Realme
7 5G Mobile Phone Review: Full Specification
Realme 7 5G Mobile Phone Review
Realme
7 5G Degin & Build
Realme
is known for its affordable midrange phones, including the new Realme 7 5G. Not to be confused with the regular Realme 7, this one offers not only 5G connectivity with
this new chipset, but also a 120hz refresh rate screen. Let's see what it's all about in our full
review. The Realme 7 5G has a design
pretty similar to other recent Realme phones.
The back is made of plastic, with a glossy gradient finish divided
by a vertical accent. The device
feels solid, even a bit hefty in the hand. The finish is a bit slippery, though. Luckily, Realme has included a case in the
box if you want to add some extra grip.
Realme
7 5G Display
On
the front is a 6.5-inch IPS LCD screen, protected by Gorilla Glass, with a 1080p resolution, and a large punch
hole for the selfie camera. Plus, there's a fast 120Hz refresh rate - one of the device’s major selling points. This high refresh rate makes moving elements
on screen, such as in the UI or
scrolling text, appear much smoother to the eye. It adjusts the refresh rate based on the
content you're looking at. Unfortunately,
on the Realme 7 5G, high framerate
gaming doesn’t appear to be supported. But
on the bright side, we didn't notice any smearing, ghosting or visual
artifacts on this panel. And the screen
quality here is decent, too. With a
pixel density of 405 ppi, you get a crisp looking picture. Maximum brightness is respectable for an LCD. We measured around 480 nits with the slider, and a boost up to 570 nits in auto mode when
in bright conditions. The colors
aren't too accurate, on the bluish side out of the box, though you can
adjust the color temperature in settings.
Realme
7 5G Speaker & Sound
For audio, the Realme 7 5G has a single
bottom-firing speaker. It has an okay
performance. It earned a
"good" score in our loudness test, but the quality of the sound leaves more
to be desired here. You do get a 3.5 mm
jack, too, for plugging in your traditional headphones.
Realme
7 5G Unlocking & Storage
Unlocking
the phone is done with a side-mounted fingerprint reader that doubles as the power button. It’s extremely fast and responsive. You can leave the reader always on, or you can avoid accidental reads by turning
on the option to only activate the
reader when you press down the button. You
do get expandable storage on the Realme 7 5G, on top of the 128GB built-in. here are 2 nanoSIM slots, one of which can
hold a microSD card. You can use both
slots for 5G connectivity as well.
Realme
7 5G Chipset & Performance
Realme
7 5G has 5G capability with a fairly extensive list of bands and is something pretty rare at this
price point. This is thanks
to its brand new chipset. It’s called the Dimensity 800U by Mediatek and it’s built on a 7nm process. When
compared to popular midrange chipsets like the Snapdragon 690 or 765G, the Dimensity 800U holds its own, especially in the CPU department. When it comes to GPU benchmarks, the Realme 7 5G does fall a bit behind SD
765G-powered phones, but the performance is still comparable. This
is plenty of power for everyday use, and it’s enough for gaming, too. Performance does take a dip after some
prolonged heavy tasks, but it never
comes to the point of causing visible throttling.
Realme
7 5G Software
The
Realme 7 5G’s interface is Realme UI 1.0 running over Android 10. It's very snappy and clutter-free, looking a lot like vanilla Android. There are additional tweaks you can do
aesthetics-wise through Settings, like changing the size of the icons and
fonts. And there’s a Smart
Sidebar on the edge of the screen, which
can hold customizable shortcuts to different functions or apps.
Realme
7 5G Battery & Charger
Powering
the Realme 7 5G and all of its features is a large 5000 mAh battery. With it, the phone aced our battery life
tests, scoring an incredible 129-hour
endurance rating. The phone supports 30W
Dart charging with the adapter provided in the box, and it’s decently fast. We were able to charge the Realme 7 5G’s
battery from 0 to 57% in half an hour.
Realme
7 5G Camera Sepcs
Now,
on to the cameras. The Realme 7 5G has a
quad-camera setup with a 48MP Quad Bayer main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, a 2MP macro
camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. For selfies, the Realme 7 5G has a 16MP
front-facing camera with fixed focus.
Realme
7 5G Overview
So,
that’s the Realme 7 5G. You get a good
looking design, a large, 120 Hz LCD screen,
a competitive midrange chipset with support for 5G connectivity, a
snappy interface, and incredible battery life, with fast charging. Plus the cameras do a pretty decent job for
this price range. Of course, with a
budget device like this one you do get some compromises, like the mediocre speaker quality and certain
aspects of the camera experience. Plus
it's disappointing that you get this high-refresh-rate screen but games seem limited to 60fps. But with all that aside, the Realme 7 5G is a pretty solid 5G-capable
mid-ranger. It's definitely
worth recommending if you want to
connect to those fast network speeds on a budget.
Realme
7 5G Full Specification
·
Body:
162.2x75.1x9.1mm, 195g; plastic body; Weather-sealed ports & loudspeaker;
Colors: Baltic Blue (Mist Blue).
·
Display:
6.50" IPS LCD, 120Hz, 480 nits (typ), 1080x2400px resolution, 20:9 aspect
ratio, 405ppi.
·
Chipset:
MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm): Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0
GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G57 MC3.
·
Memory:
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM; UFS 2.1; microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot).
·
OS/Software:
Android 10, Realme UI 1.0.
·
Rear
camera: Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.3, 119-degree, 1/4.0", 1.12µm; Wide
(main): 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm, 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4;
Depth: 2 MP, f/2.4; LED flash, HDR, panorama.
·
Front
camera: 16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm; HDR.
·
Video
capture: Rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS; Front camera:
1080p@30fps.
·
Battery:
5000mAh; Fast charging 30W, 50% in 26 min, 100% in 65 min (advertised), Reverse
charging.
·
Misc:
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass; NFC.
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