Realme UI 3.0 to Launch in October, Will Share Features With ColorOS 12

Realme will also announce the list of smartphones getting the new software in October.

By Satvik Khare | Updated: 23 September 2021 12:17 IST

Realme UI 3.0 to Launch in October, Will Share Features With ColorOS 12

Photo Credit: Weibo/ My Drivers

Realme UI 3.0 was announced during the Realme GT Neo 2 launch on September 22

Highlights

Realme UI 3.0 will be based on Android 12
The new OS will get a new design with new privacy, security features
Realme ranks 6th globally with 15 million units sold

Realme UI 3.0 was announced on Wednesday as the latest version of the brand's flavour of Android, and it has been given an October launch date. The OS was announced during the Realme GT Neo 2 launch event. The list of devices that will be getting the new Realme UI 3.0 would also be announced in October. Furthermore, Realme now boasts it ranks among the top six smartphone brands globally with a 135 percent year on year growth, citing Counterpoint Research data. The brand has seen major growth since 2018 when it ranked 47th globally.

A post by MyDrivers on Weibo reports that Realme Vice President Xu Qi Chase announced Realme UI 3.0 OS at the Realme GT Neo 2 event. The new version of the operating system will be launched in October, which is also when the company will detail which older models will receive the upgrade. Another post by WhyLab claims Realme UI 3.0 will bring some features of ColorOS 12. As per the naming trend, Realme UI 3.0 would be based on Android 12, as Realme UI and Realme UI 2.0 were based on Android 10 and Android 11, respectively. The new Realme UI 3.0 OS will also bring a new design with new privacy and security features.

It's time for the BIG NEWS!
We are now one of the Top 6 Smartphone brands in the whole wide world. The constant love and support of our #realmeFans has made this possible.

Tell us what #realme Smartphone do you use?#RoadToTop6 #DareToLeap pic.twitter.com/F5Shu6cm3f
— realme (@realmeIndia) September 22, 2021

A couple of tweets by Realme India (@realmeIndia) shared the progress the brand has made since its inception in 2018. It cites Counterpoint research to boast Realme now ranks 6th globally in terms of smartphone shipments, with 15 million units shipped and a 135 percent year on year growth. Its sister company Oppo ranks 4th with 33.6 million units shipped and a 37 percent year on year growth. On the top of the leaderboard is Samsung with 57.6 million units shipped and a 6.3 percent year on year growth.

From our inception in 2018, we kept crossing one milestone after another on our #RoadToTop6.
We continue to jump 14 ranks higher year over year, exploring 5 new markets per quarter and selling 60 Smartphones every minute.

Thanks to our #realmeFans who always #DareToLeap with us. pic.twitter.com/UiR9uCf0kG
— realme (@realmeIndia) September 22, 2021

In Q3 2018, Realme ranked 47th globally with only 1.2 million units shipped in the quarter, once again citing Counterpoint data. In another tweet, Realme also mentioned that it achieved 100 million sales in 61 markets in 2021 while it achieved 50 million sales in 2020 itself. Realme also mentioned that it entered 5 new markets every quarter on average with 60 smartphones sold every minute.

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