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Realme 2 Pro review: Snapdragon 660 value with FHD+ and up to 8 GB RAM.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2018·$200
Overall
62/100
Class rank
#33 of 85
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Snapdragon 660 for $200.

Realme 2 Pro brought Snapdragon 660 power and up to 8 GB of RAM down to $200, dramatically undercutting the spec-for-price norms of late 2018 and cementing Realme's reputation as a performance-per-rupee disruptor.

01Display

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

TypeIPS LCD, waterdrop notch
Size6.3 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Main16 MP Sony IMX398, f/1.7
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 660 (14nm)
GPUAdreno 512

04Battery

66/100

66/100 trails the 70-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2018.

Capacity3500 mAh

05Build

62/100

62/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2018 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Snapdragon 660 + up to 8 GB RAM at $200
  • FHD+ waterdrop display
  • Sony IMX398 main sensor
What doesn't
  • Plastic build
  • Mono speaker
  • No fast charging
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 9T
$349 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 85-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .