RealMe 3 runs on latest Color OS 6.0 which is based on Android Pie. Color OS 6.0 has lot of customisations and useful functions. In this post, we will cover two different ways to take screenshot on RealMe 3.
Samsung Galaxy M10 and RealMe 3 are the two budget smartphones which are priced around 10k. This Galaxy M10 Vs RealMe 3 comparison is based on quick specs, features and price.
RealMe 3 (Thickness x Width x Height x Weight) : 8.3 mm x 75.6 mm x 156.1 mm x 175 grams.
Samsung Galaxy M10 is available in Ocean Blue, Charcoal Black color variants. RealMe 3 comes in Dynamic Black, Radiant Blue, Classic Black color options.
Display
Galaxy M10: 6.22 inch screen with 720 x 1520 pixel resolution.
RealMe 3 : 6.2 inch screen with 720 x 1520 pixel resolution.
Auto brightness calibration is better in RealMe 3. Rest, there is negligible difference.
Redmi Note 7 is the latest budget Android smartphone from Xiaomi. It was launched along with Redmi Note 7 Pro. In this post, let us have quick look into Redmi Note 7 Pros and Cons. This post is based on Redmi Note 7 India retail unit.
Redmi Note 7 India Specification
6.3 inch Full HD+ IPS LCD screen with 19.5:9 Aspect Ratio.
3/4GB RAM with 32/64GB internal storage.
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 SoC.
Dual rear camera setup. 13MP(f/2.2)+2MP depth sensor.
13MP front facing camera.
4000 mAh battery with fast charging support.
Redmi Note 7 Pros
Android Pie Out of the box
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 runs on latest Android Pie with MiUI 10. It is good have latest version of Android out of the box.
Full HD Plus Display panel
The LCD panel used on Redmi Note 7 provides good viewing angles and color reproduction. The brightness is decent at 450 nits which is useful daylight. Color temperature and contrast customisation option is available. The device is Widevine L1 certified.
Battery Life
Battery life is good. It easily lasts more than entire day. Fast charge support is an additional addvantage. However, bundled charger is not a fast charger.
Performance
As expected, Redmi Note 7 performance is good. Armed with capable Snapdragon 660, it manages regular day to day task with ease. Even graphic intense games like Asphalt 9, PUBG are playable.
Redmi Note 7 Cons
Camera: Compared to Chinese variant of Redmi Note 7, camera is downgraded. In low light camera performance is not great. Also live preview of video recording with EIS is not available. EIS is applied after the video recording.
No 4K Video recording: Video recording is restricted to 1080p at 60fps.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 is a feature rich smartphone at an affordable price. Powerful Chipset, Big battery, stock Android experience and dual camera setup are the key features to name few. On paper, it is one of the best smartphone in sub 13k price range. In this review, we will discuss Zenfone Max Pro M2 pros and cons.
Zenfone Max Pro M2 Key Specifications
6.3 inch IPS LCD Full HD+ screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.
3/4/6GB RAM with 32/64GB internal storage.
Octa Core Snapdragon 660 SoC.
Dual rear camera setup. 12MP(f/1.58) and 5MP depth sensor.
First let us look into merits or advantages of Zenfone Max Pro M2.
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
In the budget segment, it is rare to see gorilla glass protection for display screen. Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with new Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. This makes phone more durable.
Good Display Panel
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with 6.3 inch full HD+ display panel with notch. It has 450 nit of brightness. The display offers good viewing angles and can produce 94 percent of the NTSC color gamut.
Excellent Battery Life
Zenfone Max Pro M2 house massive 5000 mAh battery. During my review period, I was getting around 2 days of battery life and 8 hours of screen on time.
Good performance
Snapdragon 660 SoC with 4GB of RAM on Zenfone Max Pro M3 delivers good day to day performance. We have not faced any lag and heating issues. Even games like Asphalt 9, PUBG played without any issues.
Decent camera
The Zenfone Max Pro M2 comes with Dual camera at the back and a 13MP sensor with 1.12 micron pixel size and an f/2.0 aperture in the front. The camera performance in good for a smartphone in the price range of 10k. Both front and back camera are capable of recording 4K videos. Upto 1080, EIS stabilisation is available.
Zenfone Max Pro M2 Cons
Here is some of the demerits of Zenfone Max Pro M2.
No fast charge support: As of now, the device does not support any fast charging. With supplied charger, to fully charge the device, it takes around 3 hours. However, in 1 hours charges around 41%.
Android 8.1: The smartphone runs on Android Oreo out of the box. Till the time writing this review, it has not got Android 9.0 Pie update.
Still uses old microUSB port for charging and data transfer.
It seems like Samsung has decided to recapture the grip over budget and midrange smartphone segment. Latest Galaxy A series and Galaxy M series smartphones are the reason for this. In this post, let us have a quick look into Samsung Galaxy A50 Pros and Cons.
Samsung Galaxy A50 Key Specification
Display: 6.4-inch super AMOLED of fullHD+ resolution
Rear Camera Setup: Triple camera; 25MP wide (f/1.7), 8MP ultra-wide (f/2.2) and 5MP depth lens.
One of the key strength of the Galaxy A50 is its camera. It has a triple camera setup of 25MP primary wide angles lense with F/1.7, 8MP ultra wide camera and 5MP depth sensor.
Though Samsung has not mentioned anything on the video stabilisation, both front and rear camera recorded video footages look smooth. Looks like it has EIS.
Rear 25MP primary camera performance in all light condition look good considering the price segment. Ultra wide angle camera performance in low light is not great. 25MP front facing selfie camera does good job in all light condition.
Galaxy A50 Performance
It is powered by a Octa-core Samsung Exynos 9610 SoC. This chip has four ARM Cortex-A73 and four Cortex A-53 CPU cores running at up to 2.3GHz and 1.6GHz respectively. It also has modern ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.
The performance of the Galaxy A50 is good enough. We have not faced any lagginess or hiccups in day to day usage. Even graphic intensive games like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends playable at their highest settings.
Galaxy A50 Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A50 comes with 4000 mAh battery with fast charging support. With heavy usage it lasted more than a day during our testing period.
Galaxy A50 Cons
Slow in-display fingerprint scanner: The in-display fingerprint scanner is not the one we have seen in the flagship Galaxy S10. Though it is good to have latest technology, it is slower compared to regular finger scanner. Also accuracy also not great.
Average 8MP ultra wide angle camera performance: 8MP ultra wide lens has fixed focus. The low light performance is average.
No 4K video recording: Both front and rear camera video recording is capped at 1080×2340-pixel.
