24-megapixel plus 16-megapixel cameras.

In terms of design, Realme U1 smartphone will feature a dewdrop notch. This notch is already available in the recently launched Realme 2 Pro smartphone. Within five months, Realme has so far launched four smartphones in India including the Realme 1, Realme 2, and the budget Realme 1.

Prior to the launch announcement, Realme smartphone with the Helio P70 was spotted on benchmarking platform, Geekbench. As per announcement, the smartphone comes with 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box.

The forthcoming Realme U1 smartphone is expected to challenge Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 6 Pro which will launch on November 22 in India. Redmi Note 6 Pro features a quad camera setup for photography, and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 processor.