Mid-range · 2020

Realme 7 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Oppo F11's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz screen

Extras Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.5″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

800U 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 30W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Realme 7 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

571 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC3

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

341,380

GeekBench

1,794

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.1

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Oppo F11 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

129:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.8 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

195 g · 9.1 mm

Height

162.2 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

78% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

341k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower benchmark score

341k vs 623k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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