Realme has an formidable objective – it desires to double its world person base over the following three years. And it begins as we speak with the launch of the Realme 14 Professional collection in Europe. That’s not all, that is Realme’s first MWC and it’s making it particular with a prototype smartphone with detachable DSLR-like lenses.
First unveiled in China, the Realme 14 Professional and Professional+ went to India and have now arrived in Europe. The 2 fashions will probably be out there beginning as we speak (March 3).
Realme 14 Professional+ • Realme 14 Professional
The Realme 14 Professional+ begins at €530, whereas its sibling, the vanilla Professional begins at €430. The Professional+ flaunts premium options like a quad-curved show, a 50MP 73mm periscope (3x) and quick 80W charging for its 6,000mAh Si/C battery. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 and options Gorilla Glass 7i safety on the back and front. Take a look at our evaluation for extra particulars (additionally out there in video type).
The Realme 14 Professional runs on a Dimensity 7300 Vitality chipset as a substitute. Its battery has the identical 6,000mAh capability however solely helps 45W charging. Its show is flat and has a decrease pixel density, however it’s nonetheless a 10-bit 120Hz OLED panel. Each fashions are rated IP69 (together with IPX6 and IPX8) and are MIL-STD-810H compliant. The vanilla mannequin lacks the GG 7i glass, although. And whereas it’s cheaper, you might be shedding not solely the periscope cam, but additionally the 8MP ultra-wide and the upper decision selfie digicam (16MP FF vs. 32MP AF).
At a look: Realme 14 Professional+ • Realme 14 Professional
A part of Realme’s plans to double its person base is a deal with AI – it desires to ship 100 million AI smartphones globally within the subsequent three years. The corporate previewed two cool options on the MWC.
One is the AI Voice Retoucher – with this you’ll be able to simply inform the cellphone what to do, e.g. “change the sky to sundown”, as a substitute of utilizing on-screen menus. The opposite is AI Video Eraser, which removes objects from video.
The corporate can even be part of forces with widespread manufacturers to boost its profile. For this yr, it has two partnerships lined up: one with a number one leisure IP and one with a number one luxurious model.
Realme is pushing the boundaries of smartphone cameras by putting in a periscope in its 14 Professional+ mid-ranger. Nevertheless it’s additionally exploring different potentialities with this prototype machine.
Realme’s Interchangeable Lens Idea machine
It contains a personalized 1” sensor from Sony and a proprietary lens mount system. It additionally confirmed off two lenses that go together with it: a 73mm portrait lens and a 234mm telephoto lens. Each go over the 1” sensor and may obtain picture high quality that’s out of attain for present smartphones, even the innovative ones.
After all, that is only a prototype meant to wow MWC attendees. And it did. However don’t anticipate to see this in shops anytime quickly – the Interchangeable Lens Idea is unlikely to enter mass manufacturing.
