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Realme X50 5G review: Affordable Snapdragon 765G 5G phone with 120Hz.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2020·$400
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#86 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Realme's early 5G push.

Realme X50 5G was one of the first affordable 5G phones — Snapdragon 765G with 120Hz at $400 in early 2020, when most 5G phones were still $700+. A defining device for Realme's aggressive 5G adoption.

01Display

80/100

80/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz, dual punch-hole
Size6.57 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px
FingerprintSide-mounted

02Camera

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Telephoto12 MP 2x
Ultrawide8 MP, 119 deg
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP + 8 MP UW dual

03Performance

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 765G (7nm)
GPUAdreno 620

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4200 mAh
ChargingVOOC 4.0 30W

05Build

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • Snapdragon 765G 5G + 120Hz at $400
  • 64 MP quad cam with 2x tele
  • Stereo + 3.5 mm + Wi-Fi 6
What doesn't
  • IPS not AMOLED
  • Dual punch-hole eats screen space
  • 2 MP macro filler
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .