REALME 5 MOBILE REVIEW
Realme has made the competition in the industry very tough with good growth in the Indian market in a very short time. The company has consistently launched the best smartphones with strong specifications at an attractive price, including the latest pop-up camera Realme X. To further increase this popularity, the company has launched Realme 5 Pro, an upgraded version of Realme 3 Pro, in India.
Realme 5
In the launch event, the company has also promised to launch Realme XT in the month of September, in which for the first time a 64MP camera sensor can be seen, while talking about keeping Realme XT in a little side, talk on Realme 5 Pro. Recently in Realme 5, you get trendy features like 48MP quad-camera setup, gradient design, then will this device prove to be the best smartphone of Realme? Or should you turn to Realme X? Let's know the answer to this question on the review of Realme 5:
Realme 5 review: price and specification
Model Realme 5Display: 6.5-inch HD + display, Gorilla Glass 3
Processor: Snapdragon 665 octa-core
RAM: 3GB / 4GB
Internal storage: 32GB / 64GB / 128GB
Software: Android 9.0 Pie based Color OS 6.0
Selfie camera: 13MP
Rear Camera: 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
Battery: 5000mAh 10W Fast Charging Support
Sim: dual sim dual standby
Other: 3G, 4G, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, NFC, GPS / GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack
Realme 5 review: what is found in the box?
Realme 5 with quad-camera comes with a normal retail box. In its box you get:- Handset
- TPU case
- Sim-agent tool
- Paperwork
- 5V2A adapter
- Protective case
Realme 5 review: design and build quality
As you can also see in the image, our crystal green color review unit looks very much like Vivo Z1 Pro (review). In the device, you have a back-panel of "holographic gradient back" which looks quite good. A diamond design pattern is found on the rear panel, which is given for the first time in any phone of Realme. Realme has stated that this detailed pattern has been achieved after a fairly complex process.The phone is made of polycarbonate with a glass-finish finish. The rear panel is quite smooth and the curved edges give it a better grip. Personally speaking, it does not give as much premium feel as Realme X but does not give cheap feel either.
The side rails are made of plastic, with a sim-tray slot and volume buttons on the left and power buttons on the right. All buttons give good feedback. Unlike the Realme X, here it has a selfie camera inside the mini-drop notch while not giving a pop-up camera. On the front, there is a little chin on the bottom with a fairly thin bezel on three sides of the display.
Also read: Realme 5 Pro review
The quad-camera setup is given in the rear vertical direction. The rear setup is a little raised but it gets flat using the cover provided in the box. Apart from the rear camera, if you have been given a fingerprint sensor at the back, then it is quite fast and accurate. On the bottom edge of the device, you have an audio jack, speaker grill, and micro USB port.
The built quality of the device is much better. The device appears to be quite strong when held in the hand. On the display, you get Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well as splash-resistant.
Realme 5 review: display
In Realme 5, you get a 6.5-inch HD + screen with Gorilla Glass Protection. Realme claims 89% screen-to-body ratio here. According to the company, the notch on display is 30% smaller than the standard notch.The IPS LCD panel may not match the AMOLED display given in Realme 5 Pro, but at this price, it seems correct. The display is quite sharp and vivid, in which you also get the option to change the color tone. The screen gives a brightness of up to 450nits outdoor which can be called average.
Realme 5 review: performance
The performance of Realme 5 is its performance. On the phone, you have been given Qualcomm's latest 600-series chipset Snapdragon 665, which can be called the most popular chipset in this price segment. In Realme 5, you have been given Snapdragon 665, which is a better clock speed version of Snapdragon 660, which gives a 10% performance boost.Our review unit has 4GB RAM and 128GB storage support but in the market, it is also available with 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB options. LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage given in Realme 5 proves to be another good thing in this price range.
In our review test, the device offers much faster and better performance. All the tasks we have done on the phone are completed without any problem. With 4GB of RAM, you will be quite happy with the device in daily use because high-end games can also be played on it.
Realme has claimed that Game Boost has been optimized for the top 100 games available on the Play Store. So how is the gaming experience of the device? Well, we played high-end like PUBG and Asphalt 9 on it and both games can be played without any frame-drop.
Realme 5 review: software
Color OS has been given as a software improvement in Realme 5. As a feature, like any other custom screen, you get better features in Color OS. It has user-friendly features like Game Assist, Game Space, Smart Driving Modes, Clone Apps. DRM L1 certificate is also given here, so you can easily stream HD content from Netflix and Prime Videos.Apart from offering a lot of pre-installed applications in the software, Oppo has tried to adopt everything from iOS in their OS whether it is good or bad. They do not give much importance to software to the user, for them, Color OS will give some special problems.
But according to reports, Realme is working on its own software which can be seen in the market by the end of this year.
Realme 5 review: camera performance
Realme camera performance seems to be growing significantly. For the first time in Realme 5, the company has given a quad-camera setup, in which the primary sensor of 12 has been used. Along with the primary camera, it has an 8MP ultra-wide camera, 2MP macro camera, and 2MP portrait sensor. The front has a 16MP selfie camera.
The 12MP primary sensor gives you quite good output with f / 1.8 aperture. Users who want to use 48MP can buy its pro variant Realme 5 Pro.
Looking at the shorts clicked from Realme 5, it is clear that the output shows better color with very good details. The camera result seems to be leaning towards a slightly warmer tone as well.
In low-light, very little noise is seen in the image taken from Realme X. Along with this, the Nightscape mode enhances the dark scene nicely.
Realme 5 also works quite well in portrait mode. Algorithms detect the edge of the subject in a much better way but sometimes due to the small details, it does not focus properly but it is common for this price segment.
For Selfie, Realme 5 gives decent performance but due to most AI features, the details are slightly less.
Realme 5 review: battery
The phone has a large 5,000mAh battery which is capable of giving 1-day battery backup easily. Realme has given a 10W regular charger in the box which makes the phone full-charge in around 2 hours. Simply put, the battery performance of the device can be said to be quite good at this price.Realme 5 review: conclusion
According to its price, Realme 5 can be called a very powerful device. For now, Realme 5 is the most affordable smartphone with Snapdragon 665AIE chipset. This chipset performs quite well for the user who likes gaming. The 12MP Sony IMX586 quad-camera can capture images in almost every condition and along with all these fast charging support makes it even better.If seen clearly, Realme 5 can prove to be one of the best devices in the budget segment. Apart from this, if you can spend a little extra, then you can also buy Realme X with a premium design and AMOLED display.
The merits
- Long battery backup
- Camera performance
- Dedicated Card Slot
- Thickness
- Software
- Gaming experience
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