Entry-level · 2019

Realme 5s

Name: Realme 5s
Brand: Realme

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A04s

A basic entry-level phone with all-day battery — but slow 10W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 10W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Snapdragon 665 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 10W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: manual focus

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3+

Performance

Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 610

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

AnTuTu

168,635

GeekBench

5,596

Graphics test

GFXBench 12 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

Process

11 nm

CPU layout

4x Kryo 260 2.0 GHz + 4x Kryo 260 1.8 GHz

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 13 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/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX582 Exmor RS, 1/2.96", 0.6µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 10 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

143:00h

Wired charging

10 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

Micro-USB

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

198 g · 9.3 mm

Height

164.4 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

Weight

198 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 11

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

169k vs 816k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

61% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2280 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

169k vs 390k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Lower mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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