Realme 14x 5G : With the transition to 5G playing out gradually across the market, Realme was fast out of the starting blocks to bring straight-up 5G devices to the masses. The Realme 14x 5G is another leap towards that—modern specs, stylish design, and next-gen connectivity for a price that’s friendly on the wallet.
Aimed at students, young professionals and cost-conscious consumers, the Realme 14x 5G is here to offer no-compromise value.
But is it just another 5G gimmick, or does it really proved where it counts? Let’s find out.
Design and Build: Slim and Fit and Young
Realme 14x 5G design: Minimalist is the new black Realme 14x 5G has a minimalistic design with flat contours and a matte finish back-panel with a well tucked-in dual-camera module.
The phone feels as solid as a brick in the hands and weighs approximately 190 grams, so the device is light enough to handle and operate with a single hand.
It is available in Gen Z-friendly hues, such as Sky Green, Midnight Black and Ice Blue. The entire build might be plastic, but it never feels cheap — thanks to Realme’s polished design language.
Screen: Decent scrolling view with large view.
On the front of the device, the 14x 5G features a 6.72-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display with a 120Hz refresh rate, which guarantees smooth transitions and a snappy feel to the software.
It’s not AMOLED, but the screen quality is decent for its price category. Colors are true to life and the brightness is good enough for indoor and outdoor use.
The high refresh rate lends the phone an advantage in the grinds of daily use too, particularly when scrolling through apps, browsing the web, or gaming.
Performance: Speed and Stability Were Built In
The device is also equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset to offer 5G in several bands. It comes equipped with up to 6GB RAM and 128GB ROM that ensures seamless multitasking, app switching and light gaming.
Games such as Free Fire and BGMI also work well on medium graphics settings and thermal management is also good. Realme also has Dynamic RAM Expansion that lets you borrow up to 6GB of virtual RAM for better performance under load.
Software: clean and efficient
The device comes with Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14 and despite being a Realme product, you get a polished software experience, quite intuitive as well. There’s very little bloatware and features that are useful, such as Smart Sidebar, App Lock and Screen Recording coming built-in.
The interface is quick and responsive, and is designed for lower power use particularly useful on low end machines.
Two years of big software updates and frequent security patches will keep the phone safe and current.
Camera: Average Daylight Shooter
Realme 14x 5G sports a 50MP main camera along with secondary depth sensor. The main sensor does particularly well in good daylight conditions delivering sharp images with great levels of detail and contrast Portrait mode is serviceable, providing natural-looking background blur.
Average photo quality in low lighting, with some noise and soft edges. The workhorse 8MP, front selfie camera does a good job, under good natural light.
There are beauty filters and AI tweaks for social media-ready snaps.
Battery Life: One-Day Champ
Sponsored with a 5000mAh high-capacity battery, the 14x 5G makes you never run out of juice throughout the day, whether you’re making calls, watching videos or browsing the web. The battery life is reliable even for heavy users, thanks to Realme’s software optimization.
The device also has support of 33W Super VOOC fast charge, which can charge the phone from 0 to 100% in a little more than one hour. That’s nice to have at this price point and greatly curtails downtime.
Pros and Cons
Pros:
120Hz smooth display
5G support on multiple bands
Decent battery life with 33W fast charge
Clean, lightweight Realme UI
Treble to decent tripod in good light.
Fashionable and cozy All items individually measured by face size.
Cons:
No AMOLED display
Average low light photography
Back is made of plastic (looks good and durable)
No ultra-wide or macro camera
No water/dust resistance IP rating
Realme 14x 5G Final Verdict
The Realme 14x 5G is a smart, all-round budget phone for those who want to future-proof their purchase without spending too much money.
With consistent 5G performance, good visuals and solid battery life, the device is a daily driver for students, light gamers and everybody else in between.
If you’re after a no-nonsense phone that does the basics right — and then slaps 5G on top as a cheeky extra — the Realme 14x 5G is one to keep an eye on.