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Realme’s P series has seen several new additions in 2026, like the Realme P4 Power (review) and the Realme P4R, but the latest and most interesting one is the Realme P4s. Priced at Rs 35,999, it sits at the top of the current P series lineup and brings a mix of mid-range performance, a high-end Samsung M14 AMOLED display, a youthful design and a large 8,000mAh battery.
With smartphone component costs rising and prices continuing to climb, the P4s has a tougher market to impress than its predecessors. I’ve been using the phone to see whether Realme’s latest P series offering can still deliver the kind of value the lineup became known for. Continue on to find the answer below.
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Short verdict
The Realme P4s is a well-rounded mid-range smartphone that gets most things correct. The excellent AMOLED display, reliable battery life and capable cameras make it a good everyday phone, while the quirky design gives it some character. The phone’s low-light images, however, can be slightly noisy, and the stereo speakers lack depth. Overall, the P4s is a pretty decent all-rounder for users who want a good mix of features without major compromises.
Design: quirky, but in a good way
The Realme P4s takes a pretty bold approach to design, and whether you like it or not will largely come down to personal preference. The rear panel has a quirky design with its square camera module, exposed faux internals and stripes across the top. I don’t think the design looks bad by any means, but it is certainly not subtle. I can see younger users being drawn to it, while older buyers may prefer something a little more subtle.
I got the Titanium Grey version for review, the more subtle of the two colours; the other is Electric Cyan. The glossy rear panel picks up fingerprints easily, although it adds to the phone’s overall look. Despite its 208g weight and large 8,000mAh battery, the P4s feels comfortable in the hand, with good overall weight balance. It is slightly top-heavy, though, which becomes apparent when using it one-handed for longer periods.
| Smartphone | Thickness | Weight | IP Rating |
| realme P4s 5G | 8.60 mm | 208 grams | IP68 +IP66 +IP69 |
| iQOO Z11 5G | 7.99 mm | 199 grams | IP68 +IP69 |
| OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G | 8.5 mm | 215 grams | IP68 |
| POCO X8 Power 5G | 8.65 mm | 229 grams | IP68 +IP66 +IP69K +IP69 |
The flat metal frame also gives the phone a good feel, while the power and volume buttons sit comfortably within reach. The device also has IP66, IP68, and IP69 dust and water resistance, which makes it pretty durable against the elements. Overall, Realme has done a good job with the ergonomics, considering the battery size. The design won’t appeal to everyone, but if you like phones that look somewhat different, the P4s certainly does that.
Battery: more than enough for most users
The Realme P4s has an 8,000mAh battery, and my experience with it has been mostly positive. The phone can comfortably last about a day and a half with regular use, and I never worried about running out of battery by the end of the day. You may not get two full days from it, but I don’t think that’s a problem when 1.5 days of use is easily achievable.
The PCMark battery test may look a little low for an 8,000mAh phone; however, the P4S also has a rather bright display that can draw more power. The result is also in line with other phones with similarly sized batteries that we’ve tested. In everyday use, I found the battery endurance more than good enough, and charging it once every other day isn’t an issue.
Realme supports 80W wired charging, and the P4s took 66 minutes to charge from 20 to 100 percent in our testing. That’s a decent result based on our charging logs and faster than most of its rivals.
| Smartphone | Battery Capacity | Charging Support | Charging time (20% to 100% ) |
| realme P4s 5G | 8000 mAh | 80W Super Charging | 1h 0m |
| iQOO Z11 5G | 7050 mAh | 44W Flash Charging | 1h 13m |
| OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G | 8000 mAh | NA | 1h 8m |
| POCO X8 Power 5G | 10000 mAh | 100W Hyper Charging | 1h 19m 35s |
I’m quite satisfied with this phone’s battery life. It may not last as long as I expected from an 8,000mAh cell, but a day and a half of reliable use is still more than enough for most people, and I have no complaints about its endurance.
Performance and software: nothing to complain about
The Realme P4s gets almost everything right when it comes to performance. It uses the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra with 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and I didn’t run into any major issues during everyday use.
For gaming use, BGMI ran pretty smoothly at the default graphics settings, and I enjoyed gaming on the P4s, especially with its excellent display and 144Hz refresh rate. COD: Mobile also ran pretty well, although the phone does tend to get warm during longer gaming sessions (think over 2 hours of continuous use).
You’ll mostly notice it warm up around the camera module before it spreads to the frame, despite the large vapour chamber cooling system.
I think the Dimensity 7400 Ultra makes more sense in the current market than it might have a year ago. Gone are the days when we could expect near-flagship performance from a phone at this price, especially with memory prices constantly increasing. The Realme P4s doesn’t offer the best performance out there, but it delivers more than enough for everyday use and gaming at its current price.
| Smartphone | Pre-Installed Apps | Software Support |
| realme P4s 5G | 58 | 3 Years OS Updates + 4 Years Security Updates |
| iQOO Z11 5G | 51 | 3 Year OS Updates + 5 Year Security Updates |
| OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G | 54 | 2 Year OS Updates + 4 Year Security Updates |
| POCO X8 Power 5G | 83 | 4 Year OS Updates + 6 Year Security Updates |
On the software side, the phone runs Android 16 with Realme UI 7.0. The interface feels familiar if you’ve used a recent Realme phone, but there are fewer pre-installed apps this time around, which is a good improvement. Realme promises 3 major OS upgrades and 4 years of security patches, which is decent but lower than some rivals in the price bracket.
Cameras: decent all-round performance
The Realme P4s has a 50MP main camera paired with an 8MP ultra-wide camera. This is a fairly common setup in the mid-range segment, but the P4s does a good job with it in daylight. The main camera captures plenty of detail with punchy colours. It also preserves shadows and highlights well, and the HDR processing is satisfactory.
The ultra-wide camera also performs well enough for wider scenes. You do lose some detail when you zoom in, but that’s not a major issue, as other similarly priced phones do the same. I also like the portrait shots from this phone. The skin tones look realistic, the edge detection is good, and the camera doesn’t smooth things out excessively.
Low light is one area where shots can get a little noisy, although the colours are still vibrant enough. Night mode helps in darker scenes, but it doesn’t fully resolve noise or low detail.
The 16MP selfie camera is pretty decent, and it renders skin tones realistically. It also avoids skin whitening and doesn’t smooth out textures, which gives selfies a more natural look.
I compared the phone’s cameras with the iQOO Z11 (review) to see how they stack up. Check it out below.
Daylight
The Realme P4s’ and iQOO Z11’s daylight images are pretty distinct at first glance. The latter’s image has much higher contrast, and the darker areas are far more pronounced. The Realme P4s’s image is more balanced here and preserves both the darker and lighter areas well. In terms of detail and colour, the P4s is slightly better than its rival and produces results closer to the actual scene.
Portrait
In portrait scenarios, you’ll clearly note how the Realme P4s renders the subject’s skin tone more realistically. The iQOO Z11’s image adds a red tint to the subject’s skin, and even the overall environment looks much darker. While the iQOO phone is a little messy with colours and exposure levels, its detail level is better than the Realme device, and the overall image is significantly sharper.
Selfie
The key differences between the selfies of both phones once again boil down to the colour science. The iQOO Z11 continues to render darker tones and outputs a contrast-heavy image, while the Realme P4s does a better job balancing the colours and brightening up the scene. The iQOO Z11, however, continues to lead in terms of detail and sharpness level when you zoom in closer.
Lowlight
Taking images at night is challenging for either phone, but with night mode enabled, both deliver good results. The Realme P4s’s image has better sharpness and detail when we zoom into the shrubs at the front and the foliage towards the back. The iQOO Z11 has the advantage in managing lens flare and stray light. Both phones are pretty evenly matched here.
Display: excellent colours and visibility
The display is undoubtedly my favourite aspect of the Realme P4s by far. The Realme P4s uses a Samsung M14 AMOLED panel with a 1.5K resolution (2772 x 1272) and a 144Hz refresh rate. The 6.78-inch display looks sharp and vibrant, with good colours and plenty of detail.
I thoroughly enjoyed using it for watching YouTube and gaming, but reading text and scrolling through social media also felt great. The 144Hz refresh rate enhances the experience, making scrolling and animations feel smooth, and the touch response is also very good.
| Smartphone | Display | Peak Brightness |
| realme P4s 5G | 6.78 inches - AMOLED | 6500 nits |
| iQOO Z11 5G | 6.83 inches - AMOLED (Curved Display) | 3000 nits |
| OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G | 6.78 inches - Sunburst AMOLED | 3600 nits |
| POCO X8 Power 5G | 6.83 inches - AMOLED | 3500 nits |
The display can also get very bright, with Realme claiming up to 6,500 nits of peak brightness and 1,400 nits in HBM. It remains easy to see outdoors, even under direct sunlight, which makes a big difference when using the phone outside. For me, the display is easily one of the P4s’ strongest features.
The only thing I wished were better was the stereo speakers. While the current setup is decently loud, the soundstage itself felt a little shrill and lacked depth compared to some rivals like the POCO X8 Power.
How does it compare against the competition?
The Realme P4s’ chief competitors include the iQOO Z11 (review) and POCO X8 Power, currently priced at Rs 34,999 and Rs 35,999, respectively. The iQOO Z11 targets users who want a phone that can do a bit of everything, with a slightly better Dimensity 7500 chipset, a smaller 7,050mAh battery, and a curved AMOLED panel. It also offers similar software support. While it has a slight advantage in performance and cameras, the P4s offers better battery life, and some users may prefer its flat display.
The POCO X8 Power takes a more specialised approach with its massive 10,000mAh battery. It uses the Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 chipset, UFS 4.1 storage on the 256GB variant, and longer software support with four OS upgrades and six years of security updates. It targets a similar audience, focusing on battery life, performance, and long-term use. The P4s still has an advantage in cameras, although the POCO does offer more on the hardware and software front at a similar price.
Final verdict
The Realme P4s is a well-rounded phone that gets most of the important things right. It currently retails for Rs 34,999 for the 8GB + 128GB variant, while the 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB variants cost Rs 37,999 and Rs 41,999, respectively.
The Samsung M14 AMOLED display is easily its biggest strength, with excellent colours, sharp visuals, and a smooth 144Hz refresh rate. The 8,000mAh battery also delivers around a day and a half of use, while the cameras are good enough for everyday photography, particularly in daylight. The design is subjective, but I like that Realme tried something different while keeping the phone comfortable for everyday use.
There are a few areas where the P4s could do better. The phone gets a bit warm during longer gaming sessions, and low-light images can look a bit noisy. The stereo speakers also lack some depth. Overall, the Realme P4s is a decent buy at its current price if you’re looking for a well-balanced smartphone for everyday use.
Editor’s Rating: 8.4/10
Reasons to buy:
- The P4s looks different from most phones in its price range and remains comfortable to use despite the large battery.
- The 1.5K AMOLED panel delivers sharp, vibrant and smooth visuals, making videos, gaming and scrolling enjoyable.
- The Dimensity 7400 Ultra handles everyday tasks and gaming without any major issues.
- The 8,000mAh battery comfortably lasts about a day and a half and recharges reasonably quickly.
Reasons not to buy:
- Low-light images can get noisy at times, and night mode doesn’t completely fix it.
- The stereo speakers are decently loud, but they lack depth and can sound a little shrill.
