beginning design display Camera Equipment Battery Price Conclusion Comments by Oliver // 16. 11. 2020 16: 00 Clock

Realme goes on the price offensive with Realme 7. Quad camera, lots of power and a 85 – Hz display – that sounds really good. Is there a hook?

Since the beginning 2020 Realme is also active on the German market. Smartphones like the Realme 6 (test report) are particularly characterized by a very good price-performance ratio, which should not be different with the successor, the new Realme 7. The mid-range smartphone wants a quad camera, 84 – Hz display and powerful gaming processor score points. In the test we checked whether that works.

Design The Realme 7 is very good in the Hand and is with his 198 grams not too heavy, but not too light either. It is also gratifying that there are no sharp edges and the fingers do not get stuck anywhere. In terms of color, you can choose between Mist Blue and Mist White, which are pleasantly unobtrusive and, thanks to the matt finish, make a scratch- and fingerprint-resistant impression – which was not the case with the previous model with the glossy back.

The frame is made of plastic, but looks like aluminum, that goes in the price range up to 200 Euro completely in order. A USB-C port, mono speakers and a headphone jack are located on the bottom. With its punch-hole notch, the front cam blends in well with the overall picture and the protective film applied by default also works without any problems – even if it was a bit dirty on our test device when it was delivered. No problem, it can be easily removed if necessary.

On the back there is also the camera module, in which the four lenses are interconnected are arranged in a line. The module protrudes a bit, but when using the supplied protective cover, it closes flush so that nothing wobbles when the smartphone is placed on a flat surface. The volume control is on the left side, opposite is the lock button including the fingerprint scanner, which even with the protective cover does its job without any problems and enables smooth activation.

All pictures from the Realme 7 in the test (11 Photos) Display The 6.5 inch IPS panel has a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels, this corresponds to Full-HD + and ensures a high image sharpness of 405 ppi (pixels per inch). The brightness is around 380 cd / m², that is for the called price of not even 200 Euro a sufficient Value. While the display is easy to see in normally lit rooms, it runs out of breath in direct sunlight. But that can be got over in the price range. The contrasts are good, and the viewing angle stability is completely okay. Apart from normal darkening at steeper viewing angles, hardly any color changes can be seen. There are also no light halos, which is not a matter of course and can also occur with higher-priced models.

A special highlight is the 90 – Hz frame rate, thanks to which moving picture content appears even more fluid. The screen refresh rate is set automatically at the factory. If you want to save your battery, you also have the option of permanently 60 Hz. With blue filter, dark mode and adjustable color temperature, the other setting options are not exactly lavish, but perfectly adequate in everyday life. Dark mode is more of a gimmick because of the use of an LCD, it offers no advantage in power consumption.

camera Like the previous model, the Realme 7 also has a Quad camera equipment on. The main camera shines on the paper with 48 Megapixels and 26 Millimeter focal length and an f / 1.8 aperture. The wide-angle lens is 16 Millimeters with 8 megapixels and a field of view of 119 degrees and an f / 2.4 aperture. The portrait camera has an f / 2.4 aperture. Last but not least, there is the macro camera with a fixed focus at a distance of 4 centimeters and an f / 2.4 aperture. Like the depth sensor, the macro camera only offers 2 megapixels – and should therefore be safely forgotten. On the front comes a wide-angle camera with 16 Megapixels and an f / 2.1 aperture.

The main camera is decent for the price called In practical use, the camera shows the image quality appropriate to the price. Basically, the image sharpness is thanks to pixel binning 12 Megapixel images are okay in the basic setting, but the post-processing of the software is always too aggressive. Then there is picture noise even in daylight. We have seen the image dynamics better, even with mid-range cameras. Colors are reproduced relatively intensely – sometimes individual colors such as red stand out strongly. In low light, the night mode does a surprisingly good job – at least for the price range.

All original recordings with the camera of the Realme 7 in the test (11 Photos) The wide-angle lens lacks a bit of color intensity and the image is visibly blurred at the edges. Overall, this also applies to the super macro mode. It is a bit color-poor and powerless, it lacks sharpness overall – no wonder with only 2 megapixels. The selfie camera, on the other hand, does its job well, the portrait mode of the main camera also works flawlessly and impresses with good exposure of the subject. The camera of the Realme 7 delivers image quality that is reasonable for the price.

Furnishing The MediaTek Helio G 93 represents the drive for the Realme 7. The powerful chip makes itself in the Everyday life quite positively noticeable. All eight cores of the chip are on 2, 05 GhZ clocked, they are clocked by a Mali-G 76 – GPU supported. Depending on the version, 6 or even 8 GB of DDR4x RAM are definitely a word for the price. In the new 3DMark Wildlife Benchmark, the smartphone comes up 1080 points, for the PCMark Work 2.0 performance score it is 9659 Points. This confirms our subjective impression: Even more demanding apps and games run largely smoothly, especially if they are also used in 90-Hertz Mode are playable. The 128 GB of internal memory in our test model is quite generous for the price called. If you want, you also have the option of expanding the memory via micro SD. The card slot also offers space for two nano Sims. With sensors for light, proximity, acceleration as well as a gyroscope and compass, the Realme 7 is also well positioned in everyday life.

Android provides software 10 the substructure, an update on Android 11 was announced for December . Above that lies the manufacturer’s Realme UI user interface. This is based on the ColorOS from Oppo and has a tidy and clear design. Among other things, users can adjust the icon layout in the design center, and there are also gaming centers and app cloners. The security patch was sufficiently up-to-date at the time of testing.

Battery For power supply the Realme 7 waits with a 2400 mAh battery and puts it again 700 mAh more on it than its predecessor. That makes perfect sense because the G 119 – Gaming processor is not exactly economical. In the test, it achieved a continuous runtime of almost 8.5 hours in PCmark’s battery test – which seems a bit meager. However, this applies to activated 85 – Hz playback, on 60 Hz, the device lasts around 1.5 hours longer. All in all, that’s okay without setting records – after all, that’s half an hour more than the previous one.

The Realme 7 does well in regular use, even if you are at Halfway intensive use of the power connection before going to bed cannot be avoided – a ritual that most smartphone users will be used to. The 28 – Watt fast charging function. More than half of the battery is charged again after half an hour, and the entire battery is full in just over an hour. That compensates for the somewhat demanding processor, but a little more energy optimization would have been nice.

Price As The test device is the variant with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB memory for 249 Euro (RRP), there are also 4 / 60 GB for 179 Euro and 6 / 64 GB for 199 Euro. The colors mentioned at the beginning are white and blue to choose from.

Conclusion The Realme 7 is convincing in its price range across the board. The powerful processor, the good display in connection with the 90 – Hertz refresh rate and the quick charge function are similar to the camera and the occasionally weakening camera the strained battery off again. Owners of a Realme 6 have little reason to upgrade – the slightly more powerful processor in combination with the stronger battery does not justify a new acquisition. The Realme 7 is still a good overall package: If you are looking for an all-round smartphone with a realistic half-life at a good price, you can definitely take a look.

The Realme 7 Pro (review) can do a little more at a slightly higher price. Primus in the middle class are still Oneplus Nord (test report) and Xiaomi Poco X3 NFC (test report).

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