Realme’s most eye-catching design ever
As I said, Realme stands out by always finding ways to improve and innovate between product cycles, and most clearly in design, when all generations from Realme 1 up to now are not identical, design iteration together. Realme 6 Pro is no exception, when this time, the company brings a design called “lightning”.
The back of Realme 6 Pro is a gradient color scheme with lightning-like lines, with color-changing effects and light intensity according to the viewing angle, looking very impressive and glossy. They are protected by Gorilla Glass 5 instead of plastic like Realme 6, a plus for a more premium grip. The blue color of the Realme 6 Pro restricts fingerprints quite well, at least better than the Redmi Note 9s I’ve experienced.
Also owns 4 rear cameras as the regular version, but the hardware on Realme 6 Pro has been changed, with the removal of the camera that measures the depth of field and instead of the 12MP telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom, 20X digital zoom. The remaining cameras of the Realme 6 Pro include a 64MP main camera with ISOCELL GW01 sensor, 8MP wide-angle camera, and 2MP macro camera.
Realme continues the tradition of “deceiving the user” when you would normally think that the main camera is the camera at the top highlighted with a yellow ring. It’s a wide-angle camera, while the next is the main camera, the telephoto camera, and the macro camera. They are arranged vertically. Realme does not seem interested in the square camera cluster.
On the front, we also see a change when the Realme 6 Pro bids farewell to the traditional “waterdrop” design and instead has a “pill-shaped” punch-hole display. Here, in addition to the 16MP selfie camera, Realme 6 Pro is also equipped with an 8MP wide-angle camera with a 105-degree viewing angle so that users can take group selfies more conveniently, without using selfie sticks.
When first held in hand, this dual camera cluster may not make a good impression when it “stuck” insight, but after only about 2 days of use, I got used to its existence and no longer found it uncomfortable more.
The bezel edges on the Realme 6 Pro feel thinned out, kind of airy, with a just slightly thicker chin, like you often see on mid range devices. The bezel is still sticking out higher than the screen, not by much , but you can still feel that lip when you swipe along the edge.
Compared with the regular version, the Realme 6 Pro gets a slightly bigger display 6.6 inches vs 6.5 inches. It’s covered by Gorilla Glass 5, and Realme also ships a screen protector already attached right out of the box. The other screen parameters of the machine are kept the same, the most prominent is the smooth 90Hz refresh rate, along with Full HD + resolution, IPS LCD panel.
Due to the LCD screen, the Realme 6 Pro does not have an under-screen fingerprint sensor, instead it features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor integrated into the power key. This design is more suitable for right-handed users, but users can also set the fingers of the left hand to unlock, in about a week of experience, about 3 times I have to touch a second time to open the phone.
Compared to the regular version, the Realme 6 Pro retains the same 8.9mm thickness but is a bit heavier, 202g compared to 191g. The device supports 2 nano-sized sims with separate memory cards.
Regarding the connection ports, the Realme 6 Pro still has a 3.5mm headphone jack, next to it a USB-C connection port and a single speaker strip. Although Realme has not announced the IP water/dust resistance standard, Realme says the device is designed with three layers of water resistance, the components are glued, the speaker and the USB-C port are separated by silicone gel and the SIM tray also has plastic gaskets.
Beautiful, vivid color IPS display, with HDR
Although Realme does not announce the High Dynamic Range (HDR) standard, testing with the DRM Info tool shows that Realme 6 Pro supports HDR, even more than the Redmi Note 9s in the ability to display wide color gamut for the fullest viewing experience of HDR content.
However , the Realme 6 Pro is also falling into that kind of mistake where it just doesn’t show vivid colors and crisp contrast when you watch HDR content on apps like Netflix , or Youtube. The weird bit is that if you download the video, and then play it through the built in video player, the Realme 6 kind of shows it properly, while the Redmi Note 9s doesn’t. Either way, this feels like a software glitch, and it should be fully sorted out via OTA updates.
The IPS panel of Realme 6 Pro shows vivid, authentic colors, wide viewing angles, and high brightness for good outdoor use. By default, the machine will display in vivid color mode to push the color saturation to be more flattering, you can switch to gentle mode to get closer to the sRGB color space.
The most noticeable highlight on the Realme 6 Pro ’s screen is the high 90Hz refresh rate, kinda like on a computer monitor, it helps the picture update more quickly, so the movement looks smoother. On phones, this high-frequency display is especially noticeable when you’re scrolling, and when you’re switching between apps. Besides, Realme 6 Pro can also automatically change the scan frequency to 60 if it detects that the current application does not support or does not benefit from the high refresh rate to help users save more battery power.
Performance suffers because … so new, 8GB of RAM for comfortable multitasking
Realme 6 Pro is basically the first smartphone that comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 720G, with 2 high performance Kryo 465 Gold cores, clocked at 2.3GHz , and 6 core Kryo 465 Silver power saving units clocked at 1.8GHz, plus 8GB RAM and 128GB internal memory.
If you run the usual benchmark stuff like AnTuTu Benchmark and GeekBench 5, it looks like this Snapdragon 720G is a bit, hmm, sideways. Not really an upgrade next to the Helio G90T inside Realme 6 . But, Snapdragon 720G is made on the newer 8nm process , it should be more energy efficient. Also Qualcomm chips have been sort of consistently ranked higher than competitors even when the overall specs are similar. So it is not hard to see why Realme would pick this chip for the Pro variant of Realme 6.
Switching to gaming performance, Realme 6 Pro also has problems like Redmi Note 9s … too new, when the titles have not been updated to exploit the maximum power of the Snapdragon 720G chip. There are some limitations such as PUBG Mobile cannot play HDR graphics, the number of frames per second (fps) is locked at 30 for “HD” and 40 at “smooth”; Arena of valor Mobile cannot turn on HD picture quality.
With a bit of trickery, I unlocked the HDR and 60 fps graphics settings for the Realme 6 Pro. Average Fps during gameplay is 45.9 fps, and if you accept to reduce the quality of graphics, the Realme 6 Pro can completely maintain at 60 fps – in shooters like PUBG Mobile, fps is still the top priority.
With Arena of valor Mobile, Realme 6 Pro achieved an average fps of 59.3, almost during the game, there was no lag, lag, or frame fluctuation.
Dead Trigger 2 unlocked that Ultra High picture quality thing for the Realme 6 Pro, and on the Redmi Note 9s experience I was only able to run at High, like kinda. The game does support a 90Hz refresh rate too, but for some reason the Realme 6 Pro stays locked at 60. While I was playing it, the device handled an average fps of 57.6, and there werent any noticeable frame drops, even when the scenes got crowded or when explosions popped off.
With an ample amount of RAM, 8GB, the Realme 6 Pro generally feels better for multitasking than the Redmi Note 9s or the Galaxy M31. Some users say the Realme phone can “remove” background applications just to save a bit of battery, but in my time with it , I didn’t run into that situation.
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New Realme UI software, comfortable battery 1 day
No longer sharing ColorOS with Oppo, Realme 6 Pro comes pre-installed with Android 10 with a new user interface called Realme UI. This interface has a youthful, dynamic style with a bright theme, simple yet elegant design, reminds me of Google’s Android One interface.
In addition to features that have become “standard” like Always-on displays (for OLED screens) and full-screen navigation, Realme UI has some other cool features like sharing music with Dual headphones – connect Bluetooth and wired headsets simultaneously, Realme Share one-touch data sharing, Focus Mode blocks notifications to avoid distractions, and safe driving mode turns off all messages call, receive calls only from the set numbers, call fonts and buttons are enlarged.
Realme UI comes pre-installed with a few applications such as Newspapers, mp3, but they are all installed as normal applications, not the system, so you can completely remove them if you do not have a need. bridge used.
In terms of battery, Realme 6 Pro is equipped with a 4,300 mAh battery, quite a large capacity combined with exclusive 30W VOOC 4.0 charging technology, which according to the company claims it can be fully charged in 57 minutes.
Actual use with average frequency, Realme 6 Pro is completely “abundant” for my one-day usage, including surfing the web, playing games, and watching Youtube. The 90Hz refresh rate has a little more battery drain than 60Hz, but not significantly. Checking through the AccuBattery tool, Realme 6 Pro charges from 12% to 100% in 1 hour, although not as fast as Realme advertised, but still very impressive speed and superior to the Galaxy M31 or Redmi Note 9s.
Camera quality is still above price range
To get good pictures, camera hardware is only one of many things. Image processing algorithms are getting more and more important, and they quietly decide a lot about how the final photos look. Realme (and Oppo) has always been a name that feels steady, then slowly fixes its weak spots across the generations. The Realme 5 Pro was already a smartphone with camera quality that kind of surprises for the price, and it keeps that momentum with the Realme 6 Pro.
On the Realme 6 Pro you can find up to 6 cameras total , with 4 on the back and 2 on the front. Having lots of cameras gives users more flexible options, for different scenes and framing. Realme 6 Pro vs Realme 6 is not a huge gap, but the Pro model adds a wide-angle selfie camera, and it also replaces the depth-of-field camera that did font removal support, and swaps it for 2X optical zoom. It also brings 20X digital zoom into the mix.
The main camera on the Realme 6 Pro actually uses a Samsung ISOCELL GW01 sensor with 64MP as the resolution. In most situations, especially when the light is strong, the Realme 6 Pro makes really crisp photos, with clear detail, a rather wide dynamic range of light and colors that look vivid. The colors can feel a bit boosted, sometimes more saturated than you’d expect , but it still looks pleasing. It also includes Chroma Boost for extra contrast and color. Still, like the AI feature on many other phones, I often turn it off , so the photos don’t look over-processed and stay more natural.
Without using a camera to measure the depth of field, the Realme 6 Pro’s ability to remove fonts is still on par with the competition in this price range with this camera. The background is smooth, the subject is well recognized, and less blurred. The only regret is that we cannot adjust the degree of background defocusing after shooting, but only before shooting.
I do not usually appreciate the mid-range camera’s night-shooting capabilities, but the Realme 6 Pro might have made me rethink. Noise is pretty good, the details are fine, and Night Mode works, controlling the light better to get more detail in dark areas.
Realme 6 Pro’s telephoto camera supports 2X optical zoom, and in the camera interface we have a 5X “hybrid” zoom, if we want to go to 20X zoom, we have to pull manually. Of course, the farther the zoom, the more detail decreases, through direct use, I find the 5X zoom is the maximum that you should use, if not too high, you can “ignore” up to 10X. When at the maximum zoom level of 20X, the camera shake vigorously even with the slightest vibrations, without the tripod it would be difficult to get a good photo.
Wide-angle cameras have become ubiquitous in this segment, and the Realme 6 Pro satisfied me enough. The camera color and white balance are pushed up a little more than on the main camera, so it ends up being kinda suitable for capturing architecture or landscapes where white, bright tones are the main theme.
The Realme 6 Pro also comes with a dedicated macro camera that is 2MP. A touch focused to lock in is already a nice plus, but still, like with other products in this segment, we should only do macro shots in good, well lit conditions.
The dual selfie camera is not new but usually comes with the main camera that measures the depth of field, not a wide-angle camera like the Realme 6 Pro. Regrettably, I wasn’t able to dive into group selfie capabilities because of the social outpouring rules, but I guess it will be helpful to those in need.
Selfies have always been one of the strengths of Realme and Oppo, Realme 6 Pro is no exception. Image colors are bright, rich in detail, skin color is natural, but still slightly softened even though beauty is turned off. Font deletion works well, subject highlighting, background blur smooth, and like the main camera, you can’t adjust the amount of background blur after you shoot.
Summary
The Redmi Note 9s and Galaxy M31 can be said to be direct competitors of the Realme 6 Pro in the segment, but the deeper we go into the review, the more we see Realme’s smartphone rise as a top choice. Although the price is higher and the battery capacity is as “strong” as the other two names, but other aspects of Realme 6 Pro from the design, the camera to the performance has compensated in a very reasonable and adequate way.
The advantages of Realme 6 Pro also make us think more about the Realme 6 brother. Although some features and design characteristics must be sacrificed, the core values of Realme 6 Pro such as the main camera, Performance, fast charging are still present on Realme 6, and moreover, you’ll save a considerable amount of money.
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Định Bia has spent over 10 years testing consumer electronics with a focus on smart technology. He work as a product advisor at Biareview where he helped customers find the right devices for their needs. He personally tests every product featured on this site using a consistent evaluation framework covering quality, durability, and value. All reviews are based on experience, not influenced by the manufacturer.
