Introducing, the mid-range smartphone from realme. This is the realme 14x, priced at only RM899 – and with such an affordable price, here is what you need to know about it.
Design
The design of the realme 14x is fairly simple. We have it in this Peridot Green color. It’s only slightly hued with a greenish-blue tinge and I find this color to be extremely calming.
While the camera bump looks small, it can be even smaller. It looks like there are three cameras in this bump – but there is actually only one usable camera. We have the main camera, but the second camera is not actually usable and there is no documentation about what it is. It’s not a depth sensor and not a macro camera either. The last circle is not actually a camera, it’s just a black circle.
Cameras
Speaking of the cameras, I just took a few quick shots and the camera is quite decent during daylight. The clarity and colors are decent, though some shots are quite dark.
Night shots… this is where the camera struggles.
Screen
The realme 14x is also using a very standard 6.67-inch IPS LCD screen 1604×720 pixels resolution at 120Hz refresh rate maximum. I’m not sure why there’s still a 720p IPS LCD screen in the year 2025 for a phone with this price point – but here we are.
As for the color accuracy, here it is when we tested it with 100 nits brightness:
- sRGB: 98.26%
- DCI-P3: 85.84%
- Max ΔE: 0.971051
- Average ΔE: 0.053579
The maximum brightness is at around 625 nits only – and this is a very basic IPS LCD screen. I do wish that realme uses a better screen here.
Performance
Now, the performance. The realme 14x is using the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset and comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage. While the specs might look decent, the performance is something that we have to take note of. It’s not going to perform well if we’re playing games like Genshin Impact even at the lowest graphical settings.
I did jump between apps and launch the camera – and it did lag. I mean, it is to be expected from a phone of this range.
Software
As for the software, it is running on the realme UI 6.0. It looks and feels familiar, though it also has the same bloatware and ads that we’ve encountered before.
There are also ads in the notification bar. These ads are from the App Market, which is their own app store that offers nothing out of the ordinary when compared to the Google Play Store. Plus, since it sends us ads via notifications, I am more inclined to disable the app entirely. Luckily, we can actually do it – so that’s at least one positive note.
Battery life
Since this phone is using a rather low-powered MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset and combined with a 5,000mAh battery – it can last very long in our battery life test. We’re talking about 19 hours and 32 minutes – and that’s a really good number in our standardized battery life test.
Charging speed
As for the charging speed though, it does come with a proprietary 5V 3A charger with a USB-A port. The charging speed isn’t spectacular at all since it is a 5V 3A charger with a 5,000mAh battery, and it takes around two hours to charge from 15% to completion.
Since it only supports 15W maximum, we decided to redo the charging test using our Ugreen 140W charger – and the charging speed is essentially the same. This is actually considered good since the phone will charge just as fast if we can provide 15W from the charger.
A few more things to mention
We also have a few things to quickly mention. The realme 14x is using a USB 2.0 port at the bottom, and there is no display output via the USB-C port too. It does, however, still have an audio jack and I truly appreciate that.
Moreover, it also has one dedicated SIM card and another hybrid SIM/micro SD card slot.
Should you buy the realme 14x?
Honestly speaking, at the price of RM899, this is an okay phone. When we adjusted our perspective to match the price, then yes – it is actually a very decent phone at this price point. It does its job well, and I’m overall pleased by the realme 14x as a complete package.
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