Realme Neo7: The Enduring War God, Redefining the Mid-Range Gaming Flagship

Realme Neo7: The Enduring War God, Redefining the Mid-Range Gaming FlagshipLast month, Realme President Xu Qi announced that the GT Neo series would be spun off into an independent Neo series, positioned as a mid-range gaming flagship and continuing to uphold the three core product tags of "superior performance," "leading gaming experience," and "technological trend design," catering to young consumers. Now, as the first product of the Realme Neo series, the Realme Neo7 officially debuts under the moniker "Enduring War God

Realme Neo7: The Enduring War God, Redefining the Mid-Range Gaming Flagship

Last month, Realme President Xu Qi announced that the GT Neo series would be spun off into an independent Neo series, positioned as a mid-range gaming flagship and continuing to uphold the three core product tags of "superior performance," "leading gaming experience," and "technological trend design," catering to young consumers. Now, as the first product of the Realme Neo series, the Realme Neo7 officially debuts under the moniker "Enduring War God." Equipped with the Dimensity 9300+ flagship chip, a massive 7000mAh battery, and a slim 8.5mm body, coupled with a highly competitive price point, it showcases the power to sweep across the mid-range market. This article will delve into the real-world experience of this "Enduring War God."

Performance Dominates the Mid-Range: Flagship Chip and Top-Tier Cooling

The Realme Neo7 boasts the Dimensity 9300+, currently the strongest processor in its price segment. Employing a full-large-core architecture, it features four Cortex-X4 ultra-large cores (with a maximum frequency of 3.4GHz) and four Cortex-A720 large cores clocked at 2.0GHz. Through in-depth joint tuning with MediaTek, the Neo7 fully unleashes the potential of the Dimensity 9300+, outperforming its peers in terms of game frame rates, long-term stability, and low-temperature performance.

Geekbench 6 CPU tests show the Realme Neo7 achieving a single-core score of 2251 and a multi-core score of 7397, surpassing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and nearly all other models in its class. However, benchmark scores are just numbers; the actual gaming experience is the ultimate judge.

To comprehensively test the Neo7's performance, we selected three popular mobile games: "Honor of Kings," "Genshin Impact," and "Zenless Zone Zero." Tests were conducted in a 24 room with GT mode enabled.

In "Honor of Kings" at the highest graphics settings and 120fps, the Realme Neo7 maintained an average frame rate of 199.9fps with a stable frame rate curve, resulting in a smooth and fluid gaming experience. The maximum body temperature reached only 38.

In the "Genshin Impact" Sumeru City exploration test, the Realme Neo7 maintained an average frame rate of 59.7fps after running for 60 minutes, with no noticeable lag, offering an experience comparable to mainstream high-end flagship phones. After 60 minutes, the maximum body temperature was only 41, feeling slightly warm.

Another ace up the Neo7's sleeve is the Dimensity 9300+ platform's first chip-level super frame rate technology. Compared to traditional independent display super frame rate technology, this offers lower latency and power consumption, effectively reducing screen tearing and supporting real-time frame rate monitoring to comprehensively improve game smoothness. Currently, this feature supports "Honkai: Star Rail" and "Zenless Zone Zero," enabling a smooth 90fps experience at the highest graphics settings.

In a 30-minute 90fps "Zenless Zone Zero" exploration test, the Realme Neo7 averaged 90.3fps, with slight fluctuations almost imperceptible to the naked eye. The 90fps experience is significantly improved, particularly noticeable when rotating the camera view, enhancing immersion. With super frame rate enabled, the maximum body temperature reached 42.9, demonstrating excellent heat control within its class.

The Realme Neo7's cooling system has also undergone a significant upgrade, featuring a 7700mm ultra-large single VC vapor chamber, currently the largest VC area in the industry, covering 70% of the phone's overall projected area. By optimizing the air chamber structure, the VC height has been increased by 50%, and the water storage capacity by 15%, resulting in more efficient condensation and water vapor circulation, reducing core temperature by up to 5 degrees. Furthermore, the Neo7 innovatively combines an aerospace-grade high-conductivity aluminum frame with high-conductivity thermal gel, and utilizes aluminum nitride material to improve thermal conductivity by 85%. This efficient integrated cooling design significantly reduces the core temperature, resulting in a long gaming session without overheating. After three rounds of game testing, the Realme Neo7's performance showed almost no degradation, and the cooling performance remained consistently excellent, unaffected by heat accumulation. In short, the Realme Neo7 can satisfy the high-load gaming needs of most users for extended periods, making it the performance king in the mid-range market.

7000mAh Titan Battery: Durable and Powerful

Beyond performance and cooling, battery life is crucial. The Realme Neo7, with its class-leading 7000mAh Titan battery, delivers stunning results in terms of battery life.

Test data shows that the Realme Neo7's battery life far surpasses its competitors: In "Honor of Kings" at 120fps for 73 minutes, it only consumed 13% battery; in "Genshin Impact" at 60fps for 58 minutes, it consumed 15%; and in "Zenless Zone Zero" at 90fps for 33 minutes, it consumed 12%. Most phones would have less than 50% battery remaining after these three tests, but the Realme Neo7 still had over 60%, completely eliminating range anxiety.

In daily use, the Realme Neo7's battery drain is exceptionally slow. From running benchmark software and games in the afternoon, downloading tens of gigabytes of game resources, to the next morning, the Neo7 still retained 80% battery.

Despite its massive battery capacity, the Realme Neo7 is only 8.5mm thick, even thinner than some high-end flagship phones. This is thanks to Realme's collaboration with CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) to develop a new Titan battery, which utilizes ultra-high-density energy storage technology. By optimizing the positive and negative electrode materials, electrolyte, and diaphragm design, the battery energy density is increased to 800Wh/L, achieving a slimmer design while maintaining a large capacity. The Neo7 also employs a folded circuit board technology, precisely stacking internal components, ultimately achieving the remarkable combination of an 8.5mm slim body and a 7000mAh ultra-large capacity battery.

Compared to traditional large-battery phones, the Neo7 offers longer battery life and a more comfortable grip. Furthermore, this battery boasts ultra-high durability, utilizing a high-performance electrolyte and high-permeability diaphragm, combined with a smart long-life battery algorithm that monitors in real-time under all conditions to prevent lithium-ion depletion. Realme's data indicates that the Realme Neo7's battery retains over 80% health after 1800 cycles, providing industry-leading 5-year battery life assurance.

The Realme Neo7 also supports 80W fast charging, reaching 50% in just 22 minutes. Based on a week of actual use, including daily usage and playing three or four games, the Neo7 can easily last for two days on a single charge; reducing playtime, it can even last three days. Such a slim body with such long-lasting battery life is hard to find in the mid-range, and even the high-end market.

6000nit Gaming Straight Screen: Flagship-Level Experience

In terms of the display, the Realme Neo7 features a 6000nit eye-protection gaming straight screen, with a peak local brightness of 6000nit, ensuring clear visibility in both bright and outdoor gaming environments. For nighttime use, it employs hardware-level full-brightness quasi-DC dimming technology to effectively reduce screen flicker, minimizing eye strain while maintaining color uniformity at low brightness, offering eye protection for those who enjoy late-night gaming. Furthermore, the Neo7 uses flagship-level 8TLTPO adaptive high refresh rate technology, supporting stepless frame rate adjustment from 1Hz to 120Hz, dynamically adjusting the refresh rate based on usage scenarios, providing a smooth experience while saving power.

From the Inside Out, "Endurance" is Key

The Realme Neo7 not only boasts long-lasting performance and battery life, but the phone itself is also remarkably durable. To ensure stability under prolonged high-load use, the Neo7 has undergone comprehensive design reinforcement.

Firstly, the phone has achieved IP69 and IP68 dual certifications for water and dust resistance, effectively protecting against accidental water immersion, washing, and other extreme scenarios, preventing water ingress from damaging hardware and ensuring reliable operation in both daily and extreme environments.

In terms of drop resistance, the Neo7 features an armored anti-drop structure providing strong protection to key areas. The high-strength die-cast aluminum motherboard cover and stainless steel support structure provide excellent bending and drop resistance. Reinforced design for vulnerable components like the screen and camera significantly reduces the likelihood of damage from accidental drops. In particular, the crystal armor glass offers 160% improved drop resistance compared to ordinary glass, effectively resisting scratches and bumps during daily use. The Neo7's airbag design further enhances shock resistance