Realme is a big fan of MediaTek’s Dimensity chipset, especially when it comes to building affordable 5G devices. Last year, it launched its first Dimensity 810 phone in India, as well as its first Dimensity 1200 phone. The next step is to launch the first phone with Dimensity 920 in Europe.
This is part of its so-called “All in 5G” strategy, which will kick off with the launch of the upcoming Realme 9 series. The first Dimensity 920 phone in question was the Realme 9 Pro+.
Manufactured on TSMC’s 6 nm node, the 920 chip features two Cortex-A78 cores (2.5 GHz) and six A55 cores (2.0 GHz), along with a Mali-G68 MC4 GPU and a 5G modem (sub-6 GHz). It supports 1080p+ displays with up to 120 Hz refresh rate and should offer 9% better gaming performance than the Dimensity 900.
As for the strategy, the plan is simple – bring affordable 5G phones to Europe, continuing to drive already impressive growth. Here’s a graph showing Realme’s rise in several European countries last year compared to 2020 – it’s just a series of numbers!
Pro+ alone is not enough, which is why the company will also launch the Realme 9 Pro. It’s unclear what chipset the phone will use, but leaks suggest it will be the Snapdragon 695, another 6 nm chip (TSMC) with two Cortex-A78-derived cores (2.2 GHz), a GPU, and 1080p+ 120 Display driver Hz display and 5G modem (below 6 GHz).
We haven’t heard anything official about the Realme 9 5G coming to Europe, so there are only two Pros (at least at first).
Realme’s growth in Europe is impressive, and it’s not limited to the region – according to data Counterpoint study, the company grew 831% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. This compares to a global average growth rate (focusing only on major OEMs) of 121%.
Realme shipped a total of 40 million phones in its digital series last year, and the Realme C, Narzo and GT series have been quite successful in their own right.
