realme Narzo 70 Turbo

The Realme Narzo 70 Turbo comes with a 50MP AI camera and a 16MP front snapper. Daylight shots are satisfactory, offering good detail, sharpness, and a wide dynamic range. The colours are slightly boosted, giving images a vibrant, social media-ready look. Its low-light performance isn't its strong suit, with softer images lacking the same detail as their daylight counterparts.Selfies come out well, with accurate skin tones and decent detail, though the skin texture can sometimes appear a bit smooth. Video recording is decent for the price, with the rear camera supporting up to 4K at 30fps. There's no OIS, so video stability isn't the best, and it'd be good to keep expectations in check.DaylightWhen comparing the daylight shots between the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo and CMF Phone 1, a few differences stand out. The Realme Narzo 70 Turbo produces more vibrant images with better clarity. Its dynamic range is also slightly better, showing no noise in darker areas, which the CMF Phone 1 struggles with.The iQOO Z9s' images appear soft, even without zooming in, and lack the same level of detail. Overall, the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo clearly delivers sharper and more detailed shots in daylight than the iQOO Z9s.PortraitIn portrait shots, both the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo and CMF Phone 1 handle edge detection well, though the Narzo 70 Turbo has a slight edge. Both phones preserve skin texture, but the Realme's image has better colour balance, while the CMF Phone 1 boosts contrast too much, affecting the skin tone.Comparing the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo and iQOO Z9s side by side, there's a clear difference in colour science. The iQOO Z9s produces more vibrant portraits, with slightly better skin texture reproduction and clarity. It also captures skin tone better than the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo.SelfieIn selfies, the CMF Phone 1's skin tone is more accurate in comparison to the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo, which adds a slight red hue to the skin. The former also has better skin texture reproduction and a clearer image, which becomes apparent once you zoom in. The iQOO Z9s takes very soft selfies, with muted details and a smoothed-out skin texture, when compared against the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo, the differences are very apparent. Low lightIn night shots, the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo offers more accurate colour reproduction compared to the CMF Phone 1. The CMF Phone 1, however, delivers clearer images, especially when you look at details like the tree leaves. That said, the Narzo 70 Turbo handles exposure and lens flare better.When compared to the iQOO Z9s, the story is similar. The iQOO Z9s produces sharper images but goes overboard with colour correction, turning the night sky into an unnatural deep blue. The Realme Narzo 70 Turbo strikes the best balance for colour accuracy among the three phones.

Realme highlights performance as one of the key strengths of this smartphone, so it's only natural we thoroughly test it out. Let's talk a little about the specifications first. The MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy SoC powers the phone along with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. The phone is quite smooth in day-to-day use and I didn't really encounter lag in my usage. Regular tasks like social media, YouTube streaming, and browsing the web were a breeze on this phone. In performance benchmarks, the device delivers great scores that position it alongside segment leaders like the iQOO Z9s, Vivo T3, etc. We also tested out the phone using popular titles like COD: Mobile and BGMI to gauge its gaming prowess. Realme claims the phone can deliver 90FPS in some popular games, and the ones I mentioned before are supported. While we did not manage to achieve the golden number "90," you can easily expect 80+ FPS in both these titles at their "Low + Ultra" and "Smooth + Extreme+" graphical settings, respectively. Do note that you'll need to turn on GT mode to squeeze out these numbers.If you're a gamer, you'll be very happy with the phone's gaming performance. There's a large vapour chamber at work too, which helps bring down internal temperatures while gaming. The device logged an increase of 20.8 degrees Celsius for 1.5 hours of gaming. The phone gets fairly warm, despite the large vapour chamber. 

The Realme Narzo 70 Turbo runs on Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14 right out of the box. It comes with multiple Hot Apps folders filled with games you probably won't play, which can take a bit of time to remove completely. There are also plenty of pre-installed apps, making the app drawer feel cluttered, but you can uninstall most of them. The UI is well-optimised for the 120Hz refresh rate and includes a range of smart features, such as a File Dock, floating windows, and Windows Link.Pre-loaded appsSoftware supportRealme Narzo 70 Turbo672 years OS + 3 years securityCMF Phone 1512 years OS + 3 years securityiQOO Z9s292 years OS + 3 years security

A standard 5,000mAh battery powers the Realme Narzo 70 Turbo with 45W fast charging support. In our PCMark battery benchmark, the phone lasted around 9 hours and 34 minutes, a score that's a little behind its peers with the same battery capacity. For instance, the Realme 13+ which features the same chipset, also has a similar PCMark score of 10 hours and 37 minutes, which could mean the battery optimisation needs a little more work. Going by real-world usage, the device registered a total battery drain of 22 percent in 2 hours of heavy use, which includes gaming and streaming.The battery drain is slightly lower compared to its peers, so you can expect a regular screen-on time of around 5-6 hours on moderate usage levels. The phone has a 45W fast charger included in the box, and it takes 64 minutes to charge the device completely from 20 percent battery capacity. The charging speed is on par with other competitors and decent enough for its price bracket.Realme Narzo 70 TurboCMF Phone 1iQOO Z9sBattery5000mAh5000mAh5500mAhCharging time 64 minutes (45W)63 minutes (33W)66 minutes (44W)