On the front, we have the 6.5-inch display which Realme hypes for its 90 Hz refresh rate. What you may not know, is that the resolution of this display maxes out at 720p, which, in today’s day and age, is unacceptable. Sure, the display is vibrant, the colors are accurate to a degree and the text and images are sharp, but when the best you can do is 720p, you are not necessarily spoilt for choice.
Sunlight legibility is not the greatest we have seen in an INR 12,000 device, while content streaming is also limited to a paltry 720p. Again, in an age where people stream their favorite shows and other content in full 4K resolution, having to settle for 720p is sad.
Coming to the hardware side of things, the display comes with narrow bezels on three sides, with a very visible chin and a hole-punch camera. We are seeing a lot of brands essentially ditching the notch on their devices, and it looks like Realme is following suit.
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Performance –
Realme has been going very hard on the 90Hz display hype, and we decided to see exactly how much of a change or improvement this brings to the table, along with the rest of the performance package.
So, starting off, the Realme 7i is powered by the Snapdragon 662 chipset, along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. The Snapdragon 662 chipset has proven to be a capable performer, but only when optimized for the target device. For example, the same Snapdragon 662 performed really smoothly on the Motorola phone, but then again, Motorola devices work on stock Android, which, in itself, is a very light UI.
When it comes to the Realme 7i, the Snapdragon 662 has to contend with the rather heavy Realme UI, and almost instantly, the whole experience becomes very clunky. Sure, the more menial tasks are carried off in good fashion, but the moment you start piling up the apps, the scrolling becomes laggy, the whole system just ramps down in terms of speed.
