Realme shoud be a familiar name to handphone enthuiasts who look for value for money smartphones based on Android. In fact, if you found the user interface of Realme similar, it is not surprising because it is a sub brand of Oppo a subsidiary of BBK Electronics.
In this review, we will take a look at the latest Realme 6 Pro powered by the Snapdragon 720G.
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
For those who loves to take pictures, the Realme 6 Pro comes with a total of 6 camera. On the rear, there is wide angle 119 degree lens, a 64 megapixel camera, a 12 megapixel telephoto lens and a 4 cm macro lens. In the front, there is a 105 degrees Ultra wide angle lens and a 16 megapixel lens.
To enhance night photography, it comes with Super Night cape 3.0 the brand new Ultra Nightscape Mode further supports dark shooting down to 1 lux(lumen), allowing to take a super clear photo. The realme 6 Pro even has a new Tripod mode featuring super long exposure, so you can shoot magical nightscape photos that capture details beyond human vision.
For gamers, the phone’s powerful 720G, 6.6 inches 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display and Dolby Atmos should keep you entertained for hours.
If 4300mAh battery is not enough, the phone supports 30W flash charge to ensure you are connected throughout the day.
The Realme 6 Pro also comes with 8GB RAM + 128 GB ROM and 2 SIM slots that supports 3G/4G networks. It also comes with NFC.
[nextpage title=”Unboxing of the Realme 6 Pro”]Unboxing of the Realme 6 Pro
In the Box:
• realme 6 Pro1 • 30W Flash Charger1
• USB Type-C Cable1 • Protect Case1
• SIM Card Tool1 • Important Info Booklet with Warranty Card1
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
Geekbench and 3DMark
Geekbench results shows that the multicore performance is very close to the Snapdragon 845 !
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
3DMark
Speedtest on Realme 6 Pro
We used two SIMs on the phone, a Circles.Life (M1) and a Grid (Singtel). The signal strength is very strong at the location of test.
During the speedtest on Grid which runs on Singtel, we can see that it detected 4G+ and the performance registers around 151 Mbps. From this result, it should be Interband Carrier Aggregation at work.
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
Running the same test on Circles.Life only give us a score of around 60 Mbps, 4G+ was never seen during our 2 weeks of test. Although it may not be conclusive, it seems that the phone doesn’t support CA of any form on Circles.Life SIM. When we inserted the same SIM onto the Pixel 3a, Carrier aggregation is activated and performance is above 100 Mbps.
For users of TPG, Realme 6 Pro works for making calls over VoLTE. It also supports VoWIFI.
Realme 6 Pro provides wideangle and digital zoom of up to 20X. Below is a short video which shows how far we can capture using the wide angle and Digital zoom.
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
Compared to the other phones which uses Digital zoom, the realme 6 Pro seems to do a rather good job even for nigh scenes. As we can see from the shots, anything that is zoom beyond 5X is blurry. We must set the expectations right and if you really want something that works well, check out the Oppo Reno 10X zoom.
64 megapixel vs 12 megapixel
Very apparent, shooting the same flower in 12 megapixel and 64 megapixel shows a difference of the details captured.
[nextpage title=”Nightshot and 4K video shoot”]Nightshot comparison
Taking the same shot using the Realme 6 Pro, the night scape seems to be able to capture more light but the contrast seems lower than the Pixel 3 XL. top picture is Realme 6 Pro, bottom is Pixel 3 XL.
Video – 4K Shoot
Video shot handheld without tripod.
Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
Conclusion
The Realme 6 Pro is aimed at the mid range market with a focus on photography. With 6 lenses built on the phone, it is probably one of the phone that can cover all the different aspects of photography ranging from selfie, macro, night shots, wide angle, you name it, they have it.
From the photos taken, we can see that 64 megapixel does capture more details than the 12 megapixel version of the same shot. The image stabilisation on this phone is also pretty good during the 4K shoot. This is not the case for night shots with digital zoom. Even with the new night photography mode Nightscape 3, images tends to be darker than the same shot we took with the Pixel 3 XL. The colours are also somewhat a bit faded in comparison to the Pixel 3 XL.
I like the Dual SIM+microSD tray as it allows me to continue using dual SIM without sacrificing one tray for microSD. VoLTE and VoWiFi works for all telcos in Singapore. In terms of performance, the phone is speedy and loads fast. This is confirmed with the benchmarks as it is near to the performance of a Snadragon 845 based phone.
In Conclusion, the Realme 6 Pro is considered a pretty decent mid ranger that does not compromise in terms of specifications and performance. I think there is room for improvement over it’s night photography. The digital zoom needs more work too.
The Realme 6 Pro is priced at S$499 and is available on Lazada store.
Pros :
- NFC
- 6 cameras 64 megapixel
- 3 in 1 SIM/microsd tray
- 30 W fast charge
- Dolby Atmos
- 90 Hz screen display
Cons:
- No water and dust resistance rating
- Carrier Aggregation
- Digital zoom
Ratings
- Performance 8
- Design 10
- Features 10
- Usability 10
- Value for money 9
- Score : 9.4 / 10
