Realme 15 Pro 5G: A triple camera crowd-pleaser

The Realme 15 Pro, one of the three of Realme's "AI Party Phone" series, lands in Bangladesh along with its other two versions with a spec sheet that reads like a wish list: a 6.8-inch 1.5K AMOLED at up to 144Hz, a gigantic 7,000mAh cell with 80W charging, and a 50MP-led camera system that leans into low-light tricks. It's a lively high mid-ranger that nails stamina and screen quality, but falls just short of the top-tier status. Nonetheless, it's an impressive device to use on a daily basis. We used the Realme 15 Pro for a week and here's our detailed take. 

Design and durability

The Realme 15 Pro 5G has changed direction from last year's circular camera module, switching to a rectangular island with individual protruding rings. It looks fresh, but the phone does wobble on a desk – even with the bundled case. The back panel has tidy detailing (including a pulse light around the module for notifications and call effects) and comes in Velvet Green (vegan leather). At 7.69mm and about 187g, it feels improbably light for a 7,000mAh device and the weight distribution is spot on.

Build materials are sensible for the class: Gorilla Glass 7i on the front, a plastic frame that's comfortable to grip, and IP66/IP68/IP69 resistance – unusually robust claims for dust and water protection at this price. Ports and buttons are straightforward: USB-C and speaker at the bottom; power and volume on the right; additional mics up top; SIM tray below.

Display

This is the headline act. The 6.8-inch 1.5K (2,800 × 1,280) 4D Curve+ AMOLED is uniformly bezel-thin and properly bright: Realme quotes 6,500 nits peak with a 1,800-nit high-brightness mode. It's 10-bit, covers 100% DCI-P3, supports HDR10+ and Widevine L1, and pairs a 144Hz refresh (adaptive between 60–144Hz) with an instant touch sampling rate up to 2,500Hz. The result is crisp, punchy and responsive, with good outdoor visibility and comfortable low-light dimming via Eye Care options. If you dislike saturated tones, switch the colour profile from Vivid to Natural in settings.

Performance and software

Under the hood sits Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. Day-to-day, the phone feels quick, RAM management is excellent, and sustained performance is steadier than some faster-benchmarked rivals thanks to a large vapour chamber and effective thermal tuning. Expect roughly 60fps in titles like BGMI at moderate settings, with GT Mode available for short bursts and an AI Gaming Coach/Motion Control suite for niceties.

Synthetic numbers land around the 1.08m mark on AnTuTu, placing it behind Snapdragon 8-series and Dimensity 8000-class alternatives in raw power. If absolute speed is your priority, you'll find faster for similar money; if you value consistency and cool operation, the 15 Pro is more convincing.

Software is Realme UI 6.0 on Android 15. The experience is feature-rich – Smart Loop sharing, Google Gemini/Circle to Search integration, riding and glove modes, and slick gestures – but there's plenty of bloat . Most of it can be disabled, not deleted.

However, we're told that while the review unit came stocked with bloatware, the phones launched in Bangladesh come with lesser of these. 

The bigger concern is longevity: Realme's policy here is two major OS updates and three years of security patches, while several competitors now promise four OS updates. For buyers who keep phones longer than two to three years, that's a drawback.

Cameras

Hardware centres on a 50MP Sony IMX896 primary sensor with OIS, paired with a 50MP ultrawide; a third auxiliary sensor rounds out the rear. Up front, there's a 50MP selfie camera. All three rear lenses and the selfie camera support 4K at 60fps. Video from the main camera is bright, detailed and stabilised; the ultrawide shows more shake and grain, and there's no seamless lens switching mid-recording. On the front, stabilisation is limited to 1080p.

In daylight, the main camera produces crisp, appealing images with good texture, though colour can skew a touch warm/red. The ultrawide keeps colour reasonably consistent but trails on detail and dynamic range, with some edge distortion. Portraits look pleasant thanks to natural bokeh, yet they lack the bite you get from a dedicated telephoto – subject separation and fine facial detail are where it falls short.

Low light is where the "party phone" pitch makes sense. Night mode reins in flare and noise effectively, delivering cleaner, shareable shots. The Fill Light function can hold both LEDs on continuously to avoid blown highlights, and creative Starburst and Heart effects add a bit of fun to street lights and stage rigs. Realme's AI Party Mode (Party/Stage/Silhouette/Fireworks scenes) is more than a gimmick, though it could be more proactive about prompting the right mode.

Beyond capture, AI Edit Genie is ambitious: text- or voice-prompt editing that adds objects, swaps backgrounds, cleans glare and more – even for photos not shot on the device. It's powerful when it works, but processing can be slow, results inconsistent, and it requires an active internet connection. As ever with AI editors, think about ethics and disclosure if you're altering reality.

Battery and charging

The 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery is the 15 Pro's ace. You'll comfortably clear a full day of heavy use, often more with mixed social, streaming and camera time. In controlled tests, it pushes well past 15 hours on battery benchmarks, and real-world streaming/gaming drains are reassuringly gentle. Charging is 80W SuperVOOC; expect a full refill in a little over an hour from low, with bypass charging available to keep heat down during gaming. The charger ships in the box.

Pros

• Superb 6.8in 1.5K/144Hz AMOLED with HDR10+
• Huge 7,000mAh battery; consistent real-world endurance
• Solid main camera in day and night; fun low-light modes and Fill Light
• Stable performance and effective cooling
• IP66/IP68/IP69 rating; Gorilla Glass 7i; in-box 80W charger

Cons

• Only two OS updates and three years of security patches
• Bloatware out of the box
• No telephoto; portraits lack fine detail
• Ultrawide video is shakier/grainier; no lens switching in video
• Wobbles on a flat surface due to the camera island

Verdict

A confident crowd-pleaser. The Realme 15 Pro 5G combines a class-leading display, marathon battery life and genuinely useful low-light camera tools. Performance is stable rather than spectacular, portraits are merely fine, and the UI could do with less clutter. Most importantly, software support lags behind the best in class. If you upgrade every two to three years and value screen, stamina and party-friendly cameras over raw horsepower, this is an easy phone to recommend. If you want longer updates, cleaner software or a sharper portrait camera, rivals exist.