The Realme X2 Pro is a

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from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer

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, released in October 2019.

Specifications

The phone measures 161 mm × 75.7 mm × 8.7 mm (6.34 in × 2.98 in × 0.34 in) and weighs 192 grams (7.02 oz). It has an

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frame with

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on the front and back. The display is a 6.5-inch

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with 1080 by 2400 pixel resolution, 90 Hz

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, and a maximum brightness of 1000 nits. The phone shipped with

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6.1, based on Android 9.0 ("Pie") but was upgraded to

UI 1.0 between March and April 2020. It contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+

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, and an

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640

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. The phone has a rear-facing quad-camera array, with one 64 MP f/1.8 wide-angle lens (26 mm full-frame focal length equivalent), one 13 MP f/2.5 telephoto lens (52 mm equivalent), one 8 MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle lens (16 mm equivalent), and one 2 MP f/2.4 depth sensor. The three higher-resolution cameras are equipped with

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. It also has a front-facing 16 MP f/2.0 wide-angle lens (25 mm equivalent). The phone was sold in 3 variations: 6 GB RAM and 64 GB storage, 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. The 6 GB/64 GB configuration was only available in the Indian market.

Reception

The phone received mostly positive reviews from critics. ''TechRadar'' gave it a score of 4.5/5, praising the phone's battery, speakers, and display with a 90 Hz refresh rate, while criticizing the

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, image quality, and in-built gestures. ''The Verge'' described the phone as Realme's first phone with high-end specs. ''Android Authority'' gave it a review of 9.3/10, praising its display, internals, charging-speed, and camera setup, while criticizing the

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and low-light

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performance. It also described the X2 Pro as having flagship specs.

Controversy

The smartphone's original operating

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, ''

6.1,'' allowed the unlocking of the phone's

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, allowing support for custom Android ROMs such as

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. When the phone upgraded to

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1.0, in the first weeks any users with locked bootloader could no longer unlock, but soon

released an official method to unlock the bootloader.

References

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