The Realme 5s upgrades the original recipe with a new sensor for the main camera on the back – the 48MP Samsung GM1. That’s quite a step up from the smallish 12MP sensor of the Realme 5. The other cameras are the same – 8MP 119° ultra wide, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor. This is essentially the same camera department as on the Realme 5 Pro.
The phone also gets a new paint job – Crystal Red – joining the Purple and Blue versions. Also, the base memory option has been dropped, meaning that the 5s starts at 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage (with a 128GB option).
The rest of the specs on the Realme 5s are unchanged. It keeps the 6.5-inch screen (720p+) and Snapdragon 665 chipset, the 5,000mAh battery too.
Realme 5s Specifications
Network Properties
- 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
- 3G bands: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
- 4G bands: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) 450/50 Mbps
Launch
- Announced: 2019, November
- Status: Release 2019, November 25
Design
- Dimensions: 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm (6.47 x 2.98 x 0.37 in)
- Weight: 198 g (6.98 oz)
- Colours: Crystal Purple, Crystal Blue, Crystal Red
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Splash resistant
Display
- Type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Size: 6.5 inches, 102.8 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution: 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~269 ppi density)
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3+
Operating System
- Android 9.0 (Pie); ColorOS 6
Hardware
- Chipset: Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
- CPU: Octa-core (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
- GPU: Adreno 610
- Storage: 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
- Memory Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
- Main Camera: Quad
- 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF
- 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm
- 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera)
- 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm, depth sensor
- Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
- Selfie Camera: Single – 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3″, 1.12µm
- Features: HDR, panorama
- Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio 3.5mm jack: Yes
Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- USB: microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Features
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery
- Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
- Charging: Battery charging 10W
Realme 5s Price and Availability
The first sale of the 5s is expected to take place on November 29 at 12 noon on Flipkart and on Realme.com.
- 4GB/64GB version goes for INR9,999 ($139)
- 4GB/128GB version goes for INR10,999 ($153
The phone will eventually make it to offline stores too, but we got no date for that.
For comparison, the Realme 5 launched at INR 11,000 for the 4/64GB model, but that one is currently down to INR 10,000. The Realme 5 Pro, which packs a Snapdragon 712 chipset, is INR 14,000.