Tech Advisor - UK (2021-05)

MAY 2021 • TECH ADVISOR 59

keentomake5Gaccessibletoasmany
consumersaspossibleandtheRealme
7 5Gis theperfectembodimentofthis
effort.It couldhaveeasilyjustfounda
modem/chipcombinationthatallowsfor
5Gconnectivityandlefttherestofthe
hardwareuntouchedfromthe4Gmodel,
whilestillcharging£100more– aswas
Samsung’sstrategywiththeGalaxyS20,
forexample.
Instead,the7 5Gbringssuperior
performance,fastercharging,greater
longevityanda higherrefreshrate
displaytothetabletobetterjustifythe
pricejumpfromthestandard7.
Whenpickinga newphone,goingfor
thecheapestoptionis seldomtheright
courseofaction,however,whenit comes
topickingthecheapest5Gphone,
thankstotheRealme7 5G,it’sperhaps
thebestoption.AlexWalker-Todd

SPECIFICATIONS

• 6.5in(2,400x1,080;405ppi)IPSLCD,
  120Hz, 480 nitsdisplay


• Android10,RealmeUI1.0


• MediaTekDimensity800U5G(7nm)
  processor


• Octa-core(2x2.4GHzCortex-A76,6x
  2GHzCortex-A55)CPU


• Mali-G57MC3GPU


• 6GB/8GBRAM


• 128GBstorage


• Four rear-facing cameras: 48Mp, f/1.8,

26mm (wide), 1/2.0in, 0.8μm, PDAF;

8Mp, f/2.3, 119-degree (ultra-wide),

1/4.0in, 1.12μm; 2Mp, f/2.4, (macro);

2MP,f/2.4,(depth)

• Selfie camera: 16Mp, f/2.1, 26mm
  (wide),1/3.06in,1.0μm


• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band,
  Wi-FiDirect,hotspot


• Bluetooth5.1,A2DP,LE


• GPS with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS,
  GALILEO, BDS


• NFC


• USBType-C2.0,USBOn-The-Go


• Fingerprintscanner(side-mounted)


• Non-removable 5,000mAh lithium-
  polymerbattery


• Fastcharging 30 watts


• 162.2x75.1x9.1mm


• 195g