The Realme 10 Series is official with four different variants, but the first one announced is the vanilla version Realme 10 4G. Right after that, the Chinese giant decided to announce a 5G variant, obviously called Realme 10 5G. Apparently, these two devices may look the same, but they are very different from each other. It is very important to learn the differences between these two handsets in order to understand which one to buy, especially because they belong to the same price range. Several people may prefer the 5G variant due to the 5G connectivity, but they should know that the 4G has something very important to offer. You will learn all the main differences in this comparison between the specifications of the Realme 10 4G and the Realme 10 5G.

Realme 10 5G vs Realme 10 4G

Realme 10 5G Realme 10
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 164.4 x 75.1 x 8.1 mm,
191 g		 159.9 x 73.3 x 8 mm,
178 g
DISPLAY 6.6 inches, 1080 x 2408 pixels (Full HD+), IPS LCD 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Mediatek Dimensity 700, octa-core 2.2 GHz Mediatek Helio G99, octa-core 2.2 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – micro SD dedicated slot 4 GB RAM, 64 GB – 4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – micro SD dedicated slot
SOFTWARE Android 12, Realme UI Android 12, Realme UI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS
CAMERA Triple 50 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.8 + f/2.4
8 MP f/2.0 front camera		 Dual 50 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4
16 MP front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 33W 5000 mAh, fast charging 33W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM Dual SIM slot

Design

The designs of the 4G variant and the 5G variant are very similar to each other: they both come without a camera island and with cameras positioned directly on the rear cover, and they both come with flat borders. But if you need the most beautiful one, then you should go for the Realme 10 4G. Besides being slightly thinner and lighter than the 5G counterpart, it has a more minimalistic camera module and it is the only one with a punch hole on the display (the hole is placed in the upper left corner). The 5G variant has an uglier waterdrop notch instead of the punch hole. The rest does not differ so much, they are entirely built with polycarbonate and they have a side-mounted fingerprint reader. Note that the 4G variant is actually more compact than the 5G one because it has a smaller display.

Display

The display is probably the most important advantage of the Realme 10 4G over the 5G variant. It has an AMOLED panel with a diagonal of 6.4 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1,000 nits. As already mentioned above, despite being an AMOLED display, it does not include an in-display fingerprint reader as the fingerprint scanner is placed on the right, to be accurate on the power key. The Realme 9 5G has an IPS LCD panel, so it is not able to provide the bright colors and deep blacks provided by the AMOLED panel of the 4G version. This display has a diagonal of 6.6 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and a typical brightness of 400 nits. It is a wider display, but the quality is inferior. And it comes with a waterdrop notch instead of a punch hole.

Specs & Software

The performance levels of the Realme 10 4G and the Realme 10 5G are very similar: the big difference is the absence of 5G connectivity on the former, while for the rest, they are almost the same. With the Realme 10 4G, people can get the new Helio G99 mobile platform by MediaTek. It is an SoC built with a 4 nm production process and sporting an octa-core architecture composed of two Cortex A76 cores running at a max frequency of 2.2 GHz, two Cortex A55 cores running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G57 MC2 GPU. The chipset is paired with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 2.2 native storage. There is exactly the same configuration of cores on the Dimensity 700 chipset found on the Realme 10 5G, but with a 7 nm production process and without 5G. Even the top-end memory configuration is the same. These handsets run Android 12 out of the box, customized by Realme UI 3.0, and they will get two major updates to the next Android versions.

Camera

The Realme 10 4G and the Realme 10 5G are both equipped with a 50 MP main camera and a 2 MP macro shooter, but the 5G variant adds a third depth sensor, even though it is not so useful. The 16 MP selfie snapper found on the Realme 10 4G, definitely better than the 8 MP shooter of the 5G variant, is a lot more useful.

Battery

The battery capacities are the same, with 5000 mAh, but the Realme 10 4G is able to provide a longer battery life thanks to its more efficient display and chipset.

Price

The Realme 10 5G starts from €180/$180, while the 4G variant starts from €230/$230 (prices vary depending on the market). The 4G variant is actually superior due to its display and front camera, so it wins the comparison.

Realme 10 5G vs Realme 10 4G: PRO and CONS

Realme 10 5G

PRO

  • Good price
  • 5G
  • One more camera
  • Good chipset

CONS

  • IPS display

Realme 10

PRO

  • AMOLED display
  • Better selfie camera
  • Wider availability
  • Punch-hole display
  • More memory configurations

CONS

  • No 5G

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