Now that Realme 5 has been out in the wild for a while now, the latest budget quad-camera phone from the company has been wiping out the competition when it comes to longevity. Based on GSMArena’s battery life test table, the endurance rating of Realme 5 is 144 hours, enough to make it the 4th smartphone with the longest battery life in 2019.
Realme 5 is the new battery king
Realme 5 features a massive 5000mAh battery while sporting a Snapdragon 665 chipset that’s known for efficiency. Even Samsung’s Galaxy M30 (10th place) with a 5000mAh battery of its own has it beaten by the sub-P7k phone. The recently released Redmi 8 Pro with a generous 4500mAh battery is also far behind at 13th place.
The endurance rating of GSMArena is an overall rating that depends on a customized usage pattern — this includes the hours of call time, web browsing, and video playback. You can check out the full detail here.
In the Philippines, Realme 5 starts at P6,990 for the 3GB/32GB model (Lazada exclusive) while the 3GB/64GB and 4GB/128GB models are now available at P7,990 and P9,990, respectively.
READ: Realme 5 Pro Review – One of the Best Mid-Range Smartphone Cameras
| Specs | Realme 5 | Realme 5 Pro |
| Display | 6.5-inch HD+ IPS LCD, Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ | 6.3-inch FHD+ IPS LCD, Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ |
| Dimensions | 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm , 198g | 157 x 74.2 x 8.9 mm, 184g |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) | Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) |
| GPU | Adreno 610 | Adreno 616 |
| Memory | 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM + dedicated microSD slot of up to 256GB | 64GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM UFS 2.1 + dedicated microSD slot of up to 256GB |
| Main Camera | 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm, depth sensor |
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4″, 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm (dedicated macro camera) 2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5″, 1.75µm, depth sensor |
| Front Camera | 13 MP | 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1″, 1.0µm |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE Wi-Fi ac, BT 5.0 A2DP, LE, GPS, MicroUSB, audio jack | 4G LTE Wi-Fi ac, BT 5.0 A2DP, LE, GPS, USB Type-C, audio jack |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 5000mAh battery (10W charging) | Non-removable Li-Ion 4035mAh battery (20W VOOC 3.0 fast charging) |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6 | Android 9.0 (Pie) with ColorOS 6 |
Power efficient soc + large battery = battery that will last for 3 days or more, depending on use.