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the price of 5G smartphones starts to tumble

The Realme brand has unveiled a new smartphone in China, the Realme V5. With its Mediatek Dimensity 720 chip, this 5G smartphone is the cheapest on the market.


Le Realme V5 // Source: Realme

We do not yet know the 5G in France, but the new network is already available in several countries, and new compatible smartphones continue to arrive. Now, we are entering the phase of price reductions, where compatibility with 5G is no longer the exclusivity of the latest flagships, or even killer flagship, but also more accessible smartphones. The new Realme V5 is the perfect representative.

90 Hz display, bubble design and 5000 mAh battery

The Realme V5 is a classic of what the manufacturer can offer in 2020 for a smartphone in its price range.

  • 6.5 inch LCD 90 Hz 2400 x 1080 pixels display
  • Mediatek Dimensity 720 (7 nm, GPU Mali-G57 MC3, 2 x 4 cores Cortex-A76 et Cortex-A55)
  • 6 or 8 Go of LPDDR4X RAM
  • 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage
  • Module photo :
    • 48 MP f/1,8
    • 8 MP f/2,3
    • 2 MP macro 4 cm
    • 2 MP monochrome f/2,4
  • Front MP 16 MP
  • Compatible 5G SA and NSA (N1 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79)
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • 5000 mAh battery
  • Charge rapide 30W USB-C
  • 162,13 x 75,02 x 9,1 mm
  • 194 grams

The most interesting thing about this smartphone is therefore the use of the Mediatek Dimensity 720 chip. unveiled at the end of July. This chip engraved in 7nm by TSMC is designed to bring 5G to the bigger world and compete with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 690.

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