Realme 7 Pro Smartphone Review - Super fast charging and good features
Vergleichsgeräte
Bewertung | Rating Version | Datum | Modell | Gewicht | Laufwerk | Groesse | Aufloesung | Preis ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81.1 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 11 / 2020 | Realme 7 Pro SD 720G, Adreno 618 | 182 g | 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 6.40" | 2400x1080 | |
| 79.8 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 10 / 2020 | Motorola Moto G9 Plus SD 730G, Adreno 618 | 223 g | 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 6.81" | 2400x1080 | |
| 84 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 08 / 2020 | Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G SD 765G, Adreno 620 | 192 g | 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | 6.57" | 2340x1080 | |
| 79.8 % v7 (old) | v7 (old) | 07 / 2020 | Samsung Galaxy M31 Exynos 9611, Mali-G72 MP3 | 191 g | 64 GB UFS 2.0 Flash | 6.40" | 2340x1080 |
Case, equipment and operation - Robust plastic case
Realme would like to have just under 300 euros for the 7 Pro, for which they are getting a matt plastic case, the back of which is divided in two and the light refracts differently in each case, resulting in chic effects. The case is also well made and looks stable. At 182 grams, the smartphone is relatively light. realme has also had its device tested by TÜV Rheinland for reliability in everyday use.
128 GB mass storage is a good equipment for this price class, but above all the 8 GB RAM stands out, so much none of the comparable devices in this price class can offer.
WiFi 5 is standard equipment in this price range, the realme 7 Pro gets decent transmission values from its WLAN modem, as we found out in our test with the reference router Netgear Nighthawk AX12. The transfer rates are also quite constant.
There is no 5G, but there is modern Bluetooth 5.1 and NFC, so you can also use mobile payment services.
Android 10 functions as the operating system, above which lies the in-house real UI. However, the security patches are already 3 months old at the time of testing, so an update would be necessary.
The touch screen is easy to operate, the hardware buttons on the sides of the case are easy to feel and work reliably. The in-screen fingerprint sensor is located quite far down the screen, this should be considered when registering the fingerprint. Otherwise, the device can be unlocked quickly and with a good recognition rate. Face recognition can also be used for this.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
Cameras - Decent image quality in realme cell phones
The realme 7 Pro comes with a total of 5 camera lenses, but only four can actually be used for photography. One of the rear lenses only provides additional data for measuring the depth of field and can therefore improve blur effects in portraits
The main camera on the back offers 64 megapixels, but usually only takes pictures with 16 megapixels resolution. This has the sense that 4 pixels each can be combined to one large pixel and thus a higher light output is achieved. At the same time, the camera can also take extremely high resolution 64 megapixel pictures in a special mode if required.
In general, images from the main camera offer a good dynamic range, i.e. they also show many details in very bright and very dark areas. However, the sharpness of detail is only mediocre. Compared to other high-quality smartphone cameras, the surrounding image looks a bit pale. In low light and high contrasts, we like the result well, even though other smartphones bring out even more details and a little more light.
A wide-angle lens is also on board, it takes decent photos. The macro lens is only used in a special mode, it has a rather low resolution of 2 megapixels, so it is more suitable for snapshots. Zooming between the single lenses is not possible, only direct switching. Also, digital zoom can only be used with the main lens.
Videos can be recorded in 4K and 30 fps, but in the highest resolution you can only use the main lens. Brightness correction and autofocus work well, details are still quite visible even in motion.
The front camera has a resolution of 32 megapixels and makes good selfies in good light.
Image Comparison
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Display - Bright AMOLED screen
The AMOLED screen offers a slightly enhanced Full HD resolution and is fairly evenly illuminated at 97%. With 508 cd/m² on average, the brightness is good, but other smartphones in this price range offer a bit more.
If you select the "Gentle" preset for the color display, you get a fairly accurate color reproduction, and a blue cast is not visible either, as we found out in our tests with the CalMAN software.
The response times are very fast, but the screen flickers at brightness levels below 100%, so sensitive people should try the screen before buying.
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Brightness Distribution: 97 %
Center on Battery: 507 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.88 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86
ΔE Greyscale 2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
96.3% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.338
| Realme 7 Pro AMOLED, 2400x1080, 6.4" | Motorola Moto G9 Plus LTPS, 2400x1080, 6.8" | Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.6" | Samsung Galaxy M31 Super AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.4" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Response Times | -336% | 13% | 8% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 8 ? | 39 ? -388% | 10 ? -25% | 9 ? -13% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 6 ? | 23 ? -283% | 8 ? -33% | 8 ? -33% |
| PWM Frequency | 123 | 241.5 96% | 208 69% | |
| Screen | -49% | 17% | -14% | |
| Brightness middle | 507 | 390 -23% | 584 15% | 622 23% |
| Brightness | 508 | 377 -26% | 583 15% | 615 21% |
| Brightness Distribution | 97 | 93 -4% | 97 0% | 97 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.66 | |||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.88 | 3.39 -80% | 1.17 38% | 2.25 -20% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.63 | 5.22 -44% | 2.95 19% | 6.22 -71% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2 | 4.3 -115% | 1.7 15% | 2.7 -35% |
| Gamma | 2.338 94% | 2.506 88% | 2.231 99% | 2.019 109% |
| CCT | 6665 98% | 6033 108% | 6341 103% | 6810 95% |
| Contrast | 591 | |||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -193% /
-120% | 15% /
16% | -3% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.4 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 123 Hz |  | |
The display backlight flickers at 123 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 123 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8482 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance, emissions and battery life - realme 7 Pro charges very fast
With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G, the performance of the realme 7 Pro is on a decent level for its price range, but the Moto G9 Plus and especially the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G offer even faster SoCs. The larger RAM even gives the realme 7 Pro a clear advantage over the PC Mark
It's questionable if you notice performance differences in everyday life, but the realme 7 Pro has no problems with the smooth navigation in menus. With very complex Apps, it can come however to delays with the volume control.
The microSD reader, which is designed separately from the two SIM slots, does a good job with our reference microSD Toshiba Exceria Pro M501, the internal memory is also fast, but the other smartphones can keep up, the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G is even much faster.
The realme 7 Pro gets warm under load, but not hot. Only at very high ambient temperatures could it become uncomfortable to use the smartphone.
The smartphone uses the earphone as a second speaker and can thus create stereo effects. The loudspeakers are also convincing in terms of sound: They don't din at maximum volume and overall the sound is quite warm.
In terms of battery capacity, the realme 7 Pro with its 4,500 mAh is almost barely equipped when you look at other smartphones in its price range. However, the runtimes of 15:31 hours in our WLAN test are quite on a class level and thus the smartphone easily lasts two workdays, and with economical use also significantly longer. It's also nice that realme includes a 65-watt charger, which can fully recharge the phone in under 1 hour. Nice detail: The charging animation shows the battery status to 2 decimal places and thus illustrates how fast the smartphone actually charges.
| PCMark for Android | |
| Work performance score (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (9027 - 13821, n=7) | |
| Work 2.0 performance score (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (7673 - 10181, n=7) | |
| GFXBench | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (17 - 17, n=7) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (5.5 - 166, n=207, last 2 years) | |
| 1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (15 - 19, n=6) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (3.4 - 321, n=207, last 2 years) | |
| on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (11 - 11, n=7) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (0.85 - 144, n=208, last 2 years) | |
| 2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen (sort by value) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | |
| Motorola Moto G9 Plus | |
| Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | |
| Samsung Galaxy M31 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (6.8 - 7.1, n=7) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (1.2 - 129, n=207, last 2 years) | |
| Realme 7 Pro | Motorola Moto G9 Plus | Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G | Samsung Galaxy M31 | Average 128 GB UFS 2.1 Flash | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AndroBench 3-5 | -9% | 59% | -3% | 12% | 314% | |
| Sequential Read 256KB | 521 | 489.4 -6% | 980 88% | 489.5 -6% | 760 ? 46% | 2040 ? 292% |
| Sequential Write 256KB | 198.1 | 186.2 -6% | 476.9 141% | 221.7 12% | 297 ? 50% | 1655 ? 735% |
| Random Read 4KB | 159.8 | 134.8 -16% | 156.4 -2% | 128.9 -19% | 152.9 ? -4% | 283 ? 77% |
| Random Write 4KB | 129.1 | 98.1 -24% | 138.5 7% | 152.4 18% | 131.6 ? 2% | 327 ? 153% |
| Sequential Read 256KB SDCard | 86.7 ? | 85.3 ? -2% | 74.5 ? -14% | 76 ? -12% | ||
| Sequential Write 256KB SDCard | 64.9 ? | 65.4 ? 1% | 60.8 ? -6% | 59.6 ? -8% |
Temperature
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.5 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.7 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
Speakers
Realme 7 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 70.5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 70.5% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 70.5% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (116.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 86% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 9% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 96% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 3% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Samsung Galaxy M31 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 64.8% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(-) | nearly no mids - on average 64.8% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(-) | nearly no highs - on average 64.8% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (0% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (120.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 88% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 3% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 96% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 1% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Battery life
| Realme 7 Pro 4500 mAh | Motorola Moto G9 Plus 5000 mAh | Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G 4160 mAh | Samsung Galaxy M31 6000 mAh | Average of class Smartphone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | |||||
| WiFi Websurfing | 931 | 968 4% | 884 -5% | 1324 42% | 1028 ? 10% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Only a small blemish
The realme 7 Pro is well equipped, brings a decent camera, is on par with the competition in terms of performance and lasts for a long time. In addition, the EU manufacturer even offers a 3-year warranty for its smartphone at the time of testing.
So it's a good offer and the smartphone looks good and is beautifully finished. The fact that the device charges with 65 watts and thus the battery is full again very quickly is also great and rather unusual in this price range.
The realme 7 Pro offers a lot of features at a good price. Only in the software updates the manufacturer lags behind.
The smartphone hardly has any weak points, but fans of regular security updates should take a closer look at the update policy of the manufacturer, because it looks like realme users currently have to wait quite a long time for new software versions.
If that doesn't bother you, the realme 7 Pro is a good mid-range smartphone that offers a lot for its money.
Realme 7 Pro
- 08/31/2022 v7 (old)
Florian Schmitt
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