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Realme Announces Price Hike on Phones Due to GST Rise, Realme X2 Pro Price Increased by Rs. 2,000

Realme Announces Price Hike on Phones Due to GST Rise, Realme X2 Pro Price Increased by Rs. 2,000

Realme 6 Pro and Realme X2 phones see a price hike of Rs. 1,000.

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 1 April 2020 17:18 IST

Realme Announces Price Hike on Phones Due to GST Rise, Realme X2 Pro Price Increased by Rs. 2,000

Realme C3 price in India increased by Rs. 500

Highlights

Realme 6 Pro is now priced starting at Rs. 17,999
All Realme 5 series of phones see a price hike in India
Realme X2 Pro price in India has been increased by Rs. 2,000

Due to the recent increase of GST on smartphones, Realme has increased the prices of its phones in India. Most recent phones in the Realme portfolio seem to have been affected, and an increase of Rs. 1,000 reflects on the newly launched Realme 6 and Realme 6 Pro phones. The Indian government announced an increase in GST on smartphones from 12 percent to 18 percent. This increase came into effect from April 1, Wednesday, and many companies like Apple, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo have also revised their prices after the GST hike.

Realme 6 price in India now starts at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM + 64GB storage model, Rs. 15,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, and Rs. 16,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option. The Realme 6 Pro, on the other, is now priced in India at Rs. 17,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant, while its 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option is priced at Rs. 18,999 and the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage option is at Rs. 19,999. Realme says that this is its first price hike since H2 2018.

The Realme 5i launched in January also sees a rise in price, and it now starts at Rs. 9,999 (price hike of Rs. 1,000). In comparison, the Realme C3 that was launched a month later sees a price hike of Rs. 500 only, and is now priced starting at Rs. 7,499. Realme X2 also sees a price hike of Rs. 1,000, but price of the Realme X2 Pro has been increased by Rs. 2,000. Realme has also increased the price of the Realme X2 Pro Master Edition by Rs. 2,000 and it is currently listed for Rs. 36,999. Old phones like the Realme 5, Realme 5s, Realme 5 Pro, Realme X, and even the Realme XT have seen a Rs. 1,000 increase in price.

Smartphone Model	Old Price (Rs.)	New Price (Rs.)
Realme 6 Pro	16,999	17,999
Realme 6	12,999	13,999
Realme 5i	8,999	9,999
Realme C3	6,999	7,499
Realme X2	16,999	17,999
Realme X2 Pro	27,999	29,999
Realme X2 Pro Master Edition	34,999	36,999

Apart from Realme, smartphone companies like Xiaomi, Poco, and Oppo have announced revision in prices due to GST increase.

Realme 6 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Striking design
Decent selfie cameras
Good all-round performance
Solid battery life and quick charging

Bad
Preinstalled bloatware
Somewhat bulky
Cameras could do better in low light

Read detailed Realme 6 Pro review

Display 6.60-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G

Front Camera 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 4300mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Realme 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Impressive performance
Very good battery life
Clean UI

Bad
Preinstalled bloatware

Read detailed Realme 6 review

Display 6.50-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio G90T

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 4300mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Realme 5i

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Decent build quality
Very good battery life
Good daylight camera performance
Dedicated microSD card slot

Bad
No fast charging
Below average low-light camera performance

Read detailed Realme 5i review

Display 6.52-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 9

Resolution 720x1600 pixels

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Realme X2

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium looks, good build quality
Good cameras
Very fast charging
Smooth gaming performance

Bad
Low-light video recording could be better

Read detailed Realme X2 review

Display 6.40-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 9 Pie

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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Realme X2 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium build quality and design
Stereo speakers sound good
Smooth app, gaming performance
Good battery life, super-fast charging
Vivid 90Hz display

Bad
Heats up under load
Low-light video quality isn’t great

Read detailed Realme X2 Pro review

Display 6.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android 9 Pie

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Realme C3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good performance
Excellent battery life
Clean UI

Bad
Preinstalled bloatware
Lacks fast charging

Read detailed Realme C3 review

Display 6.52-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio G70

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 12-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 720x1600 pixels

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