
Realme launches Realme 7 and 7 Pro in Europe, bringing premium features at budget prices
Realme has today brought the Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro to Europe, with the latter bringing multiple premium features for under £280.
- The phones are available to pre-order right now.
- You can see my full review of the Realme 7 Pro here.
You can find out more about the specs of the handsets below, and Realme has also announced that both devices will come with a three year warranty, and a free replacement policy of two months instead of one.
With the phones the first to gain full TüV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability certification, based on 22 major and 38 minor tests, each model is a pretty safe bet.
Press Release
London, UK—The highly anticipated realme 7 series hits UK shores today, as the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, brings its leap-forward experience to Europe. It features leading-edge cameras and the fastest charging technology in the price segment. Both realme 7 and realme 7 Pro are the first devices to have passed the TÜV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability Verification, containing 22 major and 38 minor tests, and covering many common usage scenarios.
“Here at realme we endeavor to bring our leap-forward spirit and quality to young tech consumers” Madhav Sheth, Vice President of realme, CEO of realme Europe and India said: “realme’s constant pursuit of high quality has been applied to the design and production of the realme 7 series, making both the realme 7 and the realme 7 Pro the ever first smartphones to pass TüV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability Verification. We’ve raised the bar when it comes to quality to further improve overall reliability, which is aligned with our promise to provide first-class quality products to our consumers around the world.”
65W Charging Evolution – realme 7 Pro The fastest charging camera phone
This year, realme launched 65W SuperDart charging, which is Europe’s fastest charging technology. This follows the launch in 2019 of the realme X2 Pro with one of the fastest 50W charging capabilities. realme is the pioneer to popularize the fastest charging technology for smartphones
Leading the flash charging evolution, realme is the first smartphone brand to apply 65W SuperDart into the same price segment to enable more young people to experience the lightning-fast charging speed. With 65W SuperDart, realme 7 Pro can charge up to 13% in just 3 minutes and 100% in 34 minutes, making it the fastest charging smartphone among its peers and allowing users to get the phone back to life as fast as possible.
The realme 7 Pro boasts the latest, ultra-clear Quad camera set-up, comprising the latest 64MP main camera powered by Sony IMX682 sensor, an 8MP 119-degree ultra wide-angle, macro lens and a B&W portrait lens and many other superior camera features. It also features realme’s highest resolution 32MP front camera that can capture bright selfies in the dark night thanks to its Super Nightscape mode.
realme 7 Pro also features a Snapdragon 720G Processor and 6.4 Super AMOLED Fullscreen, providing better colour and higher-power efficiency, as well as enabling in-display fingerprint. A perfect device for budding photographers who want to capture the world around them in stunning, sharp imagery, without behind held back by battery life.
A surprise revealed at today’s launch is the brand new realme UI 2.0, based on the latest Android 11, will be soon available for realme 7 Pro users next month.
realme 7 Pro is available in two color options Mirror Silver and Mirror Blue. Available in 8GB+128GB at £279; to go on sale from 13th Oct. Pre-order from 7th October.
Epic Power. Epic Charge – realme 7 The most powerful mid-range gaming phone
Designed to be powerful for games, realme 7 is the world’s first device to adopt Helio G95 and achieve 300,000 score on Antutu. It features a 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display with punch-hole and achieves the 90.5% high screen-to-body ratio. All that makes it a perfect choice for gaming fans.
For information security, the device adopts the Side-fingerprint sensor, integrating fingerprint recognition with the border button together.
Large battery capacity can solve the problem of low battery anxiety easily. realme 7 has built in a 5000mAh mega battery for ultra-long battery life. Meanwhile, realme 7 also features 30W Dart Charge, enabling 50% charge in 26 minutes. realme 30W Dart Charge adopts low-voltage and high-current solution for both safety and efficiency.
realme 7 also features a 48MP AI Quad Camera, a suite of night filters, as well as a 16MP In-display Selfie.
realme 7 is available in two colors – Mist White and Mist Blue. Available in 4GB+64GB at £179, 6GB+64GB at £199 and 8GB+128GB at £239; to go on sale from 21st Oct. Pre-order from 7th October.
Trendsetting quality
“All endeavors are made by realme to bring leap-forward quality to the young” Madhav Sheth said. “realme’s pursuit of high quality also applies to the realme 7 series, making them both the ever first smartphones to fully pass TüV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability Verification, with leap-forward performance and trendsetting design.”
The TÜV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability Verification contains 22 major and 38 minor tests, covering 3 usage scenarios: daily use, components reliability and extreme environment.
Leap-forward Warranty Policy
With the best-in-class quality, realme is also giving consumers the best-in-class service. All realme 7 series consumers will have a 3-year warranty period. This is 1-year longer than any other mainstream smartphone brands.
On top of the 3-year warranty, realme further extend its free replacement policy from 1 month to 2 months, which is 1 month longer than other smartphone brands. With its “Dare to Leap” spirit, realme is deeply committed to give consumers best service standards in Europe.
Product info
realme 7
World’s first MediaTek Helio G95 processor: realme 7 adopts the World’s First MTK Helio G95 Gaming Processor. With 300,000+ AnTuTu score, the Helio G95 is a strong chipset powering your phone. MediaTek Helio G95 is exclusively designed to be the core of an incredible smartphone gaming experience. This processor is made using a 12nm process, making it more powerful and efficient. It is also equipped with two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores at up to 2.05GHz and six high-efficiency Cortex-A55 cores at up to 2GHz, along with 900MHz Mali-G76GPU. With the combination of the latest updated CPU, GPU, super-fast RAM and powerful AI, realme 7 brings smooth experience to mobile game lovers.
48MP Quad Camera with Samsung GM1: realme 7 boasts the latest flagship, ultra-clear quad camera set-up, comprised of a 48MP main camera, an 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle, and a macro lens and a B&W portrait lens. Samsung GM1 Sensor has incredible light-sensing ability, and comes with a f/1.8 aperture. With a f/2.3 aperture, 8MP resolution, users do not need to lean back to capture the perfect shot thanks to this ultra-wide-angle lens with a 119° field of view. One click is all it takes to switch to the wide-angle mode, enabling users to capture more stunning images of landscapes, architecture, and large groups.
Massive battery supported by 30W Dart Charge: With newly upgraded 30W Dart Charge, 5000mAh battery can be charged to 100% in 65 mins. And only in 26mins, it can charge nearly 50%. realme 7 also supports 15W PD charge, making it even more versatile. The charging algorithm developed for the realme 7 includes five layers of security protection and provides hardware-level security protection for the entire charging process.
Supreme visual experience: realme 7 contains a 6.5-inch 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display with 90Hz refresh rate. Capable of producing 90 frames per second, the 90Hz display has a 50% higher refresh rate when compared to a conventional 60Hz display, resulting in a seamless and smooth visual experience with every swipe of the screen. With a 6.5-inch big display and a superb screen-to-body ratio, the realme 7 brings you a supreme visual experience. The display comes with 20:9 ratio, 2400x1080P FHD+ resolution, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, 480nits brightness.
Elegant mirror design: Inspired by the mirror space in nature, the realme 7 series presents a brilliant mirror design. The bold split of the design brings a new visual impact, but with the stunning light effects, a balanced natural beauty is revealed. The popular AG processing with classic CD textures makes the phone look more premium.
realme 7 Pro
Fastest charging technology: On the realme 7 Pro, flash charge has further evolved with a huge upgrade to the 65W SuperDart Charge for an unparalleled charging experience. Thanks to its extremely high charging efficiency, 65W SuperDart Charge can quickly power up the 4500mAh massive battery, while keeping the phone cool. 4500mAh battery can be charged to 100% within 34 mins. And only in 12mins, it can charge nearly 50%. Even while heavy gaming, the 65W SuperDart Charge can charge up to 43% in just 30 minutes. Only 3mins, realme 7 Pro can be charged to 13%, it means 3 rounds of PUBG (1.22h), 2 hours of Instagram, 150 minutes of YouTube (2.54h) and 4 days on standby. realme 7 Pro also supports 18W PD/QC charge, making it even more versatile.
Sharper Performance: The realme 7 Pro launches with the Snapdragon 720G. This processor is made using an advanced 8nm process, making it more powerful and efficient. It is also equipped with Kryo 465 CPU with two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores at up to 2.3GHz and six high-efficiency Cortex-A55 cores at up to 1.8GHz, along with a new Adreno 618 GPU, which is the same as Snapdragon 730G. Compare to last generation, Snapdragon 720G has 10% improvement in CPU performance, 75% improvement in GPU performance and Display
Immersive Display: realme 7 Pro contains a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED Full Screen with 180Hz sampling rate. Compared to LCD display, OLED display performs better in image quality and power efficiency, and it’s compatible with more convenient in-display fingerprint. The display comes with 20:9 ratio, 2400x1080P FHD+ resolution, 90.8% screen-to-body ratio, 600nits peak brightness, 98% NTSC color gamut.
Best in class camera quality with Sony IMX682 Sensor : realme 7 Pro boasts the latest flagship, ultra-clear quad camera set-up, comprising a 64MP main camera, an 8MP 119° ultra wide-angle, and a macro lens and a B&W portrait lens. The Sony IMX682 Sensor has incredible light-sensing ability, and comes with 1/1.73″ super large size sensor, 64MP super high pixels, supports Quad Bayer, pixel size up to 1.6μm. Even in low light, your pictures will come out super bright.
realme 7 Pro features our highest resolution front camera. The 32MP camera with AI beautification can reproduce your crystal-clear beauty. Even in the dark night, the Super Nightscape mode can also capture bright selfies with crisp details and balanced exposure.
Real Design: Inspired by the mirror space in nature, the realme 7 series presents a brilliant mirror design. The bold split of the design brings a new visual impact, but with the stunning light effects, a balanced natural beauty is revealed. The popular AG processing with classic CD textures makes the phone look more premium.
About realme
realme is the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, ranking 7th in global sales1, specializing in providing superior-quality, and trendy smartphones and IoT products with the best design and performance. In 2019, realme’s global smartphone shipments reached 25 million with a year-on-year growth rate of 808%. Since its launch in the Asian market, realme products have been celebrated and sought-after for their performance and style – in India alone, 1 million smartphone devices were sold in just three days. realme is one of the Top 4 best-selling brands in India and Top 5 in Indonesia and, as of November 2019, realme ranks in the top 5 smartphone brands in Spain.
The company currently operates in 61 markets worldwide.
Realme 7
Camera samples from Realme
Realme 7 Pro
Camera samples from Realme
Camera samples from me (see more in my review)
Key Specifications
Realme 7 | Realme 7 Pro (Review) | |
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Size/Weight | 162.3 x 75.4 x 9.4mm / 196.5g | 160.9 x 74.3 x 8.7mm / 182g |
Screen | 6.5-inch LCD FHD+ 1080×2400 pixels 90Hz refresh rate 20:9 aspect ratio 120Hz touch sampling 480 nits | 6.4-inch Samsung AMOLED FHD+ 1080×2400 pixels 60Hz refresh rate 20:9 aspect ratio 180Hz touch sampling 430nits (600nits maximum) |
Audio | Mono speaker (down firing) | Stereo speakers (right side and upper middle in landscape mode) |
Chipset | MediaTek G95 (12nm) Max freq 2.05GHz ARM Mali G76 MP4 GPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G (8nm) Max freq 2.3GHz Adreno 618 GPU |
RAM | 4GB, 6GB or 8GB LPDDR4X | 8GB LPDDR4X |
Storage | 64GB or 128GB UFS 2.1 Single Channel + microSDXC (max 256GB) | 128GB UFS2.1 Dual Channel + microSDXC (max 256GB) |
Camera (front) | Punch-hole 16MP Sony IMX471 Fixed Focus (f/2.1 79 degree Field-of-View) Video: 1080p 30fps with EIS | Punch-hole 32MP camera Omnivision OV32A1Q Fixed Focus (f/2.5 85 degree Field-of-View) Video: 1080p 30fps with EIS |
Camera (rear) | Primary: 48MP Samsung S5KGM1ST PDAF (f/1.8) Ultra-wide: 8MP OV88556 Fixed Focus (f/2.3 119 degree Field-of-View) Macro: 2MP OV02B10 (f/2.4) B&W Portrait: 2MP OV02B1B (f/2.4) Video: 4K/30 1080p/60 with EIS | Primary: 64MP Sony IMX682 PDAF (f/1.8 78.6 degree Field-of-View) Ultra-wide: 8MP Hynix Hi846 Fixed Focus (f/2.3 119 degree FoV) Macro: 2MP GC02K0 Fixed Focus (f/2.4 83.5 degree FoV) Portrait: 2MP OV02B1B Fixed Focus (f/2.4 88.8 degree FoV) Video: 4K/30 1080p/60 with EIS |
Connectivity | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 SISO 4G+ with VoLTE, ViLTE and VoWiFi Bluetooth 5.0 NFC USB-C 2.0 | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 (1×1 MU-MIMO) 4G+ with VoLTE, ViLTE and VoWiFi Bluetooth 5.0 NFC USB-C 2.0 |
Battery | 5,000mAh Dart 30W + USB-PD 15W | 4,500mAh 65W Super Dart charging + QC 2.0 + USB-PD 18W 0-100% 34 minutes with 65W |
Other | 3.5mm headphone socket Protective case (clear) Factory fitted screen protector | Dual-mic noise cancellation Graphite heat dissipation 3.5mm headphone socket Protective case (clear) Factory fitted screen protector |
Price and Availability
Realme 7
The Realme 7 is available from October 21st at realme.com/uk and Amazon. Pre-ordering open from today.
Colours: Mirror White or Mirror Blue
- 4GB+64GB £179
- 6GB+64GB £199
- 8GB+128GB £239
Realme 7 Pro
The Realme 7 Pro is available from October 13th at realme.com/uk and Amazon. Pre-ordering open from today.
Colours: Mist White or Mist Blue
- 8GB+128GB £279