Realme X7 Max 5G- A phone that’s worth buying!
Realme X7 Max 5G is the first phone to launch in India with the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset along with up to 12GB of RAM. Since it is powered by a 5G chipset, it answers the second part of this question as well. Realme X7 Max 5G is definitely a 5G smartphone.
Realme X7 Max 5G runs on Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0 on top and features a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) Super AMOLED display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, a 120Hz refresh rate, and a 360Hz touch sampling rate.
The 6.43-inch screen is smaller than the 6.55-inch screen of the X7 Pro 5G. It has relatively narrow borders, and a protective film is pre-applied. There’s a camera hole in the top-left corner which is thankfully not too distracting. You also get an embedded fingerprint sensor near the bottom, and this works quite well.
There’s a 3.5mm jack on the bottom, which is a feature that the X7 Pro 5G does not have. The power and volume buttons are on the right and left respectively, and are placed conveniently enough. The tray on the left has two Nano-SIM slots but there’s no provision for microSD storage expansion.
The sole combination of the powerful and efficient MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset with the large RAM ensures a pretty good assurance of the overall performance of the smartphone which is really cool. The chipset is also further integrated with an advanced HyperEngine Gaming Technology 3.0 which once again does a really good job in terms of the gaming performance of the phone. This SoC is said to be significantly more powerful as well as power efficient thanks to a new 6nm manufacturing process and a more modern mix of CPU cores. There are four high-performance Cortex-A78 cores, one of which runs at up to 3GHz while the other three run at 2.6GHz, and another four 2GHz Cortex-A55 efficiency cores. The integrated Mali-G77 GPU is unchanged, but the image signal processor is improved.
Dimensity 1200 SoC stacks up against its competition, it scored 704,855 in AnTuTu as well as 972 and 3,301 in Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core tests. That’s a significant step up from the Realme X7 Pro’s scores. These figures indicate slightly higher CPU performance than what we saw on the OnePlus 9R, which is powered by the Snapdragon 870.
There is a triple rear camera setup that houses a 64-megapixel primary Sony IMX682 sensor with an f/1.8 lens, along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide shooter and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. For selfies and video chats, the Realme X7 Max 5G offers a 16-megapixel selfie camera sensor at the front with an f/2.5 lens. The most interesting of these is an improved Nightscape mode which captures and processes full-resolution 64-megapixel shots in order to maximise detail. There’s also a potentially quite useful AI Passport Photo mode which should let you take selfies and cut out the background entirely. The Realme X7 Pro had a fourth B&W portrait camera, but not many people will miss this. Realme’s camera app is laid out well for the most part, with most modes and options close at hand. Switching video resolutions takes multiple steps and there isn’t necessarily consistency on where options are found when you switch between modes
Performance is also snappy thanks to the use of dual-channel UFS 2.1 storage and Wi-Fi 6. There’s a 4500mAh battery and support for 50W fast charging. Just like with the rest of the X7 series, you get a 65W charger in the box which is great for multi-device flexibility, though it doesn’t seem to be USB-PD compliant at 65W.
The Realme X7 Max 5G is exceptionally powerful. The processor, display, speakers, and battery all work together to make this a great entertainment device, and 5G support potentially means your streaming and multiplayer experiences will improve during the useful life of this device.
