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SpecEagle review · Realme

Realme XT review: One of the first 64 MP phones, with a glass back at $230.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2019·$230
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#80 of 101
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Among the first 64 MP phones.

Realme XT was one of the very first phones with Samsung's 64 MP GW1 sensor — paired with AMOLED and in-display fingerprint at $230. A major camera milestone for the value tier.

01Display

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 73-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main64 MP, f/1.8 (Samsung GW1)
Ultrawide8 MP, 119° FOV
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 712 (10 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired20 W VOOC

05Build

68/100

68/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

06Value

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 6 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Among first 64 MP phones (Samsung GW1).
  • AMOLED + in-display FP at $230.
  • Quad camera + ultrawide.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • 2 MP filler lenses.
  • SD712 mid-tier.
  • ColorOS heavy.
Cross-shop it against
Xiaomi Mi 9T
$349 · score 78/100

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 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .