Realme is following up on its first laptop with an enhanced edition. This one comes with an H-series processor, giving Intel’s 11th generation Core architecture more thermal legroom. Naturally, the cooling has been improved to match. Like we mentioned, the major upgrade on the Realme Book Enhanced Edition is the higher TDP CPU (35W, up from 28W), an Intel Core i5-11320H 11th generation processor (Willow Cove, 10 nm SuperFin). Its single-core turbo frequency is 4.5 GHz, up from 4.2 GHz. It is still a quad-core CPU (8 threads) with 8 MB of L3 cache, though.
The extra heat is handled by the improved
dual-fan cooling system, which has 32.7% higher heat dissipation compared to
previous generations. Part of the TDP is reserved for the faster GPU – Intel Xe
graphics with 96 execution units running at 1.35 GHz (vs. 80 EUs at 1.30 GHz on
the regular laptop). According to the official numbers from Realme, the new
i5-11320H processor has 21.8% higher multi-core performance compared to the
i5-1135G7 inside the regular Realme Book, single-thread performance is up by
9.6%.
The laptop is configured with 16 GB of
LPDDR4x RAM and an 512 GB NVMe drive. It comes with Windows 11 and Microsoft
Office (Home and Student Edition) pre-installed. Like the original version,
this laptop has a 14” display with 2,160 x 1,440 px resolution and a 3:2 aspect
ratio. It promises 100% sRGB coverage and a peak brightness of 400 nits, not
bad for a laptop.
The battery has 54 WHr capacity, which is
enough for 12 hours of 1080p video playback. Charging is done over USB-C and
with the supplied 65W adapter you can get from 0% to 50% in half an hour. The
laptop also supports 30W Dart Flash Chargers like the ones you get with Realme
smartphones.
One of the USB-C ports supports
Thunderbolt 4, so you can connect it to external displays and docks. The second
Type C port is USB 3.2 Gen 2, plus you have a USB-A 3.1 Gen 1 on the other side
along with a 3.5 mm headphone jack (no HDMI port or card reader, though). The
laptop boasts stereo speakers by Harman with support for DTS surround sound.
The metal body of the laptop measures 14.9
mm thick and weighs 1.47 kg (0.59”, 3.24 lbs). It is made out of CNC-machined
aluminum alloy and for the Enhanced Edition Realme picked a green and a gray
color. The QWERTY keyboard uses scissor switches with 1.3 mm key travel. Below
that is an ample touch pad, above the keyboard is a fingerprint reader.
The Realme Book Enhanced Edition is
available for pre-order in China starting this evening and will go on sale on
January 7. There is only one version – i5 processor, 16/512 GB – which is
priced at 4,700 CNY (US$ 740/€ 655/₹ 55,000). There’s no word on whether this
version of the laptop will be made available globally.
