Realme’s First Global Phone Launch Event Announced for MWC 2020, 5G Smartphone Expected
Realme’s First Global Phone Launch Event Announced for MWC 2020, 5G Smartphone Expected 45f34
The MWC 2020 website confirms that company will host its event in Spain on February 24 i.e. on the first day of the tech exhibit. The event will begin at 10am local time (2:30pm IST). 2l2k3w
By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 6 February 2020 09:20 IST
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Realme is slated to launch a 5G phone at MWC 2020
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Realme has also teased an announcement about a Smart TV at MWC
The company may introduce the rumoured Snapdragon 865 SoC phone
The MWC event is slated to take place on February 24
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Realme is teasing the global launch of a new smartphone at MWC 2020. The company shared location coordinates of Barcelona via its Europe Twitter handle, hinting at this new development. This will be the first global launch by the company, but there's no indication on which smartphone will be unveiled. If we were to speculate, the company could unveil the alleged Snapdragon 865 phone that has been rumoured on multiple occasions. It will also introduce a Realme TV at MWC 2020.
The company made this global launch Realme presumably would look to create an impact with a powerful phone at an aggressive price tag, a philosophy it popularly follows.
The MWC Barcelona site confirms that company will host its event in Spain on February 24 i.e. on the first day of the tech exhibit. The event will begin at 10am local time (2:30pm IST), and the doors will open at 9:15am local time (1:45pm IST). In the session description, the company notes, “Realme will host the first global launch event in 2020. In the 5G era, Realme will be dedicated to be the popularizer of cutting-edge technology, promoting the popularity of 5G networks worldwide and bringing new 5G phones with power and style to global s.” This confirms that the phone that will launch at MWC 2020 will 5G.
More details on this phone should be released in the run up to this event. If we were to assume, then the company had said in last December that the company will be one of the first to launch a phone with the Snapdragon 865 SoC.
Realme India Chief Marketing Officer, Francis Wang, has already confirmed its launch for this month. It could be possible that the company unveils the fitness band in Barcelona as well.
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