Tested two of the best mid-range Xiaomi alternatives. Cheaper smartphone won

You can shout in the comments as much as you want “yes, you hesitated with your Realme!”, but if you regularly check that

can be bought from smartphones at a price of 20 to 30thousand, you know that besides Xiaomi and Rilmi at this price there are really no alternatives. Other manufacturers in official Russian retail sell you absolutely third-rate models for 20-30 thousand - the same ones that were for 15 thousand, only “with sparkles”. This happened just after the ruble hit another bottom, the US dollar began to fetch over 73 rubles instead of 65, manufacturers unanimously rewrote the price tags, and former smartphones for 25 thousand are now sold for 33.

Another thing is that Realme also has little hope.Although they were “no worse than Xiaomi, but even cheaper” in 2019, when they just came to Russia, from the beginning of 2020 they did not please with prices. But Xiaomi, looking at the absence of smart competitors in Russia, is also gradually becoming impudent and rewriting prices upward in budget models. So who is better and what to buy?

Table of contents

  • Appearance
  • Screen
  • Performance and autonomy
  • Camera
  • Competitors
  • Xiaomi Poco X3
  • Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Total

Realme literally broke into the market in two yearstop selling smartphones. Unlike typical fly-by-night brands, they presented really good smartphones, did not show off unnecessary expenses (like LeEco), and for several generations of smartphones they did not raise prices much, remaining within the exchange rate, plus or minus.

But now, apparently, the brand has begun to give upand if the company does not take some important steps, it may well lose its place in the top, and not having time to gain a foothold as a popular favorite. And such sad thoughts come to me because I hold Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro in my hands, and I cannot understand ... Which one is Pro?

No, I can read inscriptions and understandspecifications. Wait a minute though! This is the problem - in the specifications. It was for another 5 and 5 Pro, when for some reason the younger model had an NFC module, and the older one did not. In the “sevens”, do not worry! NFC is everywhere, but ... Realme 7 Pro is really much worse than the “regular” seven, despite the fact that it is much more expensive. Let's go point by point.

Appearance

From the side of the screen, smartphones look almostthe same, it is very easy to confuse which one. The Realme 7 is slightly larger than the 7 Pro, but not significantly. Although already here you can get confused - why is it the Pro version less?