There’s a competitive market building for sub $500 5G smartphones in Australia.
The realme 7 5G will cost $499 and is available for pre-order today – 4th of February 2021 – on sale on 11th February.
It comes in two colours – Mist Blue or Flash Silver.
So what do you get for that price?
5G
120hz 6.5 inch display
30W dart charger
5000mAh battery
And AI Quadcamera – including a 48MP Primary camera
16MP Selfie Camera
I’ll look deeper into the camera capabilities later in my full review but this is one of the better setups for $500.
The 30W Dart charger, using low-voltage / high-current solution gets that big 5000mAh battery from 0 to 100% in just 65 minutes, or 60% in 30 minutes.
The phone is pretty snappy. This section of the market often suffers but I can confidently say the processor is up to task.
Some other key things I like:
Headphone Jack
Fingerprint reader on the side.
5G Dual SIM.
Or expandable storage .. up to 256GB… the phone comes with 128GB.
If you’re one of the first 4000 to order you get a bonus pair of realme Buds worth $79.
Realme is a real success story. Created less than 3 years ago and in Australia since only 2019.
The branding is bold.
No one is going mistake it with another Android phone.
Accessories include the realme buds Air Pro for $199 and realme Watch S for $169.
Stay tuned for review videos on the accessories and an in-depth review on realme 7 5G soon.
Pricing & Availability
realme 7 5G
RRP: $499
Colours: Mist Blue and Flash Silver
Promotional offer: Purchase a realme 7 5G and receive a bonus realme Buds Q valued at $79
On sale: Available for pre-order on 4 February 2021, on sale on 11th February
Available: realme e-store, JB HI-FI, Officeworks, Bing Lee, mobileciti, 5GWORLD, Amazon, Kogan, eBay, The Good Guys and Catch.com.au *
*Availability may vary according to retailer channel
SPECS
realme 7 5G spec sheet
System
Product Name
realme 7 5G
Product Model
RMX2111
Android version
10
ColorOS version
7
Game Accelerattion
Yes
Display
Screen size
6.5
Touch screen
Capacitive touch
Touch panel technology
in-cell
Screen texture
LCD
Screen resolution
FHD+ 2400×1080
Screen PPI
405
Screen ratio
90.50%
Screen Contrast
1500:1 type/ 1100:1 min
Screen refresh rate
120HZ Max
Screen colors
16.7M
Color saturation
NTSC 81.5% typ
Maximum brightness
480 nits typ
Touch screen glass material
GG3，2.5D
Touch points
10
Oleophpbic coating
No
Appearance
Size
length：162.2 mm
width：75.1 mm
thickness：9.1 mm
Weight
～195g
Body color
Mist Blue, Flash Silver
Middle frame texture
PC
Back cover material
PC+PMMA
CPU
CPU core
8
CPU platform
Dimensity 800U
CPU frequency
A76 2.4GHz *2
A55 2.0GHz*6
GPU Model
ARM G57 MC3
CPU technology
7nm
Memory
RAM
8GB
RAM technology
LPDDR4X
Flash specification
UFS 2.1
ROM
128GB
External memory
256G
FAT、NTFS、FAT32、exFAT
Standard SD card equipped
NO
Front Camera
PPI
16M
Sensor Sizes/pixel data
1/3.1″ 1.0um
Photo Size
4608*3456
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor manufacturer and model
Samsung/S5K3P9SP
Focusing mode
FF
Optical focusing
NO
Rise time of front camera（Only for POP-up camera）
NO
Wide angle of front camera
79.3°
Aperture
F2.1
Maximum Zoom multiples
No
Focal length
/
Front flashlight
NO
Front camera lens material
/
Lens number
5P
Characteristic function for photograph
Ultra Steady Video，Portrait Mode，Timelapse , Panoramic view, Beauty Mode, HDR, Face-Recognition, Filter, Night Mode, Bokeh Effect Control
Ways of taking photos
Timer, Touch,Volume Button
Continuous Capture modes
No
Supported resolution and frame rate in video
default: 720p @ 30fps,
support: 1080p @ 30fps
Slow motion
No
Rear Camera
Number of rear cameras
4
PPI
Wide-angle：8MP
Primary: 48MP
Portrait: 2MP
Macro: 2MP
Sensor Sizes/pixel data
Wide:1/4”
Primary: 1/2″
Portrait: 1/5″
Macro: 1/5″
Photo Size
Primary:8000*6000
Wide:3264*2448；
Portrait: 1600*1200;
Macro: 1600*1200
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor manufacturer and model
Wide-angle： hynix/hi846
Primary: Samsung/s5kgm1st
Portrait: OV/OV02B1B
Macro: 格科微/gc02K0
Focusing method
rear wide FF
rear main AF
mono FF
macro FF
Maximum Zoom multiples
10x didgital zoom
Aperture
Wide-angle F2.3
Primary: F1.8
Portrait: F2.4
Macro: F2.4
Focal length
Wide-angle 15.72mm
Primary: 25.37mm
Portrait: 21.88mm
Macro: 23.21mm
Wide Angle of rear camera
Wide-angle： 119°
Primary: 79.8°
Portrait: 88.8°
Macro: 88.8°
Flashlight
single flash
Rear camera lens material
glass
Lens number
Wide angle 5P
Primary: 6P
Portrait: 3P
Macro: 3P
Slow motion
240fps @ 720P
120fps @ 1080P
Characteristic function for photograph
48MP Mode, Ultra Steady Video, Ultra Steady Max Video，Night Mode，Panoramic view, Expert, Timelapse, Portrait Mode，HDR，Ultra wide, Ultra macro, AI Scene Recognition, AI Beauty, Filter, Slow Motion, Bokeh Effect Control
Continuous Capture modes
Yes 20
Ways of taking photos
Touch/Key/Gesture
Image Format
jpg
Supported resolution and frame rate in video
720p @ 30fps, 720p @ 60fps, 1080p @ 30fps, 1080p @ 60fps, 4k @ 30fps
Video storage format
mp4
Battery
Full charge time(0-100%)
1%-100%：65 minutes
Battery capacity
5000mAh (Typical Value)
VOOC flash charge
Yes, 30W
Wireless Charging
No
Theoretical Calling duration (under 4G)
35Hours
Theoretical standby duration (under 4G)
25 Days
Energy density (under 4G)
/
Simulated duration (under 4G)
/
Theoretical Audio playing time (under 4G)
/
Charging speed/power (under 4G)
5V6A
Theoretical Video playing time (under 4G)
17Hours
Others
Headset jack
3.5mm
USB jack
type-C
USB transmission standard
USB2.0
Flashlight
Yes
Double mic noise suppression
yes
Fingerprint
Yes
Linear Motor
No
Vibrating motor
flat motor
Dual speaker
No
Super linear speaker
No
Glove Mode
No
OTG
Yes
HDMI
No
SIM card slot
Dual Nano(Sim2/TF)
NFC
Yes
Infrared ray remote control
No
Other Sensors
Magnetic induction sensor / Light sensor / Proximity sensor / Gyro-meter / Acceleration sensor
FM
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth version
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Shared network
Yes
Bluetooth support protocol
A2DP、AVRCP、HFP、HSP、GATT、MAP、PBAP，PAN，HID
Wifi band
2.4GHz/5GHz
WLAN protocol
802.11b/g/n/a/ac
The maximum number of connected devices at a hotspot
10
WLAN Display
Yes
WIFI antenna technology
1*1 SISO
GPS navigation
GPS/AGPS、Beidou、Glonass，Galileo
Dual frequency GPS
No
Entertainment
Video format
MP4/3GP/ASF/AVI/FLV/M2TS/MKV/MPG/TS/WEBM/WMV
Audio format
AAC/APE/FLAC/AMR/MID/MP3/OGG/WAV/WMA/MKA
Image format
JPG/BMP/PNG/GIF/HEIC
Supported WideVine level
L1
Record format
MP3
Vdeo record format
MP4
Ringtone format
OGG
HD format
YES
Web page video play
YES
Sound effect type
Dolby Atmos
Packing List
Handset
1
Adapter
1, 5V6A
Headset
No
Type-C USB Cable
1
Important Info booklet with Warranty Card
1
Quick Guide
1
SIM Card Tool
1
Screen Protect Film
yes
Case
1