realme X50 Pro 5G review: The first 865 phone realme ever shipped — a $599 flagship killer.
The realme flagship-killer's opening shot.
X50 Pro 5G was realme arriving in the flagship-killer fight — Snapdragon 865, 65 W charging, dual front cameras, headphone jack — for $599. The dated filler lenses keep it grounded; as the brand's flagship debut, it deserves its place in the catalogue.
01Display
80/10080/100 trails the 83-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
02Camera
74/10074/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
03Performance
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.
05Build
78/10078/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.
06Value
82/100At 82/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 10 points above the cohort average.
- First Snapdragon 865 phone realme ever shipped.
- 65 W SuperDart at launch.
- LPDDR5 + UFS 3.0.
- Dual front camera array, jack.
- Two filler lenses.
- 4,200 mAh modest.
- Support ended.
- 90 Hz, not 120.
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? .