iQOO, for those of you who don’t know, is a subsidiary of Chinese manufacturer Vivo, whose Parent company, in-turn is BBK Electronics. The first smartphone that iQOO launched here in India was the iQOO 3 , which quite surprisingly launched at a good price, considering what it came packed with. It was launched at 37K INR. But in a year’s time, the price’s has dropped significantly. It currently retails at 25K on Flipkart . iQOO 3 Shot on iPhone 5s (Blogger compression killed it -_-) Having got it on Flipkart, I’ve been using the iQOO 3 for about two weeks now and here’s my review of the same. Performance The iQOO 3’s got 2020’s flagship SoC, Snapdragon 865 . And just like any other flagship chip, this too performs exceptionally well. Day-to-day tasks are child’s play and graphically intensive tasks too are handled really well. For me, who previously used the Redmi 7, with the Snapdragon 632, this feels so much faster. What betters the experience is the 8 Gigabytes of DDR5 RAM...
This is going to be a detailed review of the realme 6 : How it performs in daily life usage.
Firstly, this smartphone was launched as an upgrade to the realme 5 Pro and not the realme 5 ("The new pro"). It is a decent upgrade over the realme 5 Pro, in most of the aspects.
The Build:
The build here is quite good, although plastics, makes a good in-hand feel. Glass would be more preferable, but realme have cut corners here to keep the price aggressive, especially in this price segment. On the front, it has the Corning® Gorilla Glass 3, which might be a slight downgrade from the realme 5 Pro which has Gorilla Glass 3+. But that barely makes any difference in real life situations. The sides are also plastic which is quite expected at this price range. It also has a Side-Mounted fingerprint scanner which works very fast and is very effiecient.
The Design:
This part is totally subjective. Even then, the design here is unique and gives a premium feel. It is far better when compared to the competition. realme have done a great job here. It also comes in 2 colors : Comet Blue and Comet White.
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The Cameras:
The realme 6 has got a quad-camera setup: a 64 - Megapixel f/1.8 Samsung GW1 sensor which does really well in nicely lit areas. The second one here is the 8 - Megapixel Ultra-wide angle f/2.3 lens with a 119° FOV, which also performs quite well but with a slight compromise with detail. The remaining 2 are just to attract the customer. Though, the 2 Megapixel Macro camera performs pretty well. On the front side, it comes with a 16 Megapixel f/2.0 lens, which produces decent quality images.
The Performance:
This is a BEAST when it comes to performance. With the MediaTek Helio G90T, it is undoubtedly an amazing experience while doing intensive tasks like gaming or video editing. This, being a 12NM chipset, heats up a bit during highly-intensive tasks, like playing graphically intensive titles like PUBGM or COD. But, as far as my experiance, I haven't had a bad time with it during intensive tasks.
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The Battery:
The realme 6 has a 4300 mAH battery, which is a nice upgrade over the 5 Pro. It also comes with a 30W VOOC Charger in the box, which is really fast and get 0% to 100% in 55 minutes or an hour.
The Software:
Many people do not consider the software while purchasing a new mobile. There are brands that have become popular only because of their amazing software experience. The realme 6 comes with realme UI, which is built on top of Android 10. The experience here is amazing as it close to stock android and lets you uninstall annoying pre-loaded apps, which is quite handy.
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The Final Verdict :
The realme 6 comes in 3 variants : 4GB+64GB; 6GB+64GB/128 and 8GB+128GB. The 4GB+64GB costs 14,999 INR, which is a great deal if you have a budget of 15K. It's an all-rounder with great specs and a young,energetic software that provides a buttery smooth experiance.
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