Realme P4 review: performance-centric & all-day endurance

• By Ramneek Singh
Published On: 25 September 2025 | 16:27 IST

In the pursuit of strengthening its product strategy in India, Realme recently introduced the Realme P4 series, comprising the Realme P4 and P4 Pro. While we’ve reviewed the Realme P4 Pro in the past, the vanilla P4 brings several niceties from its ‘Pro’ counterpart at a more affordable price, which includes a huge 7,000mAh battery, an IP65/66 rating, a 50MP main camera, and a dedicated AI Hyper Vision Chip.

While the chipset has been swapped from a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 to the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra, for the starting price of Rs 18,499, the Realme P4 stands as an appealing option to grab under the Rs 20,000 segment. Or does it? Find out in this detailed review where I’ve shared my experience of using the handset for over a week.

Quick verdict

The Realme P4 is a reliable mid-ranger with a capable chipset, fast UFS storage, and a massive battery. It delivers a snappy performance while being lightweight, making the handset ideal for gaming. While the software is smooth and enhanced by AI, the P4’s display struggles with oversharpening, and its main camera lacks detail, especially in low light. Despite all that, the smartphone can take some punchy shots, making it a solid mid-range all-rounder for the price.

Burdenless build despite the large battery

Just like its elder sibling, the Realme P4 features a large protruding rectangular camera housing. The module gets three lenses, of which two are the 50MP main and 8MP ultrawide cameras, while the third lens houses an IR blaster. At the top right corner sits the LED flashlight, with the “50MP AI Camera” branding positioned directly below it.

We received the Steel Grey colour variant of the Realme P4 for review, and the phone also comes in Engine Blue and Forge Red colours. The grey variant in particular has a metallic look to it, with an orange rivet at the bottom right corner that appears as if it has been bolded into the back panel. Similarly, I really like the touch of orange accent on the power button. It reminded me of the Google Pixel 2, which stood out for adding a different coloured power button and thus adding a fun design element.

Along with the bottom-firing speakers, a dedicated speaker vent is present at the top for an immersive sound output. The Realme P4 weighs 185g and has a thickness of 7.58mm. I would say Realme did a commendable job in keeping the weight under 190g, considering the phone packs a massive 7,000mAh battery. Wielding the phone for long durations wasn’t a hassle, especially when holding the phone horizontally for watching content and gaming.

In terms of durability, the Realme P4 gets an IP65/66 rating, a downgrade compared to the IP68/69 rating on the Realme P3. This means that the device can withstand water splashes and mild rain, but submersions or dips should be avoided.

Vibrant display, but not without flaws

Coming to the front, the Realme P4 flaunts a flat 6.77-inch AMOLED display with a 1080 x 2392 pixels resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate support. While the display is large and immersive, I noticed that it goes overboard with the sharpening when watching YouTube videos or OTT content on JioHotstar. Not just that, when in the “Vivid” colour setting, the display tones are largely on the warm and reddish side, making the skin tones appear inaccurate.

To make it less aggravating, you can manually set the tones to the cooler side. As for the vibrancy, it’s more than sufficient. Among the Realme P4, Moto G96, and Infinix GT 30, I found the display of the Infinix GT 30 to be more pleasing as the white balance was spot on with no signs of oversharpening. While the Infinix handset has a 1.5K resolution panel, the Moto G96’s display was also free from oversharpening artefacts.

With 1,600 nits of high brightness and 4,500 nits of peak brightness, it can get super bright indoors, especially if you toggle on the “Extra brightness” setting. Similarly, the screen legibility outdoors doesn’t take a hit. One aspect I liked about Realme P4’s display is that the side and top bezels are quite narrow, albeit the bottom chin is asymmetrical.

Stellar performance

Powering up the Realme P4 is the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra SoC. This is the same chipset we previously saw in Infinix GT 30 and iQOO Z10R, both of which are priced higher than the P4. Thankfully, Realme has gone ahead and bundled UFS 3.1 storage speeds in a segment where UFS 2.2 is quite common. While our review unit came with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, the Realme P4 also comes in a 6GB RAM and 128GB storage option, both of which have LPDDR4X RAM.

In benchmark tests like AnTuTu, the Realme P4 delivers a higher score than the Infinix GT 30, iQOO Z10R, and Moto G96, while in Geekbench, its scores come close to those of the Infinix and iQOO smartphones and are better than those of the Moto G96.

If we talk about real-world performance, the Realme P4 is fast and snappy in daily workload. From opening apps to pulling down the notification panel to summoning floating windows, everything is quick without resulting in stutters. However, if you’re looking for fluidity, phones like Infinix GT 30 or OPPO K13 will be more ideal as their software is tuned for eye-pleasing animations throughout the system.

For gaming, just like the Realme P4 Pro, the P4 is equipped with a Hyper Vision AI chip that can add additional frames in certain games. As a result, Call of Duty: Mobile supports 144FPS through frame interpolation, which I achieved constantly when playing several Multiplayer matches in the game. The 7,000mm square vapour chamber keeps the thermals in check.

We also played BGMI on the Realme P4 in ‘Medium + High’ graphics and frame rate settings, in which the phone delivered an average FPS of 59.1 during 30 minutes of Battle Royale gameplay. The temperatures stayed well below 30 degrees Celsius towards the end. In the same settings and environmental conditions, the Infinix GT 30 offered 54FPS on average.

Snappy software paired with AI goodies

The Realme P4 runs on Android 15-based Realme UI 6.0 software skin. Per Realme, the handset will receive three OS upgrades and four years of security updates, which is appreciable for the phone’s price. Realme has baked in almost every AI feature from the P4 Pro into the P4. The most evident being AI Edit Genie, which can add elements or enhance images through text or voice prompts.

Similarly, through AI Hyper Vision and Hyper Clarity, the phone can add frame rates and upscale the resolution of YouTube videos, respectively. These features do work as intended, but the end result may often look artificial if you pixel peep. However, I can see people using this feature to upscale under 30FPS videos to 60FPS. We explored several of these AI features in our Realme P4 Pro review.

The software also has users sorted with useful features like a smart sidebar that integrates AI tools, AI image editing functions like object eraser, call recording with AI recording summary, lockscreen customisation, Circle to Search, Live Alerts, and much more.

Decent cameras

In optics, the Realme P4 gets a 50MP OV50D40 main camera, which has a sensor size of 1/2.88-inches and is also found on the OPPO K13. For comparison, the Moto G96 deploys a 1/1.56-inch sensor, while the iQOO Z10R has a 1/2-inch sensor size, both of which are larger than the Realme P4’s main camera. Surprisingly, the Realme P4 also gets an 8MP ultrawide, which is found less frequently under the Rs 20,000 segment.

Up front, there’s a 16MP selfie camera, which is capped at 1080 resolution at 30FPS, while the rear camera can shoot videos in up to 4K 30FPS resolution. The actual camera outputs through the main camera are fine at first glance, but when you zoom in or pixel peep, one can notice that the shots lack details, unless shooting in very bright lighting conditions. That said, the camera produced punchy and appealing colours and doesn’t go overboard with the saturation. The dynamic range and contrast levels are well maintained, too. In night shots or low-lighting conditions, the loss of details is more evident, where the images may turn out soft or blurry.

Similarly, zooming in 2x digitally can weaken the details in the images, but it gets the job done in good lighting scenarios. Coming to the ultrawide, the phone just gets the job done for taking wider perspective shots. Not much to expect from an 8MP sensor here.

To determine how the Realme P4 fares against the competition in cameras, here’s a quick image comparison with the Moto G96 in various scenarios:

Daylight

Realme P4

Moto G96

In the comparison above, the Realme P4 produces more contrasty images and adds a purplish tone. The P4’s image has fewer details, and the dynamic range is also not as good as the Moto G96. Another thing to note is that the focal length of the main camera is on the higher side by default at 27mm, which results in a narrower perspective.

Ultrawide

Realme P4

Moto G96

The colour consistency between the main and ultrawide lens is on par. Even though both phones utilise an 8MP ultrawide, the Moto G96 offers higher details. Apart from that, the Motorola phone also outputs wider field of view images.

Portrait

Realme P4

Moto G96

We took portrait shots at 2x zoom (around 50mm) using both handsets. Here, the detail levels appear better on the Realme P4, while the skin tones and overall colours appear natural on the Moto G96. The Realme P4 also comes on top in terms of bokeh and edge detection, where the Moto handset looks too artificial with the background blur.

Selfies

Realme P4

Moto G96

In selfies, these smartphones produce strikingly similar photos. Even though the Moto G96 features a 32MP front camera, the dynamic range, details, and contrast are on par with those of the Realme P4. The only difference can be seen in colour tones, where the Moto G96 leans towards warmer colours, while the P4 adds slight red hues.

Low light

Realme P4

Moto G96

Just like in other scenarios, the low-light shots from the Realme P4 do not yield high details, especially compared to a phone like the Moto G96, which has a much larger main sensor. This results in more noise on P4, while the exposure control is not as great. Images from both phones are close to reality.

Night mode

Realme P4

Moto G96

Upon turning on night mode, the detail levels on the Realme P4 are improved slightly, but the clarity is still not as great as the Moto G96.

Endurance powerhouse through & through

Featuring a massive 7,000mAh battery, the Realme P4 boasts impressive endurance. During my review period, in one of the battery runs, the phone was able to last for four days straight on a single charge. Not only does it drain less battery in active usage, but the idle drain is also less.

In our PCMark battery test, which mimics real-world tasks like document viewing, running and editing videos, scrolling social media, and more, the phone lasted 17 hours and 22 minutes. This is higher than the Infinix GT 30 and the iQOO Z10R, likely due to smaller battery capacities.

The phone can be swiftly topped up using the in-box 80W adapter, which took the phone from 20 percent to 100 percent in 59 minutes in our lab tests. It’s safe to say that the Realme P4 leads in the segment, along with the OPPO K13, when it comes to offering great battery endurance.

Final verdict: Is the Realme P4 the best buy at Rs 18,499?

The Realme P4 is stacked with features and great on-paper specifications for a starting price of Rs 18,499. Since the phone targets the young demographic and users who demand snappy and reliable performance, the Realme P4 running on the Dimensity 7400 Ultra with UFS 3.1 storage and a 7,000mm square vapour chamber doesn’t disappoint.

The performance is further enhanced by the lightweight and sleek build of the device, even with a large 7,000mAh battery, which aids in handling the phone comfortably for long gaming sessions. Similarly, the software feels burdenless to use, thanks to the snappy animations and offers a variety of AI features for image and writing enhancements.

However, the device is not without its drawbacks. The display suffers from oversharpening in some scenarios, while the main camera lacks details and sharpness, especially in low light. On the bright side, the front and back camera shots are punchy and have decent dynamic range and contrast levels. If you’re okay with compromising on camera details, the Realme P4 is a solid purchase for the price and presents itself as a good midrange all-rounder.

Editor’s rating: 8.1/10

Reasons to buy

• The Realme P4 ensures comfortable handling even during extended use, as it has a 185g weight and 7.58mm thickness.
• The gaming and everyday performance are on point for the price.
• The phone offers excellent battery life and has less idle drain.
• The software is quick and snappy, and is backed by nifty AI imaging and productivity features.

Reasons not to buy:

• The display suffers from oversharpening, which may hamper the visual quality when watching movies or YouTube videos.
• The details in the cameras need improvement to bring out more clarity.