realme Narzo 50 Pro 5G (Hyper Black 8GB RAM+128GB Storage) Dimensity 920 5G Processor |90Hz Super AMOLED Display

Complete package from realme and a pretty good one; but the software remains annoying/irritating as usual. OTA updates are failing to get installed and had to visit service centre within two months of purchase for that reason.

Initial review after 20 days of use:

1. Turning on the phone the first time, it generated a lot of heat. I found this behaviour very odd. The battery was at 47%.

2. It came with Android 12 stock. Had to do three updates to arrive on Android 13 with March 23 security updates.

3. I reset the phone to factory settings, kept for charging & then started with the proper setup.
The phone contains a lot of bloatware that has to be uninstalled. Google play allows you to select multiple apps and uninstall them at one go, so that was done quickly enough.

4. The charging speed is good, takes about 1hr15mins to charge for 0to100%. Again, generates heat while charging. Battery backup is also decent but drains a bit fast I feel.

5. The touch response is good but few days back the phone hanged at the fingerprint recognition, pressing the power button unfroze it. Another instance it behaved strangely was while using the Amazon app, it started locking/unlocking the screen randomly. I haven’t come across this problem again but its too early as well.

6. I am yet to use the sim facility, waiting for a cover, finally have settled on one which will arrive in 7 days. The rubber case thats provided from factory is very good quality, it has rubber pieces that plug into the empty usb/headphone ports. However, I feel this cover is not providing adequate cooling for the phone and its probably heating more from using it.

7. The screen protector that comes fitted from factory is a smudge magnet and I found it sticky to use. I have replaced it with tempered glass which has also improved the fingerprint recognition.

8. The camera quality is good, no issues here.

9. The phone isn’t very heavy, the speakers are decent loud, the phone screen size being 6.4″ feels easier to handle with one hand.

10. Gaming is good, I have played CoD on it, no significant battery drain or heat buildup.

Since its too early to write my usage review, for now this is all I’ve found, will update my review if there are any issues.

Update:
1. Finding a good case for this phone has proven to be challenging. Since the camera module protrudes from the back panel, best to go for a case that provides protection for it.
I tried the Jkobi flip case, it was cheap quality & expensive with no camera protection, same can be found for 100/- locally. I don’t expect anything better from the remaining flip covers online now. Next the plain colored silicone ones with cloth lining on the insides, these are overpriced as well, can be had for 80/- locally, you pay more for the logo on the inner lining if purchased online. These are too slippery as well. I wanted to try the honeycomb case but cancelled on it, its too hard and will transfer the impact to the phone and won’t help with cooling as its packed on all sides. So far the factory provided case is the best but will turn yellow in time, by then I’ll switch to the plain colored silicone cases and get the 2 pack PU leather pouch for 298/- to carry it while outside. Also that purple silicone case with a grooves sort of pattern is way overpriced, the black one is even more at 399/- Complete looting, shame on these sellers.

2. This phone is not listed in the exchange offer choice, if you try to buy any phone and want to exchange this phone for it, it doesn’t appear in the list. I’m caring of it in a way that I can exchange it at a good price after 2yrs of use, I hope this one gets included in the phones list in amazon as well as on other platforms.

Hello, I have purchased this phone few months back and currently using it over 6 months, so I can give you some in depth review. Here it is –

Overall (9/10)
Price (10/10)
Gaming (9/10)
Heating (7/10)
Battery (10/10)
Camera (8/10)
Media viewing experience (10/10)

Here are some tips to know before purchasing this phone –

1. Don’t update the system , realme updates are all flashy and actually degrading the device
2. Phone has little heat up issues.
3. Ram management is not good
4. Back panel vibrates when playing loud music
I have also shared some camera samples with this review

Overall, this is all-over a balanced phone in this price segments and very few cons that I mentioned earlier.

I hope this review will help to make a proper decision whether this phone is for you or not. Thanks for reading this ❤️

After 6 months of use
Display: Average protected with gorilla 🦍 glass 5
Battery: Good one on heavy use of 20 hours proper backup (just heating issue)
Charging: As expected from 45w charger 1.5 hours full charge.
Camera: Front Average|| Back Good
Fingerprint: Fast as sound. After buying I think side finger print is better.(bcoz of if your display got broken then you have to fix it original display if you change it with TFT then fingerprint is not working) I wrote this bcoz my phone always slips.
No bugs till now.