SpecEagle review · Realme

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition review: Gaming-focused Snapdragon 865 with 90Hz IPS.

Item: Realme X50 Pro Player Edition
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2020·$430

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#45 of 182

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

Gaming-focused 865 flagship.

X50 Pro Player Edition leaned into gaming — Snapdragon 865, 90Hz IPS at 180Hz touch sampling and 65W SuperDart charging at $430. The flagship-killer tuned for gamers over photo enthusiasts.

01Display

80/100

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

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz, 180Hz touch

Size6.44 inches

Resolution1080 x 2400 px

FingerprintSide-mounted

02Camera

74/100

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

Main48 MP Sony IMX682, f/1.8

Ultrawide8 MP, 119 deg

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 (7nm)

GPUAdreno 650

04Battery

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4200 mAh

ChargingSuperDart 65W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works

Snapdragon 865 + 65W charging at $430
180Hz touch sampling for gaming
Stereo speakers

What doesn't

IPS not AMOLED
2 MP filler lenses
No 3.5 mm jack

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? .