Realme X review: A phone for a demanding young generation

It seems like only yesterday that we even heard of the brand, Realme. But in the one year that the Shenzhen-based Oppo spin-off has been around outside of China, they’ve notched up over 7 per cent market share in India and are all set to head for 15 per cent. They’ve boldly marched into the budget and mid-range segments which are seeing the most frenzied action in the country, offering up worthy competition to other brands from the parent company, BKK and country cousin Xiaomi. From Realme’s latest release, one can immediately see they’ve got what it takes. Its spiralling success story is punctuated with a number of awards from tech publications which deem it the best emerging smartphone brand in India as well as being one of the most loved by the young people whom it targets as customers.