84 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology Today AUGUST 2019 W W W.T3INDIA .COMTested
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Realme X
X FAC TOR
ealme may be one of the late ones to arrive in the Indian
smartphone market but since their arrival, competitors
have had to revise their go-to-market strategy. Realme X is
the latest phone from Realme that brings some interesting
features at an aggressive price point.
The phone’s curvy back gives the phone a good grip and the 3D pattern
design with dual colour tone at the back makes the phone stand out. The
glossy back, though, is prone to fingerprint smudges. The volume
buttons are on the left whereas the SIM slot and power button are on the
right. USB Type-C port and speaker are at the bottom along with 3.5mm
headphone jack whereas the front-facing pop-up camera is at the top.
The excellent screen-to-body ratio of 91.2% means the front is all
display. The 6.53-inch AMOLED display boasts vivid colours, deep blacks
and excellent viewing angles. The Full HD+ (2340x1080) display reaches
a pixel density of 394 ppi and has a maximum brightness of 430 nits,
which is pretty good. It also features screen colour temperature
adjustment, night shield to cut the blue light and low-brightness
flicker-free to reduce eye fatigue. Since it’s an AMOLED panel, the
Realme X also supports an off-screen clock mode (always-on display on
other phones), which is just limited to showing the time, date and the
battery percentage. The in-screen fingerprint scanner is fast and works
as intended.
The Realme X is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 processor
and comes with either 4GB or 8GB of RAM. Despite being a year-old SoC,
the Snapdragon 710 works well for everyday use. Our 8GB variant
showed no signs of slow down for prominent apps and games that we use
regularly. Internal storage is limited to 128GB UFS 2.1 flash solution.
ColorOS 6 experience remains more or less the same with a clean UI
but comes with its own set of customisations. For gamers, there are
features like Hyper Boost 2.0, Game Space and Game Assistant to
improve the overall gaming experience. However, Realme should
consider removing some pre-loaded apps.
The Realme X is upping its camera game with a dual-camera setup at
the back. The main camera is Sony’s IMX586 48MP sensor with a 5MP
depth sensor. The result is great-looking pictures with a lot of detail and
good colours. The AI scene detection is accurate, supports HDR and
Chroma Boost for regular photos. Low-light photos taken with the
Nightscape take a few seconds to process but produce highly detailed
low-light shots.
The front-facing pop-up 16MP camera is used for selfies that support
AI intelligent beauty, portrait styles and HDR. On the video front, the
phone can capture videos in up to 4K resolution and 960fps slo-mo
at 720p.
The 3765mAh battery lasts for a good 16-17 hours with moderate use
and supports VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 at 20W that tops up the battery
real quick.R
VERDICT
WE’RE IMPRESSED Performance, design
WE’D IMPROVE ColorOS 6
THE LAST WORD The Realme X is a culmination of
what Realme learned with the success of its Realme Pro
series. It’s good overall performance and competitive
price makes the phone a serious contender if you’re
looking for a device in this price range.WORDS KUNALGANGAR
PRICE16,999(4GB/128GB),19,999(8GB/128GB)
URLrealme.com/in
DIMENSIONS161.3×76.1×9.4mmWEIGHT191g
DISPLAY6.53-inch(2340x1080)AMOLEDCPU
QualcommSnapdragon 710 RAM4GB/8GBINTERNAL
STORAGE128GBCAMERA48MP+5MP(rear), 16MP
(front)DUALSIMYesOSColorOS6 based on AndroidPie
B AT T E RY3765mAhwith 20W VOOCFlash Charge3.0