Realme P4X First Impressions Review: Big Battery, Strong Performance, Familiar Trade-Offs

Realme P4X First Impressions: As soon as you turn on the Realme PX4, you understand what the company has prioritised with this device. Performance, battery life and a silky-smooth high-refresh display — even if it means scrimping somewhere like the camera hardware or panel tech. At about ₹15,000 with all offers considered, it’s your no-nonsense, power-packed budget phone.

Design and Display: Practical With a Premium Touch

The Realme P4X feels sturdy and good to hold in hand. A polycarbonate back and frame don’t exactly scream luxury, but the finish looks clean, particularly on the silver model, and surprisingly high-end. There’s a little bit of design inspiration here borrowed from the flagship phones, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge, which at this price point is not a bad thing.

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The phone is distinctly overweight and massive for its size, at 220g on the scales, and all of that bulk comes from the large battery inside. You also get IP64 dust and splash resistance, which is nice to have, even if it’s technically less than the P3X. There are stereo speakers, and they sound just fine, neither special nor terrible.

The 6.72-inch IPS screen operates at 144 Hz and is one of the phone’s highlights. It’s smooth, and it’s bright enough to work in outdoor lighting at around 1,000 nits, while colours generally appear warm and vibrant for watching videos or gaming. With that said, the limitations of IPS are evident – thicker bezels and a bit of edge light bleed here or there; you won't be getting those deep AMOLED-style blacks without significantly blowing up your budget. The side-mounted fingerprint sensor is also quick and accurate; however, its existence will remind you as to why an in-display sensor still isn’t a thing here.

Performance and Software: The Core Strength

And here's where the Realme P4X does wonders. Equipped with the Dimensity 7400 Ultra and UFS 3.1 storage, performance for daily tasks is a breeze. App launches are quick, multitasking is fluid, and there’s no apparent lag in everyday use.

Gaming capability is very good for the price range. It offers a smooth gaming experience with steady frame rates and no overheating even at 90 fps while playing BGMI. Benchmarks and storage speeds support the actual world usage. The phone works on Android 15 with Realme UI, and there’s some preloaded bloatware, though the majority can be uninstalled. Realme has promised two years of Android updates and three years of security patches, which seems reasonable at this price.

Battery and Charging: A Clear Win

The 7,000mAh battery is truly remarkable; even for heavy users, it should easily last a day and a half with moderate use; lighter users could stretch it even further to two full days with light usage. While 45W fast charging may not be the fastest available, it still charges from 1% to 100% in around 90 minutes, which makes for reasonable performance given the large battery size; bypass charging is also provided to gamers for ease of gaming experience.

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Camera: Usable, Not a Selling Point

Useful pictures, with decent colour, are enabled by the 50MP main camera, but sharpness is average and there’s no OIS. The second sensor feels largely unnecessary. There’s no 2x zoom (something that’s common on most other new and similarly priced phones), portraits are just passable, and selfies look fine but a little soft. Video maxes out at 4K 30 fps with pedestrian stabilisation. Night mode does a good job of controlling noise, but detail falls off a cliff if you start to zoom in. Realme’s AI tools, like object eraser and glare removal, make it easy to polish your results, but they can only do so much to compensate for the hardware.

Early Verdict

It’s got good performance and battery life, a smooth, bright 144Hz IPS screen and great day-to-day usability for the price. The trade-offs are obvious here: no AMOLED screen and an average camera configuration. If you can overlook these and prioritise performance and battery life over camera capabilities or display technology, the Realme P4X justifies its place in the ₹15,000 price segment.