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Realme XT Review: Changing the camera landscape in mid-range devices
Smartphone maker Realme recently announced its latest mid-range smartphone, the Realme XT in India.
Realme XT is the first smartphone to reach India with a 64-megapixel primary camera sensor and a quad-camera setup.
Realme has priced the base model of the smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage for Rs 15,999.
The company has launched three different RAM and internal storage options for buyers.
In addition to this, Realme also launched its Realme Power Bank, Realme Buds Wireless, and Realme XT Iconic Case.
The launch of the device comes about three weeks after the company initially announced the device in India.
As per the previous reports, it provided Realme with the bragging rights to be the first company to launch 64-megapixel sensor.
The company even beat Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro to the market.
There is no competing smartphone in the market that offers a quad-camera setup with a 64-megapixel sensor.
With no other smartphone with the 64-megapixel camera sensor, Realme is all set to take advantage of the situation.
In case you want to buy the Realme XT and have doubts regarding the same, we have got you covered.
Is the hype behind the 64-megapixel quad-camera sensor real? Check all the answers in our Realme XT review. Design and build quality
Realme XT follows the industry-standard glass back design with a reflective finish.
The device features a 3D curved glass on the back with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection against accidental damage.
Realme also added a similar finish on the front of the device with the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display. The rear of the device is similar to the Realme 5 Pro minus the diamond pattern.
This panel reflects in a different manner depending on the angle of light hitting the device.
The company terms it has “Hyperbola Light Streaks”, a name that accurately describes the shape of the reflecting light.
Interested buyers can purchase the Realme XT in two different colours including the Pearl Blue and the Pearl White.
We first received the Pearl White variant for the preview a few weeks prior to launch.
Closer to the final we received the Pearl Blue variant of the Realme XT.
Personally, I prefer the Pearl White finish with its different shades of white and the ability to hide the fingerprints.
The power button is located on the right side of the smartphone, the volume buttons and the Dual-SIM and microSD card tray are located on the left side of the device.
We get a microphone on the top, single-side speaker, Type-C USB, mic, and 3.5mm audio socket at the bottom.
The build quality of the device is quite sturdy with no weak or flexing parts. The side frame of the device is made of polycarbonate.
Realme also includes a transparent silicone case for the smartphone in the box for additional protection. The size of the device is quite large for daily use and it is not ideal for one-handed use.
This means that most users will need to use both hands for daily operation. Display The second section of the Realme XT Review is the 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution.
It features a tear-drop notch and a slight chin at the bottom to offer a 91.9 screen-to-body ratio.
The display offers a 19.5:9 tall aspect ratio with 402 PPI pixel density and Widevine L1 certification.
It allows users to watch video content in HD resolution in streaming services such as Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video.
As mentioned previously, the front of the display also features Gorilla Glass 5 panel for protection accidental damage and scratches
The company also added a night mode as “Night Shield” to reduce eye strain at night. Other software features include adjustable screen colour temperature, font, and display size, and reduced flicker at low brightness levels.
The reduced flicker at low brightness switch is likely the DC dimming feature that Realme reduced on the Realme X.
In addition, the device also comes with support for OSIE (Object and Semantic Images and Eye-tracking) Vision effect.
ColorOS also includes a system-wide dark mode for the device. Talking about other features, the display also comes with an in-display optical fingerprint scanner for authentication.
Realme claims that XT features the latest generation of scanner from Goodix 3.0 with support “multiple-monitor identification system.
This sensor includes a filter that can recognize colours for a claimed “more secure unlocking experience”.
The sensor is as fast as the flagship OnePlus 7 Pro in my testing as part of the Realme XT Review.
The display offers good brightness but it is not enough for use under direct sunlight.
You will still end up looking for shade because of the highly reflective screen. Realme XT performance.
The smartphone maker has added Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE SoC along with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.
The device comes with support for microSD card with the help of a dedicated slot for expandable storage.
Snapdragon 712 AIE is based on 10nm fabrication process and sports an octa-core CPU with Adreno 616 GPU. Qualcomm claims that the SoC offers 10 per cent improvement along with version 3.0 of the AI engine.
Realme XT Review Gaming Realme XT Review Gaming The device can easily run heavy games such as PUBG Mobile, Dead Trigger 2, Shadow Gun Legends, and Real Racing 3. While playing PUBG Mobile, the game was running without any lag or jittering at “High” frame rate and “HD” resolution.
Similar to most devices, the Realme XT did heat up during extending gaming sessions but it also cooled down relatively quickly. Talking a look at daily tasks such as social media, WhatsApp, email, and more, the Realme XT performed admirably.
The device zipped through heavy multitasking without any problem. It is worth noting that overall, the system animations were fluid out of the box.
This did not provide any sense of speed or performance for users.
One can enable “Developers Options” after tapping the “Version” seven times in the “About Phone” section in the “Settings” app. The “Developers Options” is available in “Additional Settings” where users can tweak “Window Animation Zoom”, “Translation Animation Scale”, and “Animator Duration Scale”. By default, all these options are set to “Scale 1x” and users can either turn them off or push them down to “Scale .5x”.
The audio quality during calls in good and built-in speakers are quite good for a mid-range smartphone.
Software Realme XT comes with ColorOS version 6.0.1 with build number RMX1921EX_11_A.09. It also features July 5, 2019, Android security patch out of the box and Android 9 Pie as the base.
If you have used a Realme or ColorOS-powered Opportunity device in the past then you should be right at home.
For others, ColorOS is a customized Android-based skin that comes with a different interface and number of additional features.
It allows users to choose between an app “Drawer Mode” and “Standard Mode” where all apps are on home screens. Bloatware The launcher comes with a number of customization options including “Icon Autofill”, “App Startup and Closing Animation Speed”, and more.
Other options include “Lock Screen Magazine”, themes, wallpapers, “Home Screen Layout”, and app predictions.
The operating system comes with a number of pre-installed third-party apps and bloatware.
Bloatware apps include “Music”, “Videos”, “Phone Manager”, “Theme Store”, “Game Center”, “Community”, “realme Store”, “App Market”, and “Clock”.
Realme XT Review Software (2) Realme XT Review Software (2) ColorOS also features “Hot Apps”, and “Hot Games” folders in the launcher for app and game recommendations.
There are “App Market”-based shortcuts that seemed to be baked in the system. The app also served notifications but users can turn them off from the settings.
In addition to the bloat and third-party apps, the OS also features a number of built-in tools.
These include “Game Space” for game boost, “ORoaming”, “FM Radio”, “Clone Phone”, “Recorder”, and more.
Other tools include “Weather”, “Calculator”, “Browser” and a shortcut to the lock screen. It also comes with a “Smart Assistant” accessible with a quick swipe to the right from the home screen.
The OS comes with “Convenience Aid” section, “Floating Windows”, “Payment Protection”, “Emergency SOS”, “Anti-Harassment”, “App Encryption”, “Kid Space”, “Private Safe”, and more features. Overall, despite the number of third-party apps, ColorOS 6 offers a good, fluid experience.
The magic behind that 64-megapixel sensor The highlight of the Realme XT has to be its camera setup on the back.
As mentioned above, the smartphone sports a quad-camera setup with a 64-megapixel primary camera sensor. Before we talk about the camera performs, let’s talk about the specifications and the internal hardware.
First, we will focus on the 64-megapixel camera sensor and later move to the rest of the camera sensors.
Starting off, Realme XT features Samsung GW1 sensor with 64-megapixel resolution and f/1.8 aperture.
Samsung initially announced the sensor back in May. The 1/1.72-inch sensor is about 34 per cent larger than the 48-megapixel sensor on previous devices.
It comes with a 6-piece lens setup and four-in-one pixel binning that results in 16-megapixel images.
The smartphone also allows users to take full 64-megapixel images with the “Ultra 64 MP” mode.
Samsung also clarified that the sensor comes with “the smallest pixel size” in the market at 0.8μm.
The company claims that it features Tetracell and 3D HDR technology that captures “crystal clear photos under any circumstances”.
It also features Dual Conversion Gain (DCG) technology for better utilization of collected light and sharper images.
Now, let’s talk about the rest of the quad-camera setup on the Realme XT.
It features an 8-megapixel sensor with f/2.3 aperture, 13mm focal length, and an ultra-wide sensor.
It also comes with a 2-megapixel macro camera with f/2.4 aperture and 1/5-inches sensor size.
The last sensor on the setup is the 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 1/5-inches sensor size.
The setup also comes with a single LED flash unit on the back. Moving to the front, we get a 16-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture for selfies.
In terms of video, the rear can shoot at 4K resolution at 30fps while the front can shoot 1080p at 30fps.
Camera performance Now that we have covered the specifications, let’s talk about how it performs in this section of Realme XT Review. Talking about the camera performance, in short, Realme XT backs up the bragging rights with good image quality.
The 64-megapixel manages to capture impressive, and detailed images with accurate colours in ample light. There were some serious issues with the preview unit, but I am glad these were fixed in the final hardware release.
The images also come with a decent amount of texture during the day.
The ultra-wide sensor captures decent images with interesting perspectives.
Realme XT Review Realme XT Review Realme has also added software technology to combat the distortion in the ultra-wide mode.
Though, it is worth noting that the mode does not capture enough details or texture during the day.
Things get less than ideal during the night but the inclusion of “Nightscape” mode improves the output of images. The mode is available both in the normal and ultra-wide modes.
The macro mode also captures good images but you will have to be in good lighting for such results. As part of the Realme XT Review, I discovered that anything less than ideal lighting results in noise and grain will creep in the images.
Images shot in pitch darkness or at night do tend to be full of noise with muddled up texture.
However, “Nightscape” manages to improve the quality than the ones shot in regular or Ultra 64 MP modes.
One thing that Realme needs to fix is the processing time of about 1.5-2 seconds This is in addition to the 2.5.-3 second capture time in the “Nightscape” mode. Moving to the portrait mode, the Realme XT manages to capture good images.
The background isolation is impressive Both the macro and portrait modes capture impressive bokeh. The front camera and camera software.
The front camera also manages to capture good, detailed, colour-accurate images with impressive background isolation.
I was delighted to know that the beauty-mode is not really an overkill.
During the Realme XT Review, it manages to keep details and texture on the face in the default setting.
Users can either turn it off or dig into a comprehensive set of options. Talking about the “Nightscape”, the mode slightly crops the frame in regular images but maintains it when in ultra-wide mode.
It also includes “Chroma Boost” for enhanced colour and built-in filters.
Users can tweak aspect ratio, gestures for a photo, shutter sound, location, Watermark, Gird, and more in the camera settings.
Realme XT battery performance and other specifications The smartphone comes with a 4,000mAh Lithium-Polymer battery with support for VOOC Flash Charge 3.0 technology.
This technology provides 20W fast charging to the users so that they don’t have to wait long for charging.
The device takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to charge from 0 to 100 per cent.
Realme also claims that XT can charge 5 times faster than normal charging while gaming while keeping the smartphone cool.
The smartphone lasted about 8.5-9 hours during my heavy usage on the weekends during the Realme XT review period.
This number further increased to 12.5-13 hours during a regular workday.
The daily heavy use for me includes 1.5-2 hours of video streaming, continuous WhatsApp, and Telegram throughout.
It also includes five email accounts on sync, 30-45 minutes of calling, 20-25 images, and 2-2.5 hours of music streaming.
Realme XT comes with Wi-Fi, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, FM Radio, USB Type-C port, and a 3.5 audio socket for connectivity.
It also comes with accelerometer, pedometer, gyroscope, proximity, and compass sensors.
It also comes with support for Dolby Atmos technology. Verdict: Should you buy the Realme XT? Realme XT Review (11) Realme XT Review (11) Realme has delivered an ace with the XT.
It is hard to not get impressed with a smartphone that pushes the envelope of technology for consumers.
Realme XT currently provides a unique offering for Indian buyers and one will have to wait for the competitors.
In the meantime, if you are looking for a smartphone with the 64-megapixel camera then Realme XT is the default choice.
It is quite similar to the Realme 5 Pro in terms of that hardware and quite close to Realme X.
However, if you can extend your budget, we would ask you to go for the Realme XT.
If you want alternatives then you will have to wait for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
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Realme XT review: 64MP goodness
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Realme has been on fire lately.
The complete launched by transportation some nice worth for cash devices and a year later, they’re established within the mid-range phase.
Now they produce their own audio equipment and are beginning to enter the upper mid-range strata too.
The company made headlines by launching the Realme X with a pop-up camera months ago.
They then brought the quad-camera setup to the masses with the Realme
5. Adding in a 48MP sensor and a better chipset to the already good device we had the Realme 5 Pro. And now, we have the Realme XT, the first phone to commercially launch with Samsung’s new 64MP camera sensor.
With word that the complete is slowly heading into the flagship phase and can even have their own UI shortly, we’re really loving the direction and pace the Realme is continuing to pick. Realme XT review Back to the phone at hand, the Realme XT works on the tried, tested and successful template of the Realme 5 Pro.
The phone is essentially the five professional, with a 64MP main camera sensor and some slight spec changes here and there.
We dive into the device and every one its capabilities to work out if the complete did so manage to provide yet one more terrific device within the same month because of the Realme 5 and 5 Pro.
Design, Build If we had to describe the looks of the Realme XT in a word, we’d surely call it stunning. The ‘Pearl White’ device comes with a white glass back with slight blue and purple gradients on the perimeters.
A silver-edge camera bump protrudes from the highest left of the rear and a metal frame with a chrome end-runs around the device and appears stylish.
Realme XT reviews The front of the phone is sort of all glass, except the dew-drop notch and the slightly thick bottom bezel.
There is the speaker grille, USB-C port, microphone and headphone jack on the bottom and the top only has a secondary mic.
The left edge has the SIM receptacle and therefore the volume rockers whereas the correct of the phone has the facility button with a gold accent.
Realme XT review realm XT review The Realme 5 doesn’t just look good, it feels premium in the hand and the sturdy build helps.
The device feels regarding the correct size to not be terribly huge or little by 2019 smartphone standards. The compact size is additionally a decent and to the size.
The phone is additionally Realme’s initial providing with Gorilla gorilla Glass five on the front yet because of the back.
All this interprets to a tool you'll use with confidence once go into the urban wild. Screen The screen on the Realme XT feels exactly like the 5 Pro, which is not a bad thing at all since the 5 Pro had a pretty good display.
The 6.4-inch 1080x2340 resolution feels crisp at 403ppi and hues look deep due to the AMOLED panel.
The GHB brightness is sweet enough to form text clear outdoors and viewing angles area unit nice too.
Realme XT review At rock bottom of the show is that the fingerprint scanner that's crazy quick and correct.
Perhaps one among the quickest fingerprint scanners within the phase, the scanner didn’t fail to recognise our fingers even once during over a week of our testing.
Software Like the Realme X, 5 and 5 Pro, the Realme XT also runs on ColorOS 6 and while some people may take a liking to it, we don’t.
two major pillars upon that a custom automaton skin stand on.
Realme XT comes with Color OS 6 ColorOS is not bad by any means.
It is straightforward, choked with options, vibrant and specifically, simple to adapt to.
There square measure tiny hidden options that create life easier, just like the glowing overlay indicators on either aspect of the notch that allows you recognize what percentage devices square measure connected to your hotspot and the way abundant information they consume, all while you’re busy working on other apps.
Plus most of the flowery stuff the phone will do is nonobligatory and therefore the skin doesn’t overwhelm you with an excessive amount of at a time.
Realme XT shotsRealme XT shots But there’s a lot that remains to be worked on.
There is still no dark mode despite the phone having an associate degree AMOLED screen.
Bloat is minimal on the device, and what’s there can be uninstalled, except the brand’s own annoying app market that adds a couple of folder-like icons to your list of apps that you {just} just cannot get obviate. Camera This is it, the USP of the device.
The Realme XT comes with the first 64MP camera in a.
Not simply that, It also has a quad-camera setup on the back comprising the main lens along with an 8MP ultra-wide lens, a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP ultra-macro lens.
The front-facing camera is a 16MP shooter. Realme XT review Realme XT shots Realme XT shotsRealme XT shots The primary lens unsurprisingly took great pictures.
While the exposure was properly balanced, colours seemed slightly dull in environments where you’d probably want vibrant shots.
That’s wherever the chroma-boost feature would contribute and provides you with excellent vivid footage with punchy colours.
The camera interface has continuously been nice in Realme phones and it’s no exception here. Various photography modes square measure showing neatness tucked away in an exceedingly hamburger menu on the left aspect.
One of the modes is that the radical 64MP mode that enables you to require giant 64MP footage, which will pretty much surprise you with the amount of detail they can capture.
Focusing was conjointly pretty quick and very accurate at that. Realme XT shotsRealme XT's Ultra-wide lens does wonders The ultra-wide lens isn’t the widest out there however will its job well in capturing an oversized read in the round.
There is no software package correction for the warp-effect you see on the sides of images. But in terms of details and colour, the photos were pretty good.
Realme XT shotsRealme XT ultra-macro shot sample
Realme XT shotsRealme XT ultra-macro shot sample
The ultra-macro mode whereas helpful is difficult to use at its full potential since it needs your macro subjects to be at simply the correct distance. Not simply that, even the slightest movement will ruin a shot, and that includes you breathing.
Realme XT shots Realme XT shotsRealme XT shotsRealme XT front camera is decent but works best outdoors The front camera is good, but not exceptional.
While outside photos start-up really expert, an exposure generally blows up in moderately lit environments. Photos taken in an artificial lightweight and inside look sensible on colours, however, lose out on some detail despite it being a 16MP.
It can make your nose smaller, your eyes bigger, and more. Performance The Realme XT draws its power from a Snapdragon 712 and that makes it fast enough to not see any kinds of stutters or lags throughout the interface.
The variant we've got conjointly had 8GB RAM which essentially interprets to users having the ability to run plenty of apps along at a similar time whereas being able to switch between them smoothly and without any restarts.
Realme XT shotsRealme XT Antutu score The phone conjointly racked up associate degree Antutu score of one,81,569 which is a good score. Gaming The phone is backed by the flower 712, 8GB RAM and Adreno 618 for its gaming performance and that delivers a good gaming experience.
The gameplay was swish and there have been terribly no occasional frame drops.
Realme XT review realm XT reviews The phone conjointly didn’t heat up plenty whereas vice and therefore the good battery life helps get an honest quantity of vice in an exceedingly single session before you have got to reach for the charger.
The compact form helps in easy gaming.
Battery The Realme XT packs 4000mAh of juice and comes with fast charging in the form of the company’s VOOC 3.0 technology.
That basically means the Realme XT can easily last a day of moderate usage and on light usage can easily last up to a day and a half.
VOOC 3.0 offers good speeds and the phone roughly charges around 50 per cent from 0 in 30 minutes.
Verdict The Realme XT is a good device even apart from its excellent camera performance. We'd even go ahead and say the only letdown for us was the slightly rigid Color OS 6 interface.
performance in the segment. While it should not be the most effective overall smartphone within the sub-20k section, it certainly has one of them, if not the best camera setups in the range.
For the price of Rs 18,999, the phone is a solid mid-range choice at the moment. And if you do not would like the additional RAM and enormous storage there square measure 2 cheaper variants on sale with the 4GB+64GB variant marketing at Rs fifteen,999
Realme XT review
Introduction The Realme XT is coming hot on the heels of the Realme 5 series and it's going down in history as the first smartphone to be released with a 64MP camera.
Being a sequel to the Realme X, the XT is packing an AMOLED screen on top of attractive glass design, but it also inherits the quad-camera setup from the Realme 5.
We have given abreast of making an attempt to work out however Realme is spinning such a big amount of plates, however, it is an undeniable fact that the maker is asserting phones at Associate in Nursing unexampled rate, while still managing to place enough novelties on every new one to create it a worthy upgrade.
Realme XT review The Realme XT, while named as a successor to the X, is more of a mixture between it and the Realme 5 Pro.
The crosstalk keeps the Super AMOLED screen and funky glass style however goes with a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera instead of a pop-up module.
Then, the XT has the same Snapdragon 712 chip as the Realme 5 Pro, and a very similar four-camera setup - a high-res primary, an 8MP ultrawide, a 2MP macro, and a 2MP portrait snappers.
But here comes the star - the most camera employs the new 64MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 Quad-Bayer detector and that is among the most important to ever create
Realme XT review The selfie camera has gotten an upgrade too.
It's the same 16MP Sony IMX471 detector as on the OnePlus seven and seven professionals.
We hope it'll frame for cutting a chunk of that enormous OLED screen.
Before we go on let's take a closer look at the Realme XT's specs sheet.
Realme XT specs
- Body: great ape Glass five front and
- Screen: 6.4-inch AMOLED, 19.5:9, 1080p+, 402ppi
- Rear Camera
712: octa-core CPU (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360
- Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Adreno 616 GPU
- Memory: 4/6/8GB RAM, 64/128GB UFS a pair of.
1 storage; dedicated microSD slot for up to 256GB growth
- OS: mechanical man nine.0; Color OS 6.0 Realme Edition on top
- Battery: 4,000mAh, 20W VOOC 3.0 charging Connectivity: twin SIM (4G), Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, USB-C
- Colors: Pearl White, Pearl Blue
Misc: Under-display optical fingerprint reader
Now, without any further ado, let's unbox the Realme XT.
Unboxing the Realme XT The Realme XT has the largely the same retail package as the Realme 5 Pro - meaning you are in for a treat.
The crosstalk model comes packed with a 20W VOOC charger and also the increased USB-C cable required for the VOOC charging to figure properly.
The crosstalk retail box conjointly contains a soft clear case if you would like to stay the rear scratch-free for as long as potential.
Realme XT review
Oh, the Realme XT also comes with a factory-applied (vert thin) screen protector even though it is rocking a Gorilla Glass 5 on top of its OLED.
We would like a lot of makers to do that other than putt some selling stickers
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