Realme takes another jab at Redmi over K20 launch

17 July 2019
The brands are direct competitors in India, so it's not surprising that one of them would resort to such tactics.

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CompactPhones5ever, if only that were possible...
You can't pay extra to get a small phone nowadays. They just don't exist. The last one that existed was Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, but now you can't buy even that one...

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    • AnonD-731363
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    • 20 Jul 2019

    Xiaomi dominates everywhere.
    All their phones and prices are competitive.
    With same or better specs but for same price as Xiaomi offers you wont find a better phone from any of well known brand.
    And i dont mean Cubut as well known or Beetex, Cirrus etc.

      CompactPhones5ever, 18 Jul 2019You're absolutely right, it's just sad how huge the phones ... moreI like smaller phone too so I can use them with one hand. Phones are so big these days. 5 inch became a smaller screen. I wish there was some version called K20 SE, K20 Pro SE or something that has the similar feature of K20 and K20 Pro with a smaller form factor like 5 inch or 5.5 inch bezel-less amoled display [Height between 140-150 mm]. But smaller phones with bezel less display and better specs are very rare to find.

        70 dollar price difference? Of course I'd go with the Redmi

          Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019Yep. With these ridiculous narrow aspect ratios combined wi... moreI don't know why you even replied to me.

            CompactPhones5ever, 18 Jul 2019XZ2 = not bezel-less S10e, Mi 9 SE = large screens I'm ... moreWhen you said 150 mm height, you meant display or body?
            I thought you wanted a display smaller than 6 inches guess I was wrong.

              Shadocx, 18 Jul 2019There are Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, Samsung Galaxy S10e and ... moreXZ2 = not bezel-less
              S10e, Mi 9 SE = large screens

              I'm thinking the screen size around 5" combined with bezel-less design, go check the Sharp Aquos R2 to see what I mean - https://www.gsmarena.com/sharp_aquos_r2_compact-9406.php

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                • Anonymous
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                • 18 Jul 2019

                Shadocx, 18 Jul 2019There are Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, Samsung Galaxy S10e and ... moreYep. With these ridiculous narrow aspect ratios combined with notches (So you get even smaller screen in landscape when the black column appears), it's much harder to find a big screen than a small one. Basically to have a big screen you have to look for at least 6.3 without a notch or 6.5+ With a notch.

                  CompactPhones5ever, 18 Jul 2019You're absolutely right, it's just sad how huge the phones ... moreThere are Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, Samsung Galaxy S10e and the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, so I don't know what you're talking about.

                    hmm, 18 Jul 2019I cant say i have small hands but even my Redmi note 5 Ai D... moreYou're absolutely right, it's just sad how huge the phones got.

                    I have moderately large hands as well and 150mm height is about max for me to use with one hand comfortably. Around around 155mm it's already starting to get annoying and I have to dance with the phone in my hand a lot to be able to access entire area with my thumb. But what pisses me off the most is that there's virtually zero phones on the market that combines both a) compact screen size and b) bezel-less design. Either the screen is some 6+" phablet trash or it's some lowranger with 5" screen but big bezels, so it ends up 150mm+ anyway. Until this very day, the ONLY phone that combines average screen size (5.2") with bezel-less design is Sharp Aquos R2, which doesn't support LTE brands in my country. F*ck this market.

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                      • 18 Jul 2019

                      CompactPhones5ever, 18 Jul 2019Well Redmi X has older CPU and is bigger than K20 (=awful t... moreI cant say i have small hands but even my Redmi note 5 Ai Dual cam(Pro) EU version is hard to use with one hand. Even unlocking the screen with dots pattern is difficult for me with only one hand. Fingerprint for me is unreliable and not working to unlock screen. I have have tried even other phones with it but when i am at work and i have moved a lot of boxes in a dusty environment the fps dont work for me so i just use the dots pattern.

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                        • 18 Jul 2019

                        Anonymous, 18 Jul 2019Here's what you get by spending 5000 INR / 73usd more 1) B... moreAnd unfortunately lose the symmetry. Pop up should have been in the middle like X. Seems like m buying k20

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                          • mehdi
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                          • 18 Jul 2019

                          i brought realme x but you know i cant achieve to add 72$ its to much for me

                            Redmi K20 advantages over Realme X (By Specifications)

                            Glass back over plastic body [Most of the users gonna put a back cover on it so it doesn't matter that much.]
                            An Extra Ultra wide 13MP Camera
                            SDM730 over SDM710
                            6GB RAM over 4GB
                            Dual LED flash over single LED
                            Supports HDR display
                            Slightly bigger battery of 4000 mAh

                            K20 disadvantage over Realme X

                            64 GB Internal Storage over 128GB (On comparing Rs 22000 variant with Rs 17000) and no card slot in both of them.

                            Realme got slightly bigger display but its the matter of liking.
                            Faster VOOC 3.0 over QC 3.0 (20W charging over 18W)

                            IMO both are great at their price.

                              LEEDAQ, 18 Jul 2019which UI is better? k20 or Realme?In my opinion, MIUI is better UI and It's get updated on the regular basis. Buying a Xiaomi phone also gives you the guarantee of having more custom ROM support.

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                                • Popy
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                                • 18 Jul 2019

                                Man that k20 and k20 pro is bargain bro who wouldn't go for it?

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 18 Jul 2019

                                  LEEDAQ, 18 Jul 2019which UI is better? k20 or Realme?They're equally terrible.

                                    which UI is better? k20 or Realme?

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                                      • 18 Jul 2019

                                      Let's be real - if you were to add $72 to get an upgraded SD730, 6GB ram and an ultra wide lens, who wouldn't go for it?

                                        Well Redmi X has older CPU and is bigger than K20 (=awful to use with one hand), so of course it's cheaper.

                                        Nothing interesting to see here, I'm sure a lot of people gladly pay extra money to be able to use the phone comfortably with one hand.

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