The Realme 11 Pro series has finally launched in India and includes two models: Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+. The phones arrive as successors to the Realme 10 Pro lineup from last year and bring some significant upgrades, especially in the camera department and design. Realme has really impressed its fans and industry experts with the design, thanks to the leather back panel, which was made in association with Gucci.
The Realme 11 Pro was launched this week in India, priced at priced at Rs 23,999, Rs 24,999, and Rs 27,999 for the 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB variants respectively. Based on our review, here are the top four reasons to buy the phone and also reasons to skip it.
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Reasons to buy the Realme 11 Pro
Great design
The Realme 11 Pro has a very impressive design that is eye-catching at first glance. The phone has a curved display on the front, which makes it premium-looking and then comes the leather back panel. The Sunrise Beige colour is especially unique in the segment. The company has partnered with former Gucci Prints designer Matteo Menotto for the design. Realme Design Studio has also worked on the design of the phone.
The Realme handset has a circular camera module and runs straight down to the bottom.
Bright and vivid display
The Realme 11 Pro flaunts a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1260Hz instant touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, and 950nits peak brightness. The hardware details don’t really do justice to how good the screen quality is, as per our reviewer. The media consumption experience is very immersive so is the gaming experience. There is Widevine L1 certification, meaning the phone can stream HD content.
The outdoor visibility of the phone is also really great. The screen is quite responsive and there is HyperVision mode that boots the colours and highlights. Overall, the screen of the phone is quite impressive for the price.
Decent cameras
The Realme 11 Pro features a 108MP primary camera and a 2MP secondary lens. There is a 16MP front camera for selfies and video chats. The images captured in good lighting conditions are quite satisfactory. The dynamic range is also quite good with nothing major to complain about. There is a 108MP high-res mode that captures more details. There is auto-zoom technology integrated into the camera app’s street mode.
The low light or indoor shots are usually oversaturated and noise creeps in. This issue is quite noticeable in simply lit conditions. There is a night mode that reduces the noise level in the images but this tends to smoothen the details.
The 2MP portrait mode does a decent job of differentiating the subject from the background. The 16MP front camera on the Realme 11 Pro does a good job of capturing nice details and skin tones.
Good battery life
The Realme 11 Pro packs a 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging support. The battery life of the phone is quite decent. Our review says the phone was able to offer six hours of screen-on-time with moderate usage like streaming, browsing, playing games, and clicking pictures. The bundled 67W fast charging can fully charge the device from 0 to 100 percent in under an hour.
Reasons to not buy the Realme 11 Pro
Bloatware
The Realme 11 Pro runs on Android 13-based Realme UI 4.0 out of the box. While we are getting the latest Android version, the UI is filled with bloatware and throws random advertisements. This seriously hampers the user experience. While these ads can be disabled, not every user who buys the phone is tech-savvy to know how to disable them. While the host of new features offers an immersive experience, the bloatware situation is a letdown.
No ultra-wide camera
The Realme 11 Pro doesn’t have an ultra-wide-angle lens, which is a downside considering we are buying a phone that is upwards of Rs 20,000. We are limited to just a portrait sensor.
