Realme X50 Pro 5G, India’s 1st 5G handset, likely to cost ₹50,000

KOLKATA : The first 5G-enabled handset in India to be launched by Chinese smartphone maker, realme, is likely to cost around ₹50,000, a company official said on Wednesday.

The ‘realme’ that came into existence in 2018 is all set to become the first brand to unveil 5G ready smartphone in India on February 24, even though the “network is not available in the country”, he claimed.

“Realme 5G handset will be powered with 865 snapdragon chipset and available at around ₹50,000,” an official, who did not wish to be identified, told PTI.

A leading website, which compares mobile phones, estimates that the price of 5G smartphone handset with a lower chipset version could be available at ₹25,790 per unit.