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Realme 5 review: The quad-camera, big-battery budget that took India by storm.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2019·$150
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#3 of 4
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

The budget quad-cam that built Realme.

Realme 5 brought the first quad-camera and a 5,000 mAh battery to $150 in 2019, a runaway India bestseller that established Realme as a budget powerhouse.

01Display

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

Main12 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 665 (11 nm)
RAM3 / 4 GB
Storage32 / 64 / 128 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2019.

06Value

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 68-point average for budget phones of 2019.

What works
  • First quad-camera at $150.
  • 5,000 mAh battery.
  • Jack + microSD.
  • Distinctive design.
What doesn't
  • HD+ LCD, SD665.
  • 10 W charging.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Support ended.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .