The catalog of smartphones presented by realme is growing, offering alternatives for all budgets, with a very solvent pack of specifications and an attractive design in most models. They recently updated their family with a new member or, rather, with one who renewed certain details to make it a more rounded product. I have been able to try the really 7 during the last week and today I want to tell you about my experience with him.
Realme 7 5G, video analysis:
Attractive but without much fanfare
You are going to allow me to start the house on the roof by mentioning that the official price of the realme 7 5G is 279 Euros and that, at its launch, we were able to purchase it through Amazon for only 229 euros. Why am I telling you this right at the beginning? Because if I am going to repeat or refer to a phrase throughout this article, it is "you cannot ask for more for less".
That said, I want to start as usual with the aesthetic section of this phone. And the best way to define this aspect is with the headline of this section. We find an all-screen front with the selfie camera embedded in the upper left corner. A 6,5″ IPS panel and FullHD+ resolution, which has left me with a correct user experience playing videos, photos and all kinds of content. Of course, it is not the best screen on the market, nothing closer to reality, but it performs very well in terms of colors, viewing angles, and brightness. But if I had to highlight something positive and something negative:
- What I am most grateful for is the 120 Hz refresh rate. Without a doubt, offering 90 Hz or something higher is becoming something that new releases must include in order to "not be left behind". This improves the sensation both when moving through the interface and when using games that are compatible with said frequency.
- One point that causes me some rejection is that the screen protrudes above the side of the telephone. Not so much because she sees and feels that black border around her, no, but because it seems to me that she is more insecure when it comes to receiving accidental blows. Although this is something that can be solved with the courtesy case that really includes in the box of this phone.
And now that we were talking about the side, here is the phone's unlock button, which includes the fingerprint reader. A system that works fantastically well, as does the facial recognition with its front camera. A fast and flawless unlocking although, yes, it is not the most advanced and secure on the market.
Then, in the back, we have a striking and elegant design as the manufacturer has accustomed us to in its latest releases. With a kind of gradient in blue that will vary depending on how the light falls on it.
And, in the upper left corner, we can see the rectangular camera module that is becoming so fashionable. A module that houses your 4 chamber system of which I will tell you more details later, and that makes the phone wobble if we try to use it resting on any surface due to its protrusion. But, once again, nothing that cannot be solved by putting a cover on it.
More powerful than you might expect
It seems that it has become an unwritten law that a smartphone needs a Qualcomm processor to perform decently in any range. I myself was in the group of those who thought so until I tried the realme 6, which included a Mediatek chip. This one surprised me at the time and, once again, his older brother has done it again.
The realme 7 technical sheet offers us a Dimensity 800U processor from Mediatek, together with 6 GB of RAM and a single capacity 128 GB UFS 2.1 storage. A set of numbers that, if you are one of these types of users, may not attract your attention too much. But I can tell you that this chip is quite well optimized, especially in the gaming section.
Both in day-to-day tasks such as networks, surfing the internet or simply moving through the system, it does them without breaking a sweat. Then, when the graphics and processing load is higher, complies without major problems even playing powerful titles like Asphalt 9 or COD. Yes, I could tell you that occasionally I have come across a small lag, but it has been something totally anecdotal.
You're probably really choosing these processors because they're cheaper than their Qualcomm counterparts, so you can offer your phones at a more competitive price. So, if this is the case, it would seem to me a more than successful option from the manufacturer.
Something that I had not mentioned in the design section is that the realme 7 is slightly thicker and heavier than other smartphones in this range. This is due to his 5.000 mAh battery which, obviously, needs a sufficient space to house it.
As you can imagine, the performance of this is more than correct, allowing us to reach the end of the day without problems and even support part of the next one. All this taking into account both the dimensions of its front and the 120 Hz refresh rate. In addition, it also includes 30W fast charge that, in just 15 minutes of charging we can go from 0% to X%.
Of course, this performance of both fluidity and autonomy are partly thanks to realmUI that runs over Android 10. I can tell you little about the manufacturer's customization layer that we don't already know. It has many aspects of customization for those users who like it and each time we have a more polished and optimized interface. It's not pure Android, but the feeling of fluidity isn't too far off.
A solvent photograph
Regarding the photographic section, I need to remind you that it is a smartphone under 300 euros, something that marks this section a lot in any model in this price range.
As I said at the beginning of this analysis, this phone has a total of 5 cameras:
- Main sensor 48 megapixels, with focal f / 1.8.
- Wide angle lens 8 megapixels, with f/2.3 focal length and a viewing angle of 119º.
- Macro sensor 2 megapixels and f/2.4 focal length, with which we can get up to 4 cm closer to the object to be photographed.
- black and white lens to improve the portrait.
- Selfie camera 16 megapixels and f/2.1 focal length.
A set of cameras that have left me with a rather bittersweet feeling when using them. In good light conditions, the main sensor sticks out and I would say that it is ahead of several of its main competitors. Good colors, correct sharpness, an acceptable dynamic range for a phone in this range. The wide angle holds up well, with a less correct white balance than the main one, although with good detail.
However, both the macro sensor and the crop enhancement sensor give me the feeling of “been there, let me explain. Even when there is enough light, the cropping that these cameras do can fail without the geometry being too complex. And, regarding the macro, I personally recommend replacing it with the x2 digital zoom of the main sensor. It is true that we will not be able to get that close to the object, but the difference in quality is overwhelming.
And, when the light falls, how can you imagine the quality of the photography goes down. It is true that the night mode can help us a bit to a better balance or to capture a little more light but, yes, sometimes it happens with the processing. Something totally normal in this price range.
The perfect option for tighter pockets
In short, and linking a bit to what was discussed at the beginning of this article. Bearing in mind that we are dealing with a smartphone with a price less than 300 eurosYou can't ask for more than what it already offers. Even in future offers, I trust that we will be able to find it for the same price that it reached in its presale, which would make it even more interesting.
A solvent design, a good screen to consume content and a sufficient set of hardware for most users who will opt for this model. Those are the keys to realme 7.
It is true that the photographic section is not the best on the market and that, obviously, there are aesthetic details that could be improved. But, if you were currently asking me about a smartphone for tight budgets, this would be one of the ones that would top the list of options.
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