TL;DR
- The Realme Flash is set to be the first Android phone with magnetic charging.
- The tech was previously limited to Apple’s iPhone 12 series.
- Realme has officially teased the phone and its renders as well as specs have also leaked.
A few days back, we saw renders of Realme’s so-called MagDart chargers that are supposed to mimic the functionality of Apple MagSafe by magnetically attaching to a phone for charging. Now, a new leak from folks over at GSMArena gives us our first look at the first Android phone that would support magnetic charging.
As confirmed by Realme in a tweet, the Realme Flash will introduce magnetic charging to the Android ecosystem. Leaked renders of the phone show that it’ll be a flagship powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset. An image showing the “About phone” page of the phone further shows that the Realme Flash will get 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, possibly at the top end. Android 11 is also on board.
The design includes a curved display upfront with a punch hole cutout on the corner. There’s a triple camera setup at the back, but unfortunately, the leak doesn’t shed light on the sensor configuration.
As for the MagDart charger, we see a bulky square-shaped accessory attached to the back of the phone. GSMArena was able to confirm that the charging speeds will exceed 15W and that Realme’s solution will be the fastest magnetic charging tech in the world when it launches. We previously heard that it would rival modern wired fast-charging tech.
Realme is also expected to have a less chunky puck-shaped magnetic charger in the works. It resembles Apple’s MagSafe, but it might not be as fast as its boxy sibling.
We expect Realme to disclose more details about the Realme Flash in the coming days. We’ll keep you posted when we hear more.
