Realme Narzo 10 Review

Realme has launched the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A smartphones to focus on younger individuals, significantly those that worth model and gaming efficiency above all else. The firm wished to create a brand new sub-brand to emphasize these options, and to create a separate persona for what would in any other case be easy low-cost telephones. The Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A are each priced to fulfill particular targets, and so they slot in beneath the Realme 6. Today, we’ll be reviewing the Narzo 10, which is the costlier mannequin of the 2.

There aren’t many surprises to find about this cellphone – Realme introduced the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A smartphones earlier than the nationwide lockdown went into impact, however was solely in a position to truly launch them now due to the coronavirus imposed guidelines to implement social distancing prevented any sale. In addition to that, the Narzo 10 is already bought because the Realme 6i in another international locations, with some India-specific touches.

We’re considering seeing what Realme has give you, and whether or not that is actually a price range gaming powerhouse that may tackle the newest from Xiaomi and others.

Realme Narzo 10 design

Although this can be a price range cellphone, Realme has give you a slightly premium-looking design for the rear. The Narzo 10 is out there in That Green and That White (which in different international locations are bought as Green Tea and White Milk). Both choices characteristic a sample of vertical pinstripes down the rear that appear to shift back and forth whenever you transfer this cellphone round below the sunshine. It reminds us of the Onion and Garlic finishes of the Realme X Master Edition, and in reality they’ve all been created by the identical Japanese designer, Naoto Fukasawa.

It is not garish in any respect, in like a number of the gradients and patterns we have seen earlier than, and nonetheless catches the attention. Our That White unit appears fairly contemporary and complex, and when you aren’t a fan of the color or sample you may at all times use a case. We would have preferred one thing totally different for the digital camera module although – Realme has recycled the identical vertical strip within the higher left nook for a number of generations now.

The entrance of this cellphone is totally plain, with a waterdrop notch on the prime of the display screen and a considerably thick chin beneath it. The white unit has a matte silver body, whereas the inexperienced model can have an identical inexperienced one. The total look could be very slick for a price range smartphone.

The stripes on the rear seems to shift back and forth below the sunshine

Thanks to its 20:9 side ratio display screen, the Realme Narzo 10 is comparatively tall and slim, but it surely’s additionally 9mm thick and comparatively hefty at 199g. It’s comparatively simple to make use of and dwell with, and the upside of that weight is a 5000mAh battery – which we’ll get to shortly. We discovered it a bit laborious to achieve the highest of the display screen when utilizing this cellphone with one hand. Thankfully, the again is not slippery in any respect.

Realme has used Gorilla Glass Three for the show and there is a pre-applied display screen protector, but it surely does not fairly attain the perimeters of the glass, leaving the corners susceptible. You do get a plastic case within the field, although.

The Narzo 10 has a fingerprint sensor on the again, which we discovered barely out of attain. The energy and quantity buttons are nicely positioned on the appropriate and left respectively. The detachable tray has two Nano-SIM slots in addition to a microSD card slot. We’re comfortable to see a USB Type-C port on the backside, together with a 3.5mm audio socket and a single speaker.

The total polish of the Realme Narzo 10 is fairly spectacular, contemplating its worth of simply Rs. 11,999. It does not come throughout as a price range cellphone, however then once more the whole section is extremely aggressive.

The display screen protector does not fairly attain the perimeters of the entrance

Realme Narzo 10 specs and software program

The predominant attraction of this cellphone is its MediaTek Helio G80 SoC, which is supposed to be focused at players. The Helio G-series chips have highly effective built-in graphics capabilities, and this can be our first expertise with the G80 though others within the collection have confirmed themselves up to now. It has two 2GHz ARM Cortex-A75 cores for energy and 6 extra Cortex A55 cores for effectivity. MediaTek states that it may dynamically handle the CPU, GPU and reminiscence primarily based on warmth, energy, and the calls for of various utilization eventualities.

Another fascinating a part of Realme’s Narzo technique is to launch this cellphone in just one configuration, with no variants. You solely get 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, each of that are comparatively beneficiant. We like this method, because it avoids additional complication within the firm’s already crowded lineup – there are already loads of different choices at close by worth factors.

The 6.5-inch show has an HD+ 720×1600-pixel decision. Some patrons would possibly desire a full-HD panel, and yow will discover these in different telephones at this worth stage. For gaming although, a decrease decision means much less stress on the GPU, so it would truly be a bonus.

The predominant motive for the Narzo 10’s weight is its 5000mAh battery which needs to be a bonus for customers who do not wish to reduce their gaming classes quick. 18W quick charging is supported and also you get an 18W adapter within the field, which is sweet to see.

The energy button is on the appropriate, whereas the amount buttons and SIM tray are on the left

You will not discover lots of the newest connectivity requirements however we do have all of the fundamentals coated with Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 5, and GPS. All the same old sensors are listed, together with a gyroscope which is able to come in useful for gaming.

Realme ships this cellphone with Android 10 and model 1.zero of its Realme UI, which has similarities to sister firm Oppo’s ColorOS. It appears pretty contemporary and contains main Android options comparable to Digital Wellbeing, however nonetheless has many customisations that can be acquainted to customers of Oppo telephones. These embody a Game Space device that claims to spice up efficiency, App Cloner to allow you to use a number of accounts, and numerous gestures.

You can use the Smart Sidebar from inside any app to rapidly multitask or launch actions. There are a number of gesture navigation choices to select from, however the inventory Android 10 or 9 schemes aren’t amongst them. The calculator app can run windowed on prime of different apps. The most fascinating contact is you can spoof your name historical past, messages, contacts, and calendar, so apps that attempt to learn your private data get ineffective junk as a substitute.

On the draw back, there’s quite a lot of bloatware even after selecting to not set up a bunch of sponsored apps through the preliminary setup course of. Thankfully the third-party apps are all detachable. We additionally noticed a lot of spam notifications with deceptive or sensational clickbait from the default Realme UI browser earlier than we had even opened it as soon as. The browser itself is filled with advertisements and sadly it may’t be eliminated or disabled.

The 4 rear cameras are housed in a vertical pill-shaped protrusion

Realme Narzo 10 efficiency and battery life

We discovered the Narzo 10 nice sufficient in on a regular basis use however we did face very occasional contact response points, which made it appear as if the gadget did not wish to do what we had been asking it. We additionally observed a little bit of sluggishness when loading or quitting heavy apps. 4GB of RAM needs to be greater than sufficient for most individuals’s wants although, and we had no hassle multitasking between on a regular basis apps.

As for the model new MediaTek Helio G80, we discovered benchmark efficiency that was superior to that of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 used within the Realme 5s (Review), however no match for the Snapdragon 720G present in some barely costlier telephones. Surprisingly, the Helio G80 managed solely barely higher scores than the Helio G70 used within the Realme C3 (Review) and the Narzo 10A. AnTuTu gave us 202,637 factors, and Geekbench’s single-core and multi-core checks confirmed scores of 386 and 1,342 respectively. Graphics efficiency is meant to be this SoC’s robust level, and it managed 1,796 factors in 3DMark Sling Shot Unlimited, in addition to 31fps and 17fps respectively in GFXBench’s Manhattan 3.1 and Car Chase scenes.

We discovered the show to be vivid and crisp sufficient for gaming and video streaming. Colours aren’t essentially the most vibrant, however as soon as once more we have now to remind ourselves of the low worth of the Realme Narzo 10. The single speaker can be nearly okay for video games and informal video watching, however you would not wish to use it for music.

PUBG Mobile ran moderately nicely on the High setting, and we discovered that gameplay was easy. We did discover the higher rear and the highest a part of the body getting fairly toasty after lower than 5 minutes, however a case ought to assist individuals dwell with this. Asphalt 9: Legends was additionally satisfying and we did not have hassle with stuttering or lag.

One of the Realme Narzo 10’s finest belongings is its 5000mAh battery. In our expertise, the cellphone lasted via a full day of use, which included about an hour of taking part in video games, streaming a full-length film, and many informal Internet utilization. We had been left with over 30 p.c on the battery indicator on the finish of a full day. Our HD video loop take a look at ran for an unbelievable 25 hours, 31 minutes. For many patrons, it will greater than make up for the cellphone’s weight.

The Narzo 10 has a matte metallic body and feels nicely constructed

Realme Narzo 10 cameras

We have a quad rear digital camera setup on this cellphone, which fits to indicate how simply a price range cellphone could be made to appear high-end. The 2-megapixel macro and 2-megapixel depth sensors at the moment are fairly frequent throughout all low-cost telephones, so you will not really feel as if you are lacking out on something. However, they’re of restricted utility, as we have seen many occasions already. Macros are blotchy and tough, with the decision restricted to solely 1600×1200 pixels, so this digital camera needs to be used extra for enjoyable than the rest.

Realme Narzo 10 macro picture pattern (faucet to see full measurement)

However, the first 48-megapixel digital camera shouldn’t be dismissed so simply. Shots that we took below vivid daylight had a lot of element and exposures had been nicely balanced. We did discover slightly blurring and unsteady focus in a number of of our take a look at samples, although. Close-ups had been after all higher outlined than landscapes. This won’t be the form of digital camera that you just’d wish to depend on for capturing all of your vital moments, but it surely’s good for such a low-cost cellphone and can do for many informal functions.

Realme Narzo 10 daytime customary (above) and wide-angle (beneath) picture samples (faucet to see full measurement)

Even the 8-megapixel wide-angle digital camera delivers pretty first rate pictures so long as there’s good lighting, however there was undoubtedly some distortion even in direction of the center of the body generally. We observed duller colors and a yellower tone total, although some compromises had been to be anticipated.

Realme Narzo 10 daytime picture samples (faucet to see full measurement)

The portrait mode appeared prefer it was utterly lacking our topic when the impact was being processed for the cellphone’s viewfinder, however the saved photos appeared extra pure. Selfies had been beatified by default and we did not like how aggressive the pores and skin smoothening impact was. The Narzo 10 may even try to make your face slimmer and enlarge your eyes, and it takes a couple of faucets to disable all of this. Selfies had been nearly okay, however we weren’t too impressed.

Night mode works with the first in addition to the wide-angle cameras, and it does make a slight distinction when you handle to face nonetheless for 5 seconds every time you’re taking a shot. There wasn’t a lot element, and fairly a little bit of noise in most of our take a look at pictures. The wide-angle digital camera shouldn’t be used at night time as a result of it merely can’t seize sufficient mild to be helpful. All in all although, we weren’t too dissatisfied with the Narzo 10’s low-light efficiency contemplating its worth.

Realme Narzo 10 low-light (above) and Night Mode (beneath) picture samples (faucet to see full measurement)

Video shouldn’t be stabilised, and the standard was tough once we had been strolling whereas filming, however first rate sufficient once we stood nonetheless. Colours and movement aren’t that nice, however the Narzo 10 does nicely sufficient for informal use. You cannot change cameras whereas recording video, however the wide-angle digital camera’s high quality is not nice and we would not wish to use it a lot anyway. Video shot at night time had little or no element.

The digital camera app is not one in all our favourites – it takes at the very least three faucets to get to the macro mode, and the wide-angle digital camera is activated through the use of a set of zoom buttons starting from Wide to 5X, although all zooming past 1X is completed digitally via the first digital camera. There’s scene recognition that did recognise cats and canine, but it surely’s unclear what impact it has on the digital camera’s settings. In Macro mode we had been instructed to remain 4cm from our topic for the very best focus, however there have been no prompts to maneuver nearer or farther so we had no thought when our positioning was optimum. Other modes embody 48MP full-resolution, Expert, Slow-mo video, Panorama, and Timelapse.

Verdict

Realme has injected contemporary power into the price range smartphone market. The Narzo 10 is not fairly an all-rounder however it should meet the necessities of many individuals, particularly the goal demographic of younger players with tight budgets. We assume slightly extra emphasis on digital camera high quality would make individuals even happier, however Realme does provide telephones solely slightly larger up the value ladder for many who want extra. Performance is certainly improved in comparison with the earlier technology of telephones at this worth stage, and gaming is the pure software of a extra highly effective CPU.

Battery life is clearly the most important energy of the Realme Narzo 10. It’s additionally fairly enticing and nicely constructed. On the draw back, the cameras aren’t that nice, and we actually dislike the software program bloat and spam that we needed to take care of.

The Narzo 10 is a really robust contender in case your price range is capped at Rs. 12,000. If you may spend slightly extra, you would possibly wish to contemplate the Realme 6 (Review) and the Redmi Note 9 Pro (Review) as a substitute.