In China, the Realme X7, X7 Pro, and V3 — which happens to be the world’s most affordable 5G phone to date — became official. In the Philippines, the fastest-growing smartphone vendor just released the Realme C12 and Realme C15. And in India, the company launched the successors to the Realme 6 series.

(Update, September 30: Officially available! Read Realme 7 Pro, Realme 7, Realme Buds Q launched in PH. And our review of the Pro model is up! Read Realme 7 Pro review: Need for [fast-charging] speed.)

(Update, September 28: Here’s something for those who are looking at the Realme 7: Realme 7 camera test: Is Sony’s 64MP sensor better?)

(Update, September 22: Launch date confirmed! Read Hands-on review: Realme 7 Pro, launching in PH Sept 30.)

(Update, September 18: The Pro is launching in the Philippines!)

Yes, the Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro are now official, bringing with them features that “capture sharper and charge faster/fastest.” They are the first to pass the TUV Rheinland Smartphone Reliability Verification tests.

The regular model will be available starting September 10 while the higher-specced unit will be released beginning September 14 with the following prices:

• Realme 7
  • 6GB/64GB: ₹14,999 (around P9,921 or $204)
  • 8GB/128GB: ₹16,999 (P11,243 or $231)
• Realme 7 Pro
  • 6GB/128GB: ₹19,999 (P13,228 or $272)
  • 8GB/128GB: ₹21,999 (P14,552 or $300)

There’s no word yet on when the two devices will be rolled out to other markets.

Realme 7

You’re looking at the first phone to use MediaTek’s Helio G95 gaming-focused chip. The G95 features two ARM Cortex-A76 CPUs clocked at up to 2.05GHz; six Cortex-A55 power-efficient CPUs; and an ARM Mali-G76 MC4 GPU, operating at up to 900MHz. This is how the Realme 7 stacks up against the Helio G90T-powered Realme 6.

The 64-megapixel main sensor on the Realme 7 is now a Sony IMX682. The company claims that “with improved pixel performance, [the IMX682] has an incredible light-sensing ability, 1/1.73-inch super-large size sensor, super-high pixels that support Quad Bayer, and pixel size up to 1.6μm.” The rest of the cameras are the same as the ones on the Realme 6.

To bring out a beautiful design inspired by nature & a premium in-hand feel, #realme7 comes in 2 beautiful and surreal colours – Mist White and Mist Blue.

Watch the livestream here: https://t.co/iK2BAFQlGp pic.twitter.com/ZELyF7kaBT

— realme (@realmemobiles) September 3, 2020

Realme 7 color variants

Keeping the lights on is a 5,000mAh battery that supports 30 watts of fast charging. The brand says the phone has a standby time of up to a month. And charging the Realme 7 from 0% to 50% should take about 26 minutes. You can see its full specs below.

Realme 7 specs

• 6.5-inch LCD display, punch hole, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate
• Octa-core 12nm MediaTek Helio G95 processor
• Mali-G76 GPU
• 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1 storage
• Quad 64-megapixel, f/1.8 (main), 8-megapixel, f/2.3 (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel, f/2.4 (macro), 2-megapixel, f/2.4 (mono) rear cameras
• 16-megapixel, f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (side-mounted)
• 5,000mAh battery with 30-watt USB-C charging
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Realme UI based on Android 10
• Color options: Mist White, Mist Blue

Realme 7 Pro

Still powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 720G, the same chip that’s inside the Realme 6 Pro, this Pro also boasts the 64-megapixel quad camera found on the vanilla variant of the Realme 7. But up front is a 32-megapixel selfie shooter housed in a punch hole on the upper-left side of its 6.4-inch screen with a refresh rate of only 60Hz. Not 90Hz like on the regular model. Then again, this is of the Super AMOLED variety and has a fingerprint sensor underneath it.

The #realme7Pro sports 2 beautiful colours: Mirror Silver and Mirror Blue.

Watch the livestream here: https://t.co/iK2BAFQlGp pic.twitter.com/QqFfTy4t1A

— realme (@realmemobiles) September 3, 2020

Realme 7 Pro color variants

The Realme 7 Pro’s 4,500mAh battery uses the company’s 65-watt SuperDart Charge technology, which lets you fully charge the handset in a mere 34 minutes. It’s like its sister brand OPPO’s SuperVOOC 2.0, the feature that’s present in the latter’s OPPO Find X2 Pro flagship smartphone, for one. You can see the rest of the specs of the Realme 7 Pro below.

Realme 7 Pro specs

• 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, 2,400 x 1,080 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch-sampling rate
• Octa-core 8nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor
• Adreno 618 GPU
• 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 128GB UFS 2.1 storage
• Quad 64-megapixel, f/1.8 (main), 8-megapixel, f/2.3 (ultra-wide), 2-megapixel, f/2.4 (macro), 2-megapixel, f/2.4 (mono) rear cameras
• 32-megapixel, f/2.5 front camera
• Fingerprint reader (in-display)
• 4,500mAh battery with 65-watt USB-C charging
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Stereo speakers
• Realme UI based on Android 10
• Color options: Mirror Silver, Mirror Blue

Video: Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro launch in India, in case you missed the livestream. Program starts at the 10:32 mark while unboxing is at 1:08:58

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