Realme retains 7th spot in global smartphone market

Realme on Monday announced that it has scored the seventh position in the global smartphone market. According to market research firm Counterpoint's global smartphone report for the fourth quarter in 2020, Realme, which grew at 65 per cent Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) and shipped 42 million smartphones last year, was the fastest-growing smartphone brand globally in 2020. The smartphone brand is also set to launch two new devices – Realme X7 and Realme X7 Pro – In India in the first week of February. Industry sources revealed that Realme X7 and X7 Pro will be powered by MediaTek octacore Dimensity 800U processors and support 5G connectivity.