Oppo Realme 1 first sale today at 12PM via Amazon India: Price in India, launch offers, and more

Oppo Realme 1 is the challenger to Redmi 5 and Honor 7A.

Realme 1, the new smartphone from Oppo’s sub-brand Realme will go on its first sale today. The smartphone will be available for purchase exclusively on Amazon India at 12:00PM. The smartphone is being targeted at young online buyers and comes with a design that is unique to the segment.

Oppo is the third-largest smartphone brand in India and the new product is the first device being offered exclusively to the online retail segment. The smartphone ditches the generic design in favor of a design that is found on company’s premium device like the Oppo F7. During the first sale, the smartphone will be offered with 5 percent cash back for those using SBI credit or debit card. Realme 1 buyers will also be eligible for cashback up to Rs 5,000 from Reliance Jio and Prime deliveries.

Realme 1 price in India and variants

Realme 1 comes in two storage variants with the base model offering 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It is priced at Rs 8,990. There is also a higher-end model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, which is priced at Rs 13,990. The smartphone will be available in Diamond Black and Solar Red color.  

On the camera front, the Realme 1 features a 13-megapixel main camera with f/2.2 aperture, phase detection autofocus, 1080p video recording and LED flash. At the front, it gets an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.2 aperture and support for Oppo’s AI algorithm. The Realme 1 skips out on fingerprint sensor but uses facial unlock. The Realme 1 includes connectivity features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 4G LTE. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo-based on Color OS 5.0 and is backed by a 3,410mAh battery.