Verdict
Its most distinctive design feature, the nearly bezel-free display, is the most striking feature. It's a device that, despite being limited by poor lighting performance of the camera, is rated highly on important aspects such as processing capabilities along with battery life and construction quality.
The bottom line
The design is the first thing to be discussed, Realme has employed a rectangular slab-like design to its 10 Pro, reminiscent of the most recent iPhones. The edges are clean and sharp, with no curvature whatsoever which makes it a bit difficult to hold the phone. In contrast to the Pro+'s glossy appearance The Realme 10 Pro has a matte finish throughout the entire phone and even the sides.
The phone is reasonably light in the hand at 192g and can be called a bit thick with a depth of 8.3mm. As usual, you get the standard USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a speaker grille. Thankfully the earpiece doubles up to provide stereo sound.
The display is where Realme has focused quite a bit of its attention. One glance at the phone from the front, and it’s easy to see how remarkable the razor-thin bezels on three sides of the panel are. Matter of fact, the width of these bezels is just 1mm, which is less than even the slightly curved screen on the Galaxy S22 Ultra. Unfortunately, the chin does not replicate this thinness but it can be considered acceptably slim compared to other phones in the category.
The panel itself is a 6.7-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a refresh rate of 120Hz. It has satisfactory coverage of the DCI-P3 colour gamut and decent brightness levels for legibility in sunny outdoor conditions. The colour profile can be adjusted to your liking and you also get the O1 Color enhancer toggle to pump up saturation while playing videos. There is a punch hole up top around which very minimal backlighting is visible.
Camera-wise the phone gets a 108MP Samsung HM6 sensor, the very same seen on the 10 Pro+, while the secondary shooter is a 2MP depth sensor. The Realme 10 Pro churns out detailed 12.5MP pixel-binned images in daylight conditions, as can be expected of affordable phones these days. I like how well the colours are replicated and there’s plenty of dynamic range to play around with. The sensor also exposes the sun correctly and brings out more contrast in shots. Focusing and shutter speeds are also fine for my needs.
As far as low-light shots are concerned, surprisingly the images were not as crisp as I expected. There’s a focusing issue that robs images of detail and outputs soft images. Even after several taps on the viewfinder, the images can be considered a hit-or-miss and this is despite the presence of ample ambient light. I feel this is an area for improvement on the Realme 10 Pro and maybe it could be resolved via a software update.
The versatility is not there on the Realme Pro's camera configuration, as macro and ultra-wide cameras are not present. Selfies are a basic 16MP lens that is able to take beautiful photos, though slightly over-processed and not matched to the real skin tones.
The engine that powers this Realme 10 Pro is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, that is an actual performance beast in this category. The benchmarks that surround the device are quite good considering the price. For instance, on Antutu the device has a score of 417,108. Geekbench 5's multi-core performance is reported as 2,022.
The phone can also sustain 91 % of its maximum performance when under constant loads, which is amazing. All of this means that your phone is to perform the toughest tasks with any difficulty. It comes equipped with Realme 10 Pro also comes with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.2 storage that can be increased to 1TB by using microSD card slots.
If you look at other functions that are available on the device, one of them is an on-side fingerprint reader that performs as would be expected. The loud dual-speaker system is enough to be heard in a tiny space with any background noise. 5G technology is present on the device, and it supports NSA or SA bands as they are made available in your area. The device runs on RealmeUI 4.0 built of Android 13 and you can learn more about it within my Realme 10 Pro+ review.
You get a 5,000mAh cell inside the Realme 10 Pro which is likely to last you easily over a day. Moderate usage involving some light social media browsing, watching content on YouTube or OTT platforms, and some amount of gaming will be covered with the 10 Pro’s battery life. There is also 33W charging that’ll take less than two hours to completely juice up the phone.
Final decision
The Realme 10 Pro, for its cost, has an extremely large viewing space thanks to its slim bezels. While it's not as impressive as of AMOLED panels however, the LCD display on the device is able to give the same experience for the average user. The device is not in terms of performance or battery longevity. It's true that the primary shooter's low-light photography may leave you wanting additional features, however I think this issue could be fixed with software updates. All in all, that the Realme 10 Pro is one of the best priced phones available and could be ahead of competitors.
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