Overall, the design has its hits and misses. We really love the split-tone design on the back panel, the quad-camera housing looks better, but the polycarbonate body is a definite letdown. But, if you don’t mind material choice as much, you can definitely consider the Realme 7 for your next smartphone purchase.
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Display
The Realme 6 rocked the market with its absolute budget price and a great display with an insane refresh rate. The Realme 7 carries forward this formula as well with a gorgeous 6.5-inch LCD panel with a Full HD+ (20:9) resolution. The smartphone is then taken things up a notch with a refresh rate of 90Hz, something that is not present in any other smartphone in its segment. If you are an OLED display fan, the LCD panel probably won’t catch your eye as much, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the colour output and contrast, which is visibly better than its competitors. The blacks are just right and the vibrance levels also hold a sweet spot in the benchmarks. What we did find lacking was the max brightness. Realme could have improved in this regard, as currently, using the Realme 7 outdoors is a bit of a hassle.
The real winner in the display section is the 90Hz refresh rate. You will immediately see the change in how fluid the whole experience is. The gaming performance will be much much better, especially if you are used to playing popular shooters. The display is the adaptive type, which means when you are using less intense apps, the refresh rate gets dialled down, but what we love is the absolute immediate spike in the refresh rate when you switch to a game.
