Realme announces Narzo 20 series; will not launch in Nepal

Realme today launched its new youth-centric budget smartphone series in India. They unveiled the new Realme Narzo 20 series via an online event. The Narzo 20 series comes as a successor to the Narzo 10 series and consists of three devices. Narzo 20 Pro, Narzo 20, and the Narzo 20A all fall in the same price range. And these devices will compete with the Redmi 9 series. From the looks of it, the Narzo 20 series brings in a great selection of devices in the budget segment. Let’s find out what the Realme Narzo 20 series brings to the table, including the expected price in Nepal of these devices.

Narzo 20 Pro Overview

Starting off the list is the Realme Narzo 20, which brings in the Super Dart fast charging. It is the 65W fast charging capability that we had seen in the Realme 7 Pro. However, Narzo 20 Pro is the first device in the budget segment to sport this feature. With this charging speed, it can charge up its 4500mAh battery from 0% to 100% in just over 38 minutes.

Besides the super-fast charging capability, the Realme Narzo 20 Pro sports a 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel with FHD+ resolution. It has a refresh rate of 90Hz, a touch sampling rate of 120Hz, and a peak brightness of 480nits. There is a small punch-hole to house the 16MP Sony IMX471 selfie camera.

On the rear, this device sports a new “V” design and a quad-camera setup. The setup includes a 48MP Samsung GM1 primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, 2MP macro lens, and a 2MP depth sensors. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Helio G95 gaming chipset. It can be configured with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM. 

Specifications:

• Display: 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel; 83.4% screen to body ratio; Corning Gorilla Glass
• Resolution: FHD+(2400 x 1080 pixels); 405PPI
• Chipset: MediaTek Helio G95
• GPU: Mali-G76 MC4
• RAM: 6/8GB
• Storage: 6/64GB; 8/128GB (UFS 2.1 storage)
• Software & UI: Realme UI on top of Android 10
• Rear Camera: Quad; 48MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture + 8MP Ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.3 aperture + 2MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture + 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
• Front Camera: 16MP
• Security: Fingerprint (side-mounted)
• Battery: 4500mAh; 65W SuperDart Charge
• Color Options: White Knight, Black Ninja
• Price: INR. 14,999 (6/64GB) | INR 16,999 (8/128GB) 

Narzo 20 Overview

The vanilla Narzo 20 does not feature the 65W super-fast charging capability. However, what it does have is a humongous 6000mAh battery. It can support 43 hours of call time or 18 movies on a single charge. Furthermore, it also comes with an 18W fast charging and reverse charging capability.

There is some downgrade in terms of the screen of the Narzo 20 and its Pro variant. This one despite having the same screen size only offers HD+ resolution. Furthermore, the refresh rate is also of 60Hz only. The screen has a water-drop notch to house the 8MP selfie shooter.

Around the back, the design is similar to that of the Nazo 20 Pro. However, the vanilla version only has a triple-camera array on the back. It consists of the same GM1 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide lens, and a 2MP macro lens. And oh, the fingerprint sensor, unlike the side-mounted one on the Pro, is located on the back panel itself.

Powering the device is the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. It too is a gaming chipset and is an upgrade from the G80 SoC that was there in the Narzo 10. The processor here is complemented by 4GB of RAM and either 64GB or 128GB of storage.

Specifications:

• Display: 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel; 81.7% screen to body ratio
• Resolution: HD+(1600 x 720 pixels); 270PPI
• Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85
• GPU: Mali-G52 MC2
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 4/64GB; 4/128GB
• Software & UI: Realme UI on top of Android 10
• Rear Camera: Triple; 48MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture + 8MP Ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.3 aperture + 2MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture
• Front Camera: 8MP
• Security: Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
• Battery: 6000mAh; 18W Fast Charging
• Color Options: Glory Silver, Victory Blue
• Price: INR. 10,499 (4/64GB) | INR 11,499 (4/128GB) 

Narzo 20A Overview

Finally, the most affordable of the lot is the Narzo 20A. However, despite being the cheapest of the lot, the device by means is a joke. Its display including the selfie camera is similar to that of the Narzo 20. On the back too most of the features are the same, barring the camera setup. 

It has a triple-camera array on the back. However, the primary lens is a 12MP shooter. It is accompanied by a 2MP macro lens and a 2MP mono lens. Powering the device is the Snapdragon 665 chipset. As a matter of fact, the Narzo 20A is the first device in this series to be powered by a Qualcomm SoC. The available configurations are of 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB. And the whole device is backed up by a 5000mAh battery.

Specifications:

• Display: 6.5-inch IPS LCD panel; 82.3% screen to body ratio
• Resolution: HD+(1600 x 720 pixels); 270PPI
• Chipset: Snapdragon 665
• GPU: Adreno 610
• RAM: 3/4GB
• Storage: 3/32GB; 4/64GB
• Software & UI: Realme UI on top of Android 10
• Rear Camera: Triple; 12MP primary lens with f/1.8 aperture + 2MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture + 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
• Front Camera: 8MP
• Security: Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
• Battery: 5000mAh; 10W charging
• Color Options: Glory Silver, Victory Blue
• Price: INR. 8,499 (3/32GB) | INR 9,499 (4/64GB) 

Narzo 20 series Price in Nepal & Availability

All three devices of the Realme Narzo 20 series have different availability dates. The Narzo 20 Pro will be available in India from September 25 and the standard Narzo 20 will be available from September 28. Similarly, the 20A will be available from September 30. All three devices can be purchased from Flipkart and Realme.com.

The Narzo 20 Pro is priced at INR. 14,999 for 6/64GB variant and INR 16,999 for 8/128GB variant. Similarly, the Narzo 20 is priced at INR 10,499 for the 4/64GB variant and INR 11,499 for the 4/128GB variant. Finally, the price of the Narzo 20A (3/32GB) is INR 8,499 and the Narzo 20A (4/64GB) is INR 9,499.

Narzo 20 series Price in Nepal (unofficial)

Since the Narzo series are exclusive to India, it will not launch in Nepal. We can, however, see Realme launch these phones in different names outside of India.