Realme, just like so many others, felt the
first wave of the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic rather severely. Multiple
launch plans were disrupted, most-notably those for the Narzo 10 series of
devices in India. Over the last few days, however, we have been hearing more
and more about alleged Realme X3 devices, like the X3 SuperZoom, which recently
earned some certifications and passed through GeekBench. In what now seems like
a potentially related development, another mysterious Realme phone was spotted,
making certification rounds at the Cinese 3C and the MIIT authorities.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a market name
neatly spelled-out for this new Realme. However, its RMX2142 model number does
lead us to believe it might be closely related to the X3 SuperZoom, with its
RMX2086 designation. Then again, there is also a potential similarity case to
be made when looking at the rumored Realme Narzo 10 and it’s alleged RMX2040
model number. Which, just happens to be the exact same one used on the Realme
6i, recently released in Myanmar. All in all, it is pretty clear that a lonely
model designation is hardly going to help us navigate Realme’s ever-growing
lineup complexity. Still, making an educated guess here, we would have to say
that this new RMX2142 device will likely be the Realme X3.
The only real bits of info we do know
about the RMX2142 from the published certification documents is that it will
feature 5G connectivity and 30W (5V@6A) fast charging. Now, if we were to offer
even more educated assumptions here, we do already know, with a fair level of
certainty, from this GeekBench leak, that the Realme X3 SuperZoom will feature
a Snapdragon 855+ chipset. A slightly dated, but still plenty potent choice,
that can save on some costs. Operating under the assumptions that the vanilla
Realme X3 will be a lower-tier version, skipping some of the zoom features of
its sibling, while also maintaining 5G, it seems very likely for it to use the increasingly-popular
Snapdragon 765G. Or, alternatively, another budget option in a MediaTek
Dimesity.