#Realme 5 Pro hands-on

With the coming of the Vivo S1 Pro, we wanted to see how it fares against one of our budget favorites for the year, the Realme 5 Pro. If you guys are like me, I’m pretty sure you fondly remember the Realme 3 Pro, which was one of the best bang-for-your-buck smartphones from earlier this year in the mid-range segment.  That success is now followed by the Realme 5 Pro from the new Realme 5 series. The Realme 5 series is launching in the Philippines, and fortunately, we got our hands on the more powerful variant -- the Realme 5 Pro. Surprisingly, with the rise of in-display fingerprint scanners, the Realme 5 Pro has a physical rear-mounted sensor. The Realme 5 Pro is somewhat hefty as compared to its predecessor -- the Realme 3 Pro. Powering the Realme 5 Pro is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 chipset which should be more powerful than the Snapdragon 710. For this review, we’re looking at the realme 16 Pro+. Design and Construction The most obvious change realme made to the realme 16 Pro and Pro+ variant is the design. Read more in our articles including "Watch: Vivo S1 Pro vs Realme 5 Pro Comparison Review" and "Watch: Realme 5 Pro Review".