Realme Neo7 SE Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Realme Neo7 SE - crazy competition

The Chinese company Realme is fiercely fighting with its main rival Xiaomi for the attention of the smartphone market audience. Thus, the announcement of Redmi Turbo 4 forced the corporation to speed up and release literally on the same day a full-fledged competitor in the form of the hero of today's review. In what way is the new product more interesting? Let's figure it out.

The appearance of the device is beautiful for the middle price segment. Thin display frames with a built-in fingerprint scanner, memorable textures of the rear glass panel in white, black or blue colors, an up-to-date block of photo modules make the exterior pleasant to the eye. There is no metal frame, but there is moisture protection according to IP68 standards. You can swim in the sea with the device, and the phablet will withstand a heavy downpour. The 6.78-inch AMOLED screen will make the unit larger than its main opponent, which will definitely not be a minus for many users. There is no fault to be found with the image quality, as the resolution of 2780x1264 pixels is complemented by a 120 Hz refresh rate and realistic color rendition. The smooth and clear picture is also perfectly visible in direct sunlight, as the peak brightness reaches 6000 nits.

The technical specifications include the latest MediaTek Dimensity 8400 CPU, 8/12/16 GB of RAM. Despite belonging to the 8000 series, the processor gives more than 1,700,000 points in the AnTuTu test and can well be considered a gaming one. Genshin Impact, Fortnite, Diablo Immortal and other resource-intensive projects feel great with maximum or close to their graphic presets. Batteries with a capacity of 7000 mAh are a rarity for modern Android phones. Autonomy of 10-12 hours of screen time with fast charging at 80W can be considered exclusively as an advantage. The permanent memory is allocated 256/512/1024 GB without a slot for MicroSD cards.

Of course, to maintain the cost, the developer had to save somewhere. There is no telephoto lens, the 8-megapixel wide-angle lens is simple, it is difficult to overwhelm it with compliments. But the 50-megapixel Sony IMX882 sensor with hybrid stabilization, although found in more affordable analogs, copes with both daytime and evening shooting. Of course, photo sessions in poor lighting will affect the detail and amount of noise, but the results can still be posted on social networks without much editing. NFC contactless payments, 5G modem support, IR port, optimized RealmeUI shell based on Android 15 add points of attractiveness to the gadget, which cannot be said about the absence of FDD-LTE B7 until its international version is released. But the abundance of advantages and affordable price tag will help to survive this shortcoming in an extremely technological and balanced device.