Realme 5i to arrive in the Philippines on January 29!

Realme has just sent invites to the press confirming the PH launch of the realme 5i on January 29.

realme 5i front and back design

A budget-friendly smartphone for vlogging?

To recall, realme 5i sports a new "Van Sunlight" 3D glass-like back design in Blue or Green colors, with a large 6.5-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass protected IPS screen w/ HD. Similar to Realme 5, it runs with an 11nm SD665 chip with RAM up to 4GB and 64GB storage that is expandable up to 256GB. 

For the primary camera, it features a 12MP f/1.8 primary sensor with PDAF, 8MP f/2.25 119-degree ultra-wide secondary camera, 2MP f/2.4 4c macro camera, and a 2MP f/2.4 depth camera. Its selfie camera is 8MP with AI Portrait.

The video function of the realme 5i is said to be improved with an anti-shake technology for more stabilized videos. Like the realme 5, it can shoot 4K videos up to 30fps and capture slo-mo videos up to 120fps.

The pricing of this device starts at VND 3,700,000 (around PHP 8.1K) while the realme 5 starts at VND 4,000,000 (around PHP 8.8K).

Note: Note: Taxes and duties are not included yet in these conversions

Realme 5i will be officially launched on January 29, 2020. Stay tuned for more details.

See also: Realme 5i Review - Budget all-rounder

What do you guys think?