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The Realme X50 Pro Player Edition will be unveiled in China on May 25 along with a bunch of other tech-lifestyle products. The specifications of the upcoming Realme flagship have surfaced online, revealing the key features of the handset.

The Realme X50 Pro Player Edition is being teased by Realme’s official Weibo channel in China and also the device was spotted on the TENAA certification site. As the name suggests, it is a slightly upgraded version of the flagship Realme X50 Pro that launched in February.  

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition Expected Specs

The Realme X50 Pro Player Edition carries model number RMX2072, as per TENAA. The device is said to feature a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED panel with 2,400 × 1,080p resolution. We expect the panel to have a refresh rate of at least 90Hz, just like its predecessor. Under the hood, it will be powered by an Octa-core Snapdragon 865 5G chipset, which is already confirmed by Realme. 

Realme X50 Pro Player Edition will come in up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The 512GB variant is the new addition here, as the Realme X50 Pro had only up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The device will run on Realme UI based on Android 10 out-of-the-box.

On the camera front, the device will pack in a total of six cameras, quad-rear cameras, and dual front-facing cameras. Over to the rear, the Player Edition is expected to pack in a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide, followed by a couple of 2MP cameras. To the front, the device will feature a 16MP + 2MP set-up. Interestingly, the Realme X50 Pro has a 64MP primary shooter, which implies a change in the image sensor.

The X50 Pro Player Edition will pack in a 4,200mAH battery and is also said to come with a 65W Super Dart charge that was found on the X50 Pro. Interestingly, the device measures at 159mm x 74.2mm x 8.9mm, which is very similar to the X50 Pro. 

Lastly, a popular Weibo tipster, Digital Chat Station has tipped the price of the Player Edition. The 8+128GB variant is expected to cost CNY 3,299 which is around Rs 35,200. The device will be unveiled in China on May 25 mega event. The company is also expected to announce the seven other products along with this new smartphone. On the same day, Realme will be launching its Smart TV and Realme Watch in India. 

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Shortly after Redmi hiked prices of some of its ultra-affordable phones, Realme has also gone the same route. The prices of Realme C3 and its predecessor, Realme C2 have also been increased. 

All Realme C2 variants get a revised price along with a variant of the Realme C3. Also, the new prices are reflecting on Realme’s online portal as well which means the new prices will be applicable online as well as offline. There’s a uniform Rs 500 price raise across the board. 

Hence, the cheapest version of the Realme C2 (2GB + 32GB) will now cost Rs 6,999 while it earlier cost Rs 6,499. The Realme C2 (3GB + 32GB) variant of the handset, which was earlier priced at Rs 7,499, will now be available for Rs 7,999. The Realme C3, which was earlier priced Rs 8,499, will now cost Rs 8,999. The 3GB + 32GB costs Rs 7,999.

Again, there’s no official mention of this latest price hike regarding these phones. The e-commerce platforms simply got updated with new prices. The Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A recently also received a similar price raise. 

The Realme C3 is a powerful low-end handset powered by a 2Ghz MediaTek Helio G70 chipset. It has a 6.5-inch HD+ display with a waterdrop notch design fuelled by a sizable 5,000mAh battery. It also comes with the latest Realme UI out-of-the-box. It has a 12MP (f/1.8 aperture) main sensor coupled with a 2MP depth sensor.   

As for the Realme C2, it’s an older version that comes with a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 SoC. It also has a smaller 6.1-inch display and a smaller 4,000mAh battery. The rear dual-camera setup consists of a 13MP main sensor and a 2MP depth sensor. 

The price hike comes just a day after the government allowed delivery of non-essentials across India except containment zones.    

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Roborock has just introduced its latest vacuum, but this time around it’s not a robotic vacuum that’s meant to target just your floors. The new Roborock H6 is a powerful, cordless stick vacuum that can clean just about anywhere, and the company is offering an early-bird discount that sees the price drop from its $449 retail to just $399.

The new Roborock H6 is a fully-equipped vacuum with all the different accessories you need to give your house a deep clean both high and low. It has a long wand that lets you easily use it on floors like a traditional vacuum or reach up to the ceiling, while a flexible hose simplifies cleaning the tops of shelves and cupboards.

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As reported last week, General Atlantic, a big ticket investor in the consumer tech space, has decided to invest  Rs. 6,598.38 crore ($870 million) for buying in 1.34 % stake in Reliance Industries' digital assets subsidiary Jio Platforms Ltd.

What more, General Atlantic has confirmed that this is the first of its investments in Jio and wouldn't mind increasing its stake in the future.

General Atlantic had previously made strategic investments in high-profile companies like Facebook, Alibaba, Airbnb, Slack, Ant Financial, ByteDance, Snapchat and Box. General Atlantic was attracted by Jio’s content play platform with their broadband connectivity reach.

Apparently, General Atlantic was also impressed with the opportunities around health care that Jio brings along with it. "It is exciting given what is happening during Covid times and digital health. Then the opportunity around commerce and what it could potentially do,” a top official of GA involved in the deal said.

There were three scorching deals for Jio Platforms in the three preceding weeks with the social media giant Facebook ($5.7 billion), and investment firms Silver Lake Partners ($750 million) and Vista Equity Partners ($1.5 billion).

General Atlantic's investment comes just two days ahead of RIL’s Rs 53,000 crore rights issue, and valuing the company at Rs 4.91 trillion. RIL said the deal with General Atlantic gives Jio Platforms an enterprise value of Rs. 5.16 trillion ($65 billion) — the same valuation implied by the Silver Lake and Vista deals and a 12.5% premium over Facebook’s deal.

Jio, by off-loading about 14.7% of its stake at premium value in the last month, has underlined its growing supremacy in the world’s second largest internet market.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of RIL said, “General Atlantic shares our vision of a digital society for India and strongly believes in the transformative power of digitization in enriching the lives of 1.3 billion Indians. We are excited to leverage General Atlantic’s proven global expertise and strategic insights across 40 years of technology investing for the benefit of Jio."

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Bill Ford, Chief Executive Officer of General Atlantic, said “As long-term backers of global technology leaders and visionary entrepreneurs, we could not be more excited about investing in Jio. We share Mukesh’s conviction that digital connectivity has the potential to significantly accelerate the Indian economy and drive growth across the country. General Atlantic has a long track record working alongside founders to scale disruptive businesses, as Jio is doing at the forefront of the digital revolution in India.”

Interestingly, the Reliance press statement also had a quote attributed to Akash Ambani, Director of Reliance Jio, and the older son of Mukesh Ambani. His name was not in the press statements in the previous three big--ticket investments.

Akash Ambani is, however, presented by Indian financial newspapers as the person behind these major investment deals.

On General Atlantic's investments, Akash Ambani said, said "We are delighted that a renowned global investor like General Atlantic is partnering with us in our journey to digitally empower India and Indians. Jio is committed to make a digitally inclusive India that will provide immense opportunities to every Indian citizen especially to our highly talented youth. General Atlantic's endorsement and partnership energises Jio’s young team to set, and achieve, even more ambitious goals in our onward march."

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In the same statement, Sandeep Naik, Managing Director and Head of India & Southeast Asia at General Atlantic said, “In just three and a half years, Jio has had a transformational impact in democratizing data and digital services, propelling India to be positioned as a leading global digital economy.” 

More importantly, Sandeep Naik was later quoted as saying that this was a long-term investment and not keeping short-term milestones like Jio Platforms’ expected IPO in mind. 

He added that his comany would like to increase its stake in Jio Platforms in the future.

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