The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Realme last month launch Realme 5 smartphone in India. The newly launched smartphone comes with a quad rear camera set, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC and a 5,000mAh battery. The device has now started receiving a new software update that comes with improvements to the camera along with digital wellbeing. The over the air update is currently being rolled out in a staged manner.
The latest update comes with optimized multi-finger touch experience, various camera improvements and Google’s Digital Wellbeing. The OTA update bears version RMX1911EX_11_A.13_190909_81277b1e. According to the changelog the company is rolling out the OTA in an incremental manner so as to ensure the stability. Initially, it will reach to a limited number of users, then after ensuring there are no critical bugs found the broader rollout will be pushed in the coming days.
The new software update brings improved system stability, Digital Wellbeing along with optimised multi-finger touch experience for some third-party apps.
Apart from that, the quad cameras on the Realme 5 has also received several improvements. The new OTA update has improved the clarity and preview effect in portrait mode in night scene, enhanced the clarity in HDR mode and upgraded the effect of the rear main camera in zoom mode. In addition to this, the update has also improved the clarity and the colour performance of the front camera. On the part of macro photography, the latest software update has also enhanced the colour performance of it.
To download the latest software, update the users can check the availability of it by heading on to the Settings as the OTA is being rolled out in a staged manner.
To recall the company launched Realme 5 last month at a starting price of Rs 9,999 for the base 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant. The 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage comes with a price tag of Rs 10,999 whereas the 4GB RAM/ 128GB is being sold at Rs 11,999.
Realme 5 features a 6.5-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3+. The device runs on Color OS 6.0 based on Android 9 Pie and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC with 3GB and 4GB of RAM. The handset is offered in 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage options expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The device houses a 5000mAh battery.
In terms of cameras, the smartphone has a quad-camera set up on the back panel. The set up includes a 12-megapixel primary camera (PDAF and an f/1.8 aperture), an 8-megapixel sensor (f/2.25 aperture and a 119-degree wide-angle lens), a 2-megapixel macro lens (f/2.4 aperture + 4cm focus distance), and a 2-megapixel portrait lens (f/2.4 aperture). For selfies and video calling the phone has a 13-megapixel camera on the front with an AI beautification feature.
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