Realme U1 is now officially available in India for INR 11,999. The base price is for the 3GB RAM variant with 32GB of internal storage. The 4GB+64GB variant is priced at INR 14,499. The three shade options for Realme U1 are Fiery Gold, Brave Blue and Ambitious Black.
Tagged as a Selfie Pro device, U1 comes with a 25MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture and Sony IMX576 sensor. The rear side is available with 13MP+2MP setup with LED flash. The crisp camera quality is complemented by the 6.3-inch display with full HD+ resolution and dewdrop notch. The phone comes with AI face unlock and rear mounted fingerprint sensor.
The use of gorilla glass 3 further helps in keeping the device safe. Realme U1 comes with 3500 mAh battery and runs on Android 8.1 with ColorOS 5.1 interface. The most powerful feature here is the MediaTek Helio P70 processor with high resolution depth engine and accurate AI detection.
The pricing makes U1 a direct rival to Redmi Note devices while selfie pro feature tags Redmi Y2 as its rival. Other brand rivals include ASUS and Samsung, with both offering impressive phones around this price. Still, details related to the hardware and software optimization on Realme U1 are amazing.
Realme U1 Specifications
- 6.3-inch (2350 x 1080 pixels) 19.5:9
- Full HD+ IPS display with 1500:1 contrast ratio
- 450 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio P70 12nm processor
- Quad 2.1GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs
- 900MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage
- 4GB RAM with 64GB storage
- Expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) based on ColorOS 5.2
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
- 2MP secondary rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor
- Dimensions: 157mm x 74mm x 8mm
- Weight: 168 grams
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 3500mAh battery
