Realme has released a lot of new smartphones in recent months and I was expecting the company to slow down at this point. However, that has not happened and in fact we have three new releases in the Narzo series. The Narzo 20 Pro, which is the most premium of the three, has arrived at my door. Its distinctive yellow case hints at many key specs, including a 90Hz refresh rate display, MediaTek Helio G95 SoC, and 65W SuperDart charging. I have in my hands the Realme Narzo 20 Pro, and here are my first impressions.
The Narzo 20 Pro looks identical to the Realme 7 (Review), which is not surprising as the company has recycled designs several times in the past. I like the look of the Narzo 20 Pro, and Realme offers different color options to make it easier to distinguish between the two. The Narzo 20 Pro is available in White Knight and Black Ninja, and I have the latter with me.
The Narzo 20 Pro has a 6.5-inch screen just like the Realme 7. It has slim bezels on the top and sides of the screen, while the chin area is thicker in comparison. There is Corning Gorilla Glass on the screen, but Realme has not indicated which version it is using. There is a hole in the upper left corner, which houses a 16 megapixel selfie camera. You get Full-HD + resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. High refresh rate panels are not very common at this price, but Realme offers them on some of their smartphones. The screen on the Realme Narzo 20 Pro has a 20: 9 aspect ratio which makes the phone tall and narrow. The frame is made of plastic and is rounded, which helps with grip.
The Realme Narzo 20 Pro has a glossy back panel
Realme has opted for a side-mounted fingerprint scanner that is well positioned. Pick up the smartphone with either hand and you can have one finger resting on the scanner naturally. The volume buttons are on the left, roughly in the middle of the frame, and are very easy to press. Just above the volume buttons is the SIM tray which has two Nano-SIM slots and a dedicated slot for a microSD card. The 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C port, and speaker are at the bottom, while the top is blank.
The Narzo 20 Pro has a quad-camera setup on the back and looks identical to what you get on the Realme 7. Realme offers a 48-megapixel main camera with an aperture of f / 1.8, an ultra-wide camera of 8 megapixels, a 2 megapixel macro camera, and a 2 megapixel monochrome camera. There is a Narzo logo on the back, in landscape. The Black Ninja color version has patterns that appear when light bounces off the back at right angles. The back panel is shiny and picks up smudges quite easily, but luckily Realme ships a case in the box.
The Narzo 20 Pro runs Realme UI on Android 10
The Narzo 20 Pro shares more than just its high refresh rate design and display with the Realme 7. This new model also has a MediaTek Helio G95 SoC. It is an eight-core processor with two Cortex-A76 performance cores clocked at 2.05 GHz and six Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2 GHz. Realme offers two variants of RAM and storage: the base variant has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, while the top variant has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. These are priced at Rs. 14,999 and Rs. 16,999 respectively.
Realme has packed a 4500mAh battery in the Narzo 20 Pro and ships a 65W SuperDart charger in the box. A 65-watt charger is rare at this price, and Realme claims that the battery can be fully charged in under 40 minutes, which is interesting. I hope to try this when I review this device.
In terms of software, the Realme Narzo 20 Pro ships with Realme UI running on Android 10. It was running the August Android security patch which is quite recent. There are some apps pre-installed in Narzo 20 Pro, including Facebook, WPS Office, Amazon, Realme’s Community app, and a few others.
I’m excited to see the 65W fast charger in action, and I’ll be checking out how the Narzo 20 Pro’s cameras work, in detail. If you find the specs interesting, stay tuned to Gadgets360 for our full review of the Narzo 20 Pro, coming soon.
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