Realme 5 features 6.5-inch HD+ display with a screen resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels with 89 per cent screen ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection. Under the hood, the phone is powered by a 2.0GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor coupled with up to 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. The memory can be further expanded up to 256GB via microSD card slot.
Realme 5 also comes with a quad-camera setup at the rear. The phone has a 12MP primary sensor with PDAF, f/1.8 aperture, a 119-degree 8-megapixel Wide-Angle lens with f/2.25 aperture, a 2-megapixel Macro lens with f/2.4 Aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. For the front, the phone has a 13-megapixel sensor with AI beautification mode.
The phone runs on Android 9 Pie operating system based on ColorOS 6.0 UI and it is backed up by a 5000mAh battery. Connectivity features are 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, GLONASS, micro USB port and Dual-SIM support. The phone measures 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3mm and weighs 198 grams.
| Type | HD+, screen ratio 89% and Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ protection |
| Resolution | 720 X 1600 pixels |
| Screen Size | 6.5 inches |
| Processor | Octa Core 2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 AIE |
| Operating System | Android 9.0, Pie, ColorOS 6.0 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Internal Memory | 128 GB |
| Expandable | 256 GB, micro SD card |
| Rear Camera | 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP, Quad camera setup - 12MP rear camera with Sony IMX386 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, PDAF, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 118 degree ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12micron pixel size, f/2.25 aperture,2MP macro lens with f/2.4 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with 1.75micron pixel |
| Front Camera | 13 MP, with f/2.0 aperture |
| Image Stablizer | No |
| Flash | Yes, LED flash |
| Video Recording | Yes |
| Design | Bar |
| Size | 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm |
| Weight | 198 grams |
| Capacity | 5000 mAh |
| Type | Non Removable |
| Radio | No |
| Media Player | Yes, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player |
| Video Player | Yes, MP4/H.264 player |
| Network | 2G |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| WiFi | Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| Internet | EDGE |
| GPS | With A-GPS |
| USB | Micro |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphone Connector | 3.5 mm |
| SIM | Dual |
| NFC | No |
| DLNA | No |
| Sensors | |
| Built in Applications | Yes |
| Warrenty | 1 Year |
| Dustproof | No |
| Shockproof | No |
| Water Resistant | No |
| Keypad | Touchscreen |
| Water Proof | No |