Realme 10, Realme 10 Pro+ 5G launch in the UAE and Saudi Arabia: Not the flagship you were expecting

Realme announced its generation 10 flagship family with three members. The lineup includes Realme 10, Realme 10 Pro, and Realme 10 Pro+ 5G, the first Realme phone with a curved screen. The standard version was released globally on November 11th, and two other variants were released globally on December 8th.

Realme is skipping the middle version of their new line-up for UAE and Saudi Arabia where you’ll only be able to buy the Realme 10 and the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G. These phones were launched in the Middle East in early Jan 2023.

Pricing and availability

The standard version of Realme 10 was released in Saudi Arabia in January 2023 and only supports a 4G/LTE connection. Pricing for that has been set at SAR 899 or AED 899 for the 8GB / 256GB model.

The price for Realme 10 Pro+ 5G is set to SAR 1,499 or AED 1,499 and comes in one configuration which is 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The phone also launched in early January in Saudi Arabia.

Specs you should know

	Realme 10	Realme 10 Pro+ 5G	Realme 9	Realme 9 Pro+
Design	Dimensions: 159.9 x 73.3 x 8 mm Weight: 178 g Colors: White, Blue	Dimensions: 161.5 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm Weight: 173 g / 175 g Colors: Dark Matter Black, Nebula Blue, Hyperspace	Dimensions: 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm Weight: 178 g Colors: Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White	Dimensions: 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm Weight: 182 g Colors: Midnight Black, Aurora Green, Sunrise Blue, Free Fire Limited Edition
Screen	Size: 6.4 inches (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio) Type: Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 1000 nits (peak)	Size: 6.7 inches (~90.5% screen-to-body ratio) Type: AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, 120Hz, 800 nits	Size: 6.4 inches (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) Type: Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak)	Size: 6.4 inches (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) Type: Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
Performance	CPU: MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 (6nm) GPU: Mali-G57 MC2 RAM: 8GB RAM Storage: 256GB Cellular: LTE	CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 920 (6 nm) GPU: Mali-G68 MC4 RAM: 12GB RAM Storage: 256GB Cellular: LTE / 5G	CPU: Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) GPU: Adreno 610 RAM: 6/8GB RAM Storage: 128GB Cellular: LTE	CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 920 (6 nm) GPU: Mali-G68 MC4 RAM: 6/8GB RAM Storage: 256GB Cellular: LTE/5G
Camera	Wide: 50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4 Selfie: 16 MP, f/2.5, 27mm	Wide: 108 MP, f/1.8, 24mm Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4 Ultrawide: 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm Selfie: 16 MP, f/2.5, 25mm	Wide: 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm Ultrawide: 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4, Selfie: 16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm	Wide: 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm Ultrawide: 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚, 16mm Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4 Selfie: 16 MP, f/2.4, 27mm
Battery	Li-Po 5000 mAh, 33W wired, 50% in 28 min (advertised)	Li-Po 5000 mAh, 67W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 17 min (advertised)	Li-Po 5000 mAh, 33W wired, 50% in 31 min, 100% in 75 min (advertised)	Li-Po 4500 mAh, 60W wired, PD3.0, 100% in 44 min (advertised)

Design and display

The Realme 10 features an a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate which is the same screen we sare on the Realme 9 releasesed last year.

The Realme 10 Pro+ 5G version, on the other hand, is equipped with a 6.7-inch 120 Hz screen which is an improvement over Realme 9 Pro+. Moreover, it can display 10-bit colors and produce a maximum brightness of 800nits. The screen has a nice 61-degree curve to it which spells renovation.

Features and performance

The Helio G99 chipset by MediaTek is what powers Realme 10. The phone coems with 8GB of RAM, which should be more than enough to carry out daily tasks, and can store up to 256GB of data.

Unfortunately, the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G comes with the older gen Dimensity 920 5G in the Middle East and not the latest Dimensity 1080 5G chip which is what is shown on Realme’s global website. Though the 920 5G is not a bad CPU, folks in the UAE and Saudi should expect the same hardware that Realme offers in other parts of the world.

The Realme 10 and Realme 10 Pro+ 5G support Ultra Volume Boost, which can increase volume by up to two times at the expense of music quality.

Software

The Realme 10 comes with Android 12 and Realme UI 3.0. Since the Pro+ version needs better features, it also received an OS upgrade to Android 13 with Realme UI 4.0 which has some new handy features such as personal information pixelation on screenshots or music control features on the always-on display.

Cameras

The vanilla version doesn’t have much to discuss since it received fewer lenses than Realme 9. The dual cameras on this device are equipped with 50 MP (Wide) and 2MP (Depth) modules. Although this model lacks the Realme 9’s ultrawide camera, Realme claims that the new camera setup will increase picture overall quality.

The usual triple camera setup is back for Realme 10 Pro+ 5G with 108 MP (wide), 8 MP (ultrawide), and 2 MP (macro) modules.

The 108MP Samsung (S5K)HM6 1/1.67″ sensor is the primary camera of this beast, featuring 3x lossless zoom and night mode to capture amazing pictures in the dark. The 8MP Sony IMX 355 sensor is used on the Ultrawide camera on this device, which also features night mode.

The final camera is a 2MP 4cm fixed focus macro camera with no night mode, and it can’t capture any video.

The pictures are taken in 12MP mode by default, but the 108 MP option is also available for a detailed picture. Remember that the 108 MP photos are nearly 40MB each, so you can fill the storage quickly.

Battery & Charging

The 5,000mAh battery seems to be the new standard for Realme, as its new phones all have the same capacity. In times of charging speed, though, Realme 10 features 33W fast wired charging, but the Pro+ 5G model can charge faster thanks to 67W SUPERVOOC Charge.

According to company the RealMe 10 Pro+ 5G can last up to 22 days on standby and 20 hours of video playback.

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