Realme X Kernel Source Released

Realme X Kernel Source Released, Opening Door for Custom ROM Development

Realme X has overwhelmed the market by storm by forcefully estimating its smartphones in the market. At the same time, it is additionally taking on Xiaomi’s budget brand, Redmi, in multiple price segments. The Realme X is one such popular smartphone which was the first to offer a pop-up selfie camera as well as an in-display fingerprint scanner under Rs. 20,000. The smartphone also offered a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC. Now, Realme has released the kernel sources for the Realme X online which should help developers make custom ROMs for the device.

Realme released Realme X:

Realme has not just propelled the Realme X kernel source online but it has also put a step-by-step tutorial to unlock the bootloader on the phone. The company has updated its Bootloader Unlock Tool to unlock the bootloader on the Realme X. While the process is fairly easy, unlocking the bootloader does have its own consequences. Realme mentions that unlocking the bootloader will erase all the data on the smartphone, so we would recommend that you take a complete backup before you proceed. Unlocking the bootloader will also downgrade the Widevine certification level from L1 to L3 which means that if you unlock the bootloader, you won’t be able to enjoy HD content on some video streaming apps. Realme also mentions that unlocking the bootloader could break the OTA software functionality, so users won’t be able to update their Realme X devices to the latest version of ColorOS.

Since the kernel source is also released, developers will be able to make custom ROMs and custom kernels for the Realme X. This could also lead to the device having an active developer community which users can benefit from. Thankfully, unlocking the bootloader on the Realme X and flashing a custom ROM on it will not void the device warranty.

Bootloader unlocking should soon be possible on the Realme 5 and the Realme 5 Pro soon, as Realme CEO Madhav Sheth had declared it along with offline availability for the two devices.

Realme X

Key Specs

• Display 53-inch (1080×2340)
• Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
• Front Camera 16MP
• Rear Camera 48MP + 5MP
• RAM 8GB
• Storage 128GB
• Battery Capacity 3765mAh
• OSAndroid 9 Pie

Good

• Good build quality, premium design
• Vivid OLED display
• Overall performance is good
• Capable cameras

Bad

• A bit too large for some hands

Realme X Full Specifications

General

Brand Realme Model X Release date 15th July 2019 Form factor Touchscreen Body type Glass Dimensions (mm) 161.20 x 76.00 x 9.40 Weight (g) 191.00 Battery capacity (mAh) 3765 Fast charging VOOC Colours Polar White, Space Blue Display

Screen size (inches) 6.53 Touchscreen Yes Resolution 1080×2340 pixels Protection type Gorilla Glass Aspect ratio 19.5:9 Pixels per inch (PPI) 394 Hardware

Processor 2.2GHz octa-core (2×2.2GHz + 6×1.7GHz) Processor make Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 RAM 8GB Internal storage 128GB Expandable storage No Camera

Rear camera 48-megapixel (f/1.7) + 5-megapixel (f/2.4) Rear flash LED Front camera 16-megapixel (f/2.0) Software

Operating system Android 9 Pie Skin ColorOS 6.0 Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac GPS Yes Bluetooth Yes, v 5.00 USB Type-C Yes Headphones 3.5mm FM No Number of SIMs 2 Active 4G on both SIM cards Yes SIM 1 SIM Type Nano-SIM GSM/CDMA GSM 3G Yes 4G/ LTE Yes Supports 4G Yes SIM 2 SIM Type Nano-SIM GSM/CDMA GSM 3G Yes 4G/ LTE Yes Supports 4G Yes Sensors

Fingerprint sensor Yes Compass/ Magnetometer Yes Proximity sensor Yes Accelerometer Yes Ambient light sensor Yes Gyroscope Yes