Friends+Design
- Elegant and understated design - the frosted glass back gives it a premium feel and the double punch hole in the front looks classy
- Both the in-display fingerprint and face unlock work pretty fast
- The design is very similar to every other Realme phone out there and the repetition of design is getting boring
- On the heavy and chunkier side, weighing 207g and having 9.4mm thickness
Display
- Large, vibrant and beautiful 6.4-inch sAMOLED panel - it's a treat to watch content and play games with the cool 90Hz refresh rate
- The 90Hz refresh rate means everything feels super snappy on the phone - from UI animations & webpage scrolling to games
- The screen also delivers HDR10+ support and a bunch of colour modes too, there is a dark mode as well to take advantage of the OLED’s inky blacks
- The screen isn't very bright and using it in direct sunlight is difficult
Software
- Realme UI is one of the better takes on a custom OS from Realme - it's less cluttered, has some very neat touches, like being able to record screen activity with internal audio, change app icons and so on
Performance
- Excellent performance with the best processor of the Android world, the Snapdragon 865 - it fly through routine tasks, like messaging, social networking, photography, and casual gaming sessions - the phone manages to run graphic-heavy games like PUBG and Asphalt 9 with amazing smoothness
Camera
- Good, versatile quad camera setup: 64MP primary + 12MP telephoto + 8MP ultra-wide + 2MP depth sensor
- The pictures shot with the main photo mode look great with lots of details and accurate colours in good lighting conditions
- Ultra-wide photos from the phone have good details and also capture colours well (though, they aren’t as detailed as pictures clicked with the main camera)
- The 13MP telephoto camera can achieve 5X optical hybrid zoom and 20X digital zoom - the zoomed-in pictures look surprisingly clear and show a good amount of detail
- The Realme X50 Pro clicks good selfies in good lighting - selfies clicked with the main 32MP camera sensor look sharp and with a good amount of detail - the portrait selfies also look great with sharp edges and the background properly blurred out
- The ultra-wide selfie camera is sufficient for clicking group selfies (though, misses out on some details)
- Pictures clicked in low-light scenarios miss out on details, colours also look dull and hazy, the camera struggles to focus - the situation remains the same in selfie night mode, the dedicated Night mode resolves the problem slightly but not too much, the OnePlus 7T clicks much better low-light shots while being cheaper
- Overall, the cameras on the Realme X50 Pro gives you a lot of perspective to play with but quality wise, they aren't the best and phones like OnePlus 7T produce better photos
Audio
- Excellent stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support
- No standard headphone jack - you will need to use either USB-C or wireless headphones (none of those are included in the retail package)
5G
- The Realme X50 Pro also supports 5G and it future proofs the phone to use the feature when it will be available in India (though, don't buy this phone for 5G, there's practically no use for 5G in India right now, as it will take 2 or more years for 5G to come to India)
Battery
- The Realme X50 Pro offers great battery life with the 4200 mAh cell - it will easily last one and a half days with a single charge
- Insanely fast 65W Super Dart charging - the included 65W charger in the box takes just around 30 minutes to fully charge the phone, which is mind boggling
Verdict
- On the whole, the Realme X50 Pro is an excellent, top-grade addition to Realme's tradition of providing surprisingly reasonable priced phones - the best in class Snapdragon 865 with 90Hz smooth display and excellent stereo speaker make this phone one of the best bang for the buck phones at this price
- On the other hand, OnePlus 7T offers similar features (except 5G and SD865) and better cameras with one of the best software experiences in lesser money and comes out as a solid competitor
