Realme has launched its new 7 sequence, which for now contains the Realme 7 and the 7 Pro. For at present’s evaluate, we’ll solely be trying on the Realme 7, which is able to ultimately substitute the present Realme 6 (Review) smartphone. The latter introduced in segment-first options corresponding to a hole-punch show and a 90Hz refresh price when it launched again in March this yr, and until at present, stays the one choice round Rs. 15,000 that gives a high-refresh-rate display screen.
The Realme 7 has some fairly large sneakers to fill, and it is time to see how a lot has really improved over the Realme 6. From my perspective, the Realme 7 brings in three foremost upgrades — a brand new SoC, an even bigger battery, and a brand new major digicam sensor. Let’s have a look at if these upgrades are sufficient to make it value recommending.
Realme 7 design and show: Considerably new
No new Realme smartphone is full with out a contemporary design for the again. The Realme 7 contains a mirror-split design, which creates some fascinating patterns when gentle hits it. The color choice I’ve is known as Mist Blue, however there’s additionally white. The rear digicam module now has a barely completely different design, in comparison with the Realme 6. General, the Realme 7 appears to be like contemporary and new from the again, which the corporate desperately wanted since the remainder of the cellphone hasn’t modified a lot.
Facet by facet, the Realme 7 appears to be like virtually similar to the Realme 6. The location of the buttons, fingerprint sensors, SIM trays, and all of the ports on the backside on each telephones is just about the identical. The Realme 7 is definitely thicker (9.4mm) and heavier (196.5g) than the 6, because of its bigger battery, and that is very noticeable in day by day utilization. One-handed texting or pictures can get fatiguing actually shortly because of the further weight.
The brand new sample on the again of the Realme 7 appears to be like good
Ergonomics apart, the Realme 7 feels well-built and durable. It nonetheless makes use of plastic for the body and again panel. The SIM tray has three slots for 2 Nano-SIMs and a microSD card. The show seems to have been lifted straight from the Realme 6. It is a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD panel with a hole-punch cutout, and Gorilla Glass three for scratch safety. Realme has caught to the 90Hz refresh price from the 6. The show can get very vivid, and colors are properly saturated. I seen some minor off-axis vignetting within the corners when displaying lighter backgrounds, however this is not value fussing over.
General, the Realme 7 feels solidly constructed for a price range cellphone. Nonetheless I am not too completely happy in regards to the enhance in weight, which undoubtedly makes it extra cumbersome to make use of each day. The field contents are what you’d count on, together with a 30W quick charger, a USB cable, and a case.
Realme 7 efficiency and software program: Speedy sufficient
The Realme 7 is the primary cellphone to debut with the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC. That is an up to date model of the Helio G90T, which was seen within the Realme 6, nevertheless it’s not a serious improve. The one actual change is that the built-in Mali-G76 GPU now has a better clock velocity of 900Mhz, versus 800MHz within the G90T.
The remainder of the SoC’s specs appear similar. It is nonetheless a 12nm octa-core chip, with two Cortex-A76 efficiency cores that may run at as much as 2.05GHz, together with six Cortex-A55 effectivity cores with a most clock velocity of 2GHz. In principle, we should always see barely higher numbers in gaming benchmarks, however general, efficiency should not be all that completely different from the Realme 6.
The Realme 7 has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor
The bottom variant of the Realme 7 has 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for Rs. 14,999, and there is a second variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for Rs. 16,999. Similar to earlier than, that is LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 flash storage.
Efficiency is fairly passable. The Realme 7 makes use of Realme UI, based mostly on Android 10, which labored easily. Face recognition and the side-mounted fingerprint sensor are additionally fast. Navigating by the interface felt snappy on the 8GB RAM variant that I had. Apps have been typically fast to load, and that 90Hz refresh price made scrolling by menus really feel clean. There’s additionally a wide selection of dwell wallpapers and loads of utilities corresponding to Good Sidebar, a built-in display screen recorder, and several other gestures and shortcuts.
The Realme 7 is sweet with video games too. Battle Prime appeared nice on the highest graphics settings and gameplay was clean. Racing titles corresponding to CarX Drift Racing 2 additionally provided a great expertise. The Recreation Area app helps organise all of your video games in a single place and allows you to simply entry issues corresponding to display screen recording and WhatsApp messages whereas taking part in.
A fast take a look at some benchmarks confirms that the brand new Helio G95 SoC is barely marginally quicker than the Helio G90T. In CPU benchmarks corresponding to Geekbench, the Realme 6 surprisingly posted increased scores in comparison with the 7, even after a number of tries. Nonetheless, the Realme 7 did publish barely increased numbers in a number of the different benchmarks corresponding to AnTuTu and GFXBench.
The Realme 7 helps two Nano-SIMs and a microSD card
The Realme 7 did not get too sizzling when harassed. I seen a little bit of heating across the rear digicam module however that was it. Realme says it has used a carbon fibre cooling system within the 7, which appeared to do its job nicely.
Watching movies was a reasonably pleasurable expertise on the Realme 7. You aren’t getting any frills like HDR help nevertheless it does deal with the fundamentals nicely. The speaker on the underside will get loud however I discovered its high quality to be fairly common.
Realme 7 battery life: Heavy obligation
The Realme 7 will get a chunky, 5,000mAh battery, which is an enormous improve over the 4,300mAh capability of the Realme 6. Even with medium to heavy utilization, I simply received a day and half of runtime on one cost. For some perspective, the Realme 7 ran for just a little over 24 hours in our HD video battery loop take a look at, which is great.
Fortunately, you possibly can cost the battery pretty shortly too. The Realme 7 helps 30W Dart Cost quick charging, which might take it from zero to 100 in about 65 minutes. In case you do not have Realme’s charger useful, you may as well use 15W USB-C Energy Supply quick charging.
The first rear digicam on the Realme 7 is the one one which’s new, in comparison with the Realme 6
Realme 7 cameras: Alright, however might be higher
The third large change within the Realme 7, in comparison with the 6, is the first rear digicam. It is nonetheless 64 megapixels, however Realme has switched to the Sony IMX682 sensor, as an alternative of the Samsung GW1 sensor. Realme additionally says it is utilizing a brand new “extremely excessive definition” algorithm for the 64-megapixel mode, which guarantees higher readability and element in comparison with the sensor on the Realme 6.
Let’s have a look at this for ourselves. Listed below are two 64-megapixel pictures taken with the Realme 7 and 6. If we zoom in all the best way to a particular portion of the buildings, we see that the Realme 6 captured a cleaner picture with much less grain, however textures are closely smoothened. The Realme 7 retains higher textures, however at the price of having some grain within the picture.
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Nonetheless, when taking pictures within the default picture mode, there is a noticeable enchancment in pixel-binned photos captured by the Realme 7. It reveals improved dynamic vary and publicity, with higher particulars in comparison with the Realme 6. Low gentle pictures look cleaner too, with much less grain. Pictures captured utilizing Night time mode look extra pleasing, in comparison with what the Realme 6 can produce. General, the brand new sensor is barely higher than the outdated one, and that is by no means a nasty factor.
Realme 7 close-up digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
The Realme 7 does a great job with close-ups too. Particulars and colors have been usually excellent and the autofocus labored nicely. Nonetheless, the remainder of the cameras are similar to what we have already seen on the Realme 6, by way of specs in addition to the sorts of pictures you possibly can count on.
Realme 7 extremely wide-angle digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
Realme 7 portrait digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
The extremely wide-angle digicam captures a wider perspective however particulars and colors are weaker in comparison with the primary sensor. That is extra distinguished as soon as you start cropping the picture. Portrait pictures typically appeared good, and also you get the choice to regulate the background blur earlier than taking pictures. The two-megapixel macro digicam will not be nice, and even pictures taken in broad daylight look fairly poor.
Realme 7 selfie digicam samples (faucet to see bigger picture)
I discovered the 16-megapixel selfie digicam to be strictly okay. Selfies taken throughout the day appeared first rate, however HDR may have been dealt with higher. Portrait mode is helpful because it manages to accurately crop out the background. Within the night or evening, you may get usable selfies offered there are vivid sufficient gentle sources round. Night time mode is on the market, however selfies appeared over-sharpened in my expertise.
The Realme 7 can shoot movies at as much as 4K, however with out stabilisation. Colors are a bit on the hotter facet. Movies shot with the ultra-wide angle digicam are stabilised however particulars are poor and the decision is proscribed to 1080p. Extremely Regular mode provides the very best stabilisation however the body is closely cropped and pictures appears to be like a bit gentle. Movies shot in low gentle look grainy and particulars are weak. I might say do not even trouble recording with the extremely wide-angle digicam and simply stick with the primary one in low gentle.
The digicam app on the Realme 7 options the Starry mode, which we first noticed on the Realme X3 SuperZoom.
Verdict: Do you have to purchase the Realme 7?
The Realme 7 is not a serious replace over the Realme 6, nevertheless it’s a ok refresh with its bigger battery and higher major digicam sensor. General efficiency is superb, battery life is great, and the 90Hz show makes common utilization really feel clean and fluid. The Realme 7 additionally appears to be like nice however it’s heavier and thicker than the Realme 6, and video recording high quality on the whole may have been higher. At a beginning worth of Rs. 14,999, it provides good worth.
I believe Realme 6 homeowners needn’t fear about upgrading, as there can be little to realize with the Realme 7. The bottom variant of the Realme 7 is nevertheless an honest decide at its worth for many who desire a excessive refresh price display screen and have a decent price range.
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