Report: Realme is going back to sub-brand status under Oppo Comments
- Bumblebee
- N0d
Realme p3/14 5G is unremarkable champion that has the potential to be workhorse to build trust for Realme hope they won't screw up by unoptimized updates, because I too agree with the spare parts POV I bought it instead of waiting price discount on honor x9d because I found my Memorial Galaxy Grand prime plus Display replacement faster than my 6 years old honor "premium mid-range" wich really ticked me off.
- Micro9472
- Y7x
DroitwichGas, 07 Jan 2026OnePlus are already a sub brand and no devices have ever been called OPPO One Plus, for the co... moreOneplus never was a sub brand to begin with…
- Anonymous
- N01
Siba, 08 Jan 2026Using GT7 with amazing battery life, super smooth experience But thier GT is their top at least compare mid-range. 1 weak brand new Realme 14 5G Realme Ul 7 user here & I got a terrible SoT & far less battery life unlike UI 6 But thier GT is their top at least compare mid-range. the SOT was beaten by my father Samsung galaxy A07 man!
as a mid-range What I want is "a better optimization more battery SoT & lifespan and lighter performance without overheating" not year longer OS updates
- Minu
- ter
TD070VA1, 07 Jan 2026Do you think they should bring back BBK?BBK is well alive, even after deregistration. Makes sense considering that Vivo phones have the Chinese lettering for "BBK" as an engraving option in their website, as well as using the same ODM designs and overall specifications manufactured by Wingtech in the same manner.
- Realme user
- fvG
They just have to unify the Size & spec of the display of their too many models in Narzo, realme number & Reno F.
Realme display replacement is pricer than Samsung!!!
When Honor was Huawei sub you find the interchangeable exact same size & specifications in both newer lower range: say Realme P3/14 display that will atleast raise the trust.
- Zipzap
- wdx
Renzz, 08 Jan 2026Specs and real life experience ofc, I have tried Samsung, iPhone OPPO and others and I can see... moreFunny how I went back to Samsung for their os went from oppo to Xiaomi but i really dont like ether good thing ther is alternatives
- Renzz
- Kx$
Anonymous, 07 Jan 2026with Samsung sales i got an s25 ultra for 520 euros with a smartwatch. Even with discounts One... moreIt's an older devices because it is launched early of the year and new model about coming soon, and idk maybe it is third party store
- Renzz
- Kx$
CellphoneEnjoyer, 07 Jan 2026>2 times better wtf does that even mean? can you explain how you reach these results in ... moreSpecs and real life experience ofc, I have tried Samsung, iPhone OPPO and others and I can see the lacks of features of Samsung and iPhone, iPhone can't zoom further than 45 times, Samsung UI is laggy and cluttered with that so called AI features, the design of One UI also terrible (for me), and iOS major shifts with the liquid glass design was great but I think it need to be reduced for older devices for smoothness continuity and don't let me started with they terrible thermal control
- Siba
- 3k$
Anonymous, 07 Jan 2026Yet Realme will still have the shitty battery life & worst performance optimization.Using GT7 with amazing battery life, super smooth experience
- Anonymous
- xjH
TD070VA1, 07 Jan 2026Do you think they should bring back BBK?Oppo and Vivo have operated independently for over a decade now.
- Anonymous
- N01
Yet Realme will still have the shitty battery life & worst performance optimization.
- Anonymous
- dWx
Oppo, Vivo, realme, oneplus. Why bother with the different brand names if they are one and the same? Different teams?
- Anonymous
- 099
Anton el. Papi, 07 Jan 2026Buy an iPhone or a Samsung and forget about all the sub-brands and sub-brands of sub-brands, a... moreSamsung yes. iPhone no.
- Rkm
- CbI
Minu, 07 Jan 2026Wasn't it ColorOS rebranded to Realme UI the entire time? There's nothing different ... morethey are the same under the hood, but I have felt realme ui to be a unpolished and too tacky when compared to color os.
This was a while back when I checked out a reno (12/13) to a realme 14(!?) iirc.
But according to reviews, the new ones are way closer with realme targeting youth, so a bit more childish animation, fonts, icons and oppo towards older audiences.
- DroitwichGas
- nF{
Micro9472, 07 Jan 2026True. The article means that Oppo won’t market Realme as an entire brand, but rather as a sub-... moreOnePlus are already a sub brand and no devices have ever been called OPPO One Plus, for the consumer it's fairly meaningless if it's a sub brand or a stand alone brand.
- Dino
- dQ9
I was an early adopter of a Realme device I liked them, but now they just build rubbish with fake cameras fooling people and this extended ram garbage.
- Minu
- ter
Rkm, 07 Jan 2026If this means colorOS for realme devices, then great. Wasn't it ColorOS rebranded to Realme UI the entire time? There's nothing different noted under both names, besides the namesake, of course.
- Minu
- ter
SonuRathore, 07 Jan 2026It's just marketing that realme is indian Especially under Madhav Sheth, that is. Before that, not a single brand used the term "segment" for marketing, and so is the use of Tony Kakkar-tier marketing lingo.
