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 wanting on the Realme 7, which can finally change the present Realme 6 (Review) smartphone. The latter introduced in segment-first options reminiscent of 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 provides a high-refresh-rate display.
The Realme 7 has some fairly massive 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 major upgrades — a brand new SoC, an even bigger battery, and a brand new major digicam sensor. Let’s see if these upgrades are sufficient to make it price recommending.
Realme 7 design and show: Somewhat new
No new Realme smartphone is full and not using a recent design for the again. The Realme 7 incorporates a mirror-split design, which creates some fascinating patterns when mild hits it. The color choice I’ve known as Mist Blue, however there’s additionally white. The rear digicam module now has a barely totally different design, in comparison with the Realme 6. Overall, the Realme 7 seems to be recent and new from the again, which the corporate desperately wanted since the remainder of the telephone hasn’t modified a lot.
Side by aspect, the Realme 7 seems to be virtually similar to the Realme 6. The placement 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, as a consequence of its bigger battery, and that is very noticeable in each day utilization. One-handed texting or pictures can get fatiguing actually shortly as a result of extra weight.
The new sample on the again of the Realme 7 seems to be 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’s 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 shiny, and colors are properly saturated. I seen some minor off-axis vignetting within the corners when displaying lighter backgrounds, however this is not price fussing over.
Overall, the Realme 7 feels solidly constructed for a funds telephone. However I’m not too joyful in regards to the improve in weight, which positively 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 telephone to debut with the MediaTek Helio G95 SoC. This is an up to date model of the Helio G90T, which was seen within the Realme 6, however it’s not a significant improve. The solely 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’s 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 total, efficiency should not be all that totally different from the Realme 6.
The Realme 7 has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor
The base 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. Just like earlier than, that is LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 flash storage.
Performance 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 via the interface felt snappy on the 8GB RAM variant that I had. Apps had been typically fast to load, and that 90Hz refresh price made scrolling via menus really feel easy. There’s additionally a wide variety of reside wallpapers and loads of utilities reminiscent of Smart Sidebar, a built-in display recorder, and several other gestures and shortcuts.
The Realme 7 is nice with video games too. Battle Prime regarded nice on the highest graphics settings and gameplay was easy. Racing titles reminiscent of CarX Drift Racing 2 additionally provided expertise. The Game Space app helps organise all of your video games in a single place and allows you to simply entry issues reminiscent of display 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 simply marginally quicker than the Helio G90T. In CPU benchmarks reminiscent of Geekbench, the Realme 6 surprisingly posted increased scores in comparison with the 7, even after a number of tries. However, the Realme 7 did put up barely increased numbers in a number of the different benchmarks reminiscent of AnTuTu and GFXBench.
The Realme 7 helps two Nano-SIMs and a microSD card
The Realme 7 did not get too scorching 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 do not get any frills like HDR assist however 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 responsibility
The Realme 7 will get a chunky, 5,000mAh battery, which is a giant improve over the 4,300mAh capability of the Realme 6. Even with medium to heavy utilization, I simply acquired a day and half of runtime on one cost. For some perspective, the Realme 7 ran for a bit of over 24 hours in our HD video battery loop check, which is great.
Thankfully, you may cost the battery pretty shortly too. The Realme 7 helps 30W Dart Charge quick charging, which might take it from zero to 100 in about 65 minutes. In case you do not have Realme’s charger helpful, it’s also possible to use 15W USB-C Power Delivery quick charging.
The major rear digicam on the Realme 7 is the one one which’s new, in comparison with the Realme 6
Realme 7 cameras: Alright, however could possibly be higher
The third massive change within the Realme 7, in comparison with the 6, is the first rear digicam. It’s nonetheless 64 megapixels, however Realme has switched to the Sony IMX682 sensor, as a substitute of the Samsung GW1 sensor. Realme additionally says it is utilizing a brand new “ultra high definition” algorithm for the 64-megapixel mode, which guarantees higher readability and element in comparison with the sensor on the Realme 6.
Let’s see this for ourselves. Here are two 64-megapixel photographs 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 photograph.
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However, when capturing within the default photograph mode, there is a noticeable enchancment in pixel-binned pictures captured by the Realme 7. It displays improved dynamic vary and publicity, with higher particulars in comparison with the Realme 6. Low mild photographs look cleaner too, with much less grain. Shots captured utilizing Night mode look extra pleasing, in comparison with what the Realme 6 can produce. Overall, the brand new sensor is barely higher than the previous one, and that is by no means a foul factor.
Realme 7 close-up digicam pattern (faucet to see bigger picture)
The Realme 7 does job with close-ups too. Details and colors had been usually superb and the autofocus labored nicely. However, 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 kinds of photographs you may 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. This is extra distinguished as soon as you start cropping the photograph. Portrait photographs typically regarded good, and also you get the choice to regulate the background blur earlier than capturing. The 2-megapixel macro digicam will not be nice, and even photographs 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 in the course of the day regarded respectable, however HDR may have been dealt with higher. Portrait mode is beneficial because it manages to appropriately crop out the background. In the night or night time, you will get usable selfies supplied there are shiny sufficient mild sources round. Night mode is accessible, however selfies regarded over-sharpened in my expertise.
The Realme 7 can shoot movies at as much as 4K, however with out stabilisation. Colours are a bit on the hotter aspect. Videos shot with the ultra-wide angle digicam are stabilised however particulars are poor and the decision is proscribed to 1080p. Ultra Steady mode presents the most effective stabilisation however the body is closely cropped and photographs seems to be a bit comfortable. Videos shot in low mild look grainy and particulars are weak. I’d say do not even hassle recording with the extremely wide-angle digicam and simply stick with the primary one in low mild.
The digicam app on the Realme 7 options the Starry mode, which we first noticed on the Realme X3 SuperZoom.
Verdict: Should you purchase the Realme 7?
The Realme 7 is not a significant replace over the Realme 6, however it’s a ok refresh with its bigger battery and higher major digicam sensor. Overall efficiency is superb, battery life is great, and the 90Hz show makes basic utilization really feel easy and fluid. The Realme 7 additionally seems to be nice however it’s heavier and thicker than the Realme 6, and video recording high quality basically may have been higher. At a beginning value of Rs. 14,999, it presents good worth.
I believe Realme 6 house owners needn’t fear about upgrading, as there can be little to achieve with the Realme 7. The base variant of the Realme 7 is nonetheless a good decide at its value for many who need a excessive refresh price display and have a decent funds.
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