Realme 10 Smartphones Review – The Realme 10 series don’t have a major update in terms of the specs of the Realme 9. But like usual, the company is offering an impressive design layout that looks more structured and interesting. For today’s review, we are looking at two of the basic Realme phones. The Realme 10 offers 4G connectivity and a 5G connectivity variant. Both will be released around November 2022 at nearly the same price.
Realme aims to provide immersive performance with its new Realme 10 series phones. Both Realme 10 and 10 5G bring a good set of specs and features to complement their value in the mid-range segment. But if we remove the 5G factor, both of the devices have most of things similar. Let’s head toward the Realme 10 4G and 5G reviews to find out more details about this phone.
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Realme 10 4G and 5G Smartphones Review
Highlights
- The Realme 10 4G comes with a 6.4 inches Super AMOLED panel and the 5G variant got a 6.6 inches IPS LCD panel.
- The Android 12-based RealmeUI 3.0 brings lots of astounding customization features.
- As for the performance, Helio G99 appears in a 4G variant, whereas the 5G variant got a Dimensity 700 chip as expected.
- A 50MP primary camera and 2MP macro lens are common between them, while a 16MP selfie is seen in the standard Realme 10.
- As for the Realme 10 5G, the phone equips a triple camera setup with an 8MP front camera.
- In terms of battery, you will find a combination of Li-Po 5000 mAh with 33W fast charging.
Design and Display
The Realme 10 comes with a glossy design layout in which the camera module bump is visible which makes the phone wobble on a flat surface. In terms of the color variant, you will find White and Blue options from which you can choose anyone that fits your preference. The white shade looks more classic, while the blue color looks a bit fancy with a glossy texture.
While the 5G version brings a triple camera island with three big punch holes representing each lens. Besides this, you can choose this phone in two amazing shade option, which is Black and Gold. Both of them appear as a premium choice. As for the front, a water drop notch 6.6-inches IPS LCD panel provides FHD resolution with 90Hz refresh rate support and it also grants 400 brightness nits support.
On the other hand, the Realme 10 brings a Super AMOLED panel of 6.4-inches screen with a dot notch selfie. The bezels are quite thin so you don’t face much trouble streaming content at High quality. Plus, the phone also includes corning gorilla glass 5 protection. But still, both devices offer side-mounted fingerprint readers since they are mid-range phones in the first place.
Memory and Internal
From the overall design, you can see the difference between Realme 10 and 10 5G. But surprisingly to some, the internals is pretty much identical in both phones. The octa-core processing power can go up to 2×2.2GHz of cloaking speed, which is pretty good for normal usage. Besides this, you won’t face any trouble while doing your daily activities with both models.
But, the primary difference would be the chipset, the Realme 10 is powered by the 6nm MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 chip, while the 5G variant equips a 7nm MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 chipset is offers 5G connectivity. On the other hand, the GPU end is pretty much the same and grants casual gaming sessions.
The software includes the latest Android 12 operating system with the heavily customized Realme UI 3.0 skin. With this, you can change the interface layout according to your requirements. But it’s not confirmed when these phones will get the Android update, now. You are getting more diverse storage from 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB space with 4GB, 6GB, to 8GB RAM support in the 4G variety, whereas the Realme 10 5G arrives with 128GB to 256GB UFS 2.2 storage with 8GB RAM configuration.
Camera
The Realme 10 4G and 5G camera reviews are satisfactory according to the standards of mid-range smartphones. Both phones arrive with a 50MP primary lens that can capture fine details photos and videos, while the main sensor also grants impressive colors in the daylights. Besides this, the contrast level is quite good with the native camera app and the dynamic range is precisely maintained.
However, the night mode results are disappointing and grains, noise, and oversaturation are visible in the lowlights. Hopefully, you will obtain a secondary telephoto lens in the Realme 10 5G that provides precise details and a 2MP macro also renders great close-up shots. Although, the Realme 10 only got a 2MP depth lens for proper perception.
Apart from this, the 16MP selfie lens results are presentable with decent AI software support on the 4G variant. Aside from this, there’s an 8MP lens will appear on the Realme 10 5G that will provide average results. Lastly, let’s talk about the video recording ability of these phones, they can record up to 1080p resolution videos with the assistance of the camera app.
Battery and Others
The battery performance of the Realme 10 4G and 5G is identical as they got a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery capacity under the hood. It provides more than 6+ screen time for watching content, streaming games, using social media, and so on. Furthermore, the phones will only need to charge once a day, and it will hassle freely work for the whole day.
Moreover, you will also find a 33W fast charger inside the box, which requires an hour and a few minutes to completely refuel the battery. Besides this, the company advertises that both models can refuel from 0 to 50% within 30 minutes. Aside from this, the sound output is great, while the Realme 10 is around $159 (Rs 12,590 in India) approx, whereas, the Realme 10 5G is priced at around $230 (Rs 18,590 in India) approx.
Realme 10 4G and 5G Pros and Cons
Realme 10 4G and 5G Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Realme 10 4G and 5G smartphones.
| Specifications | Realme 10 5G | Realme 10 4G |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | November 2022 | Same |
| SIM | Dual SIM | Same |
| Dimensions | 6.47 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches |
| Weight | 191 g | 178 g |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Display | IPS LCD 90Hz 400 nits peak brightness 20:9 ratio ~400 PPI density | Super AMOLED 90Hz 1000 nits peak brightness 20:9 ratio ~411 PPI density |
| Protection/Others | No | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | Same |
| OS | Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 | Same |
| Chipset | 7nm – MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 | 6nm – MediaTek MT8781 Helio G99 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 | Same |
| GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 | Same |
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated) | Same |
| RAM | 8GB | 4GB, 6GB, 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.2 | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.2 |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 2 MP (telephoto) 2 MP (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 2 MP (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 8 MP (wide) HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps | 16MP (wide) HDR, panorama Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Same |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio | Same |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band | Same |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | No | Same |
| Infrared port | No | Same |
| Radio | No | Same |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | Same |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | Same |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh Fast charging 33W | Same |
| Colors | Black, Gold | White, Blue |
| Expected Price | $230 (Rs 18,590 in India) approx | $159 (Rs 12,590 in India) approx |
Conclusion
The Realme 10 4G looks like a value-for-money deal as it brings all of the essential features that are expected in the first place. However, the same thing doesn’t apply to the Realme 10 5G because you will notice that the company downgraded the display section. Overall, the Realme 10 5G is an affordable version of the Realme 10 Pro+.
On the other hand, the Realme 10 is a more attractive option than its 5G counterpart. The phone has a good AMOLED screen, a good battery life, good camera results, good audio output, a 3.5 mm jack, and other features. We recommend you go with this phone if you are not planning to change your phone for a few years. As for alternative options, you can check out Realme 9. Even though it was released last year, but still, it’s a great deal in the 4G phone in 2022 as well.
