Realme 6i launching in the Philippines

Deliciously-colored phones are coming!
Deliciously-colored phones are coming!

Realme Philippines has teased a new smartphone coming to the country, and several visual cues lead up to the launch of the Realme 6i.

In a Facebook post, the brand teased something sweet coming this month. The colors coincide with the Realme 6i’s colorways — milky white and green tea.

THE SWEETEST SURPRISE- Serving you on 5.13.20

The sweetest surprise is coming your way, and you're in for a treat!Ready to serve on 5.13.20#realmePH

Posted by realme on Thursday, May 7, 2020

The Realme 6i boasts of a 48MP quad-camera setup, a 6.5-inch display, and a 5000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. It also sports a MediaTek Helio G80 chip, said to be an efficient chip for gaming-centric use.

Realme 6i specs:

  • 6.5-inch HD+ IPS waterdrop notch display, 720 x 1600 px
  • 2.05 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio G80
    Mali-G52 MC2 GPU
  • 3GB or 4GB RAM
  • 64GB or 128GB eMMC 5.1 storage, expandable up to 256GB via MicroSD (dedicated slot)
  • Quad rear cameras
    48MP f/1.8 main
    8MP f/2.25 ultrawide
    2MP f/2.4 macro
    2MP f/2.4 portrait
  • 16MP f/2.0 front camera
  • Dual SIM
  • 4G
  • WiFi
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BDS
  • Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Reverse charging
  • USB Type-C
  • 5,000mAh battery w/ 18W charging support
  • White Milk, Green Tea

There are three available variants for the Realme 6i — 3GB RAM + 64GB storage, 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 4GB RAM + 128GB storage. The phone has been released in Malaysia a few weeks back, where the phone hit the shelves with an MYR 699 (around PHP 8,200) price tag for the 3GB+64GB model. Realme has yet to reveal the official variants coming into the country and its prices, but they are saying that it will be as affordable as their recent releases. Stay tuned for more details as we get them.

Carl Lamiel
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