Realme Narzo N53 is one of those cases where the story writes itself. There are no surprises. No catch. As the headline says, this is a phone that will give you, or at least try to give you full iPhone 14 Pro Max vibes for under Rs 10,000. The fact that it carries— with it— a respectable spec-sheet, too, is cherry on the cake.
Let’s get pricing out of the way before diving into any further detail. The Narzo N53 starts at Rs 8,999 for a version with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. You can get it with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage as well if you can stretch your budget by another Rs 2,000. This makes it an entry-level phone technically which is to say it is built for first-time smartphone users thinking about making a switch from a feature phone, or someone looking for a secondary device on a budget.
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The parametres (and expectations) are clearly defined and yet, there are some areas where this phone punches above its weight-class, making it potentially great value for money. The design draws heavily from Apple’s latest and greatest iPhone (it is, also, of the same size at 6.7-inch). As if that wasn’t enough, Realme has also shrunk down the dynamic island into a “mini capsule” for the masses. It’s a fleeting image and a far cry from the original, but hey, you get what you pay for and let me tell you, Realme does give you A LOT with this phone.
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The Narzo N53’s looks are straight-up iPhone 14 Pro like. The flat sides, the rounded corners, the back camera housing are all very reminiscent of Apple’s new pro iPhone. But then this is a budget phone with a polycarbonate back, though we have to say Realme has done well with the choice of gradient. The phone looks quite attractive.
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The Narzo N53’s 6.74-inch 720p LCD display also has a 90Hz refresh rate (still rare among entry-level phones) and a water-drop style notch at the centre that also doubles as a “mini capsule” notification widget. Basically, the notch uses software wizardry to expand to show you bit more information for select instances like charging. Realme claims a respectable peak brightness figure of 450nits. The panel has a touch sampling rate of up to 180Hz.
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The Narzo N73 is quite slim and light for a 6.7-inch phone. It measures 7.94mm and weighs 182g.
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The chin is quite noticeable, quite expected of a budget phone like this.
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You get a side-mounted fingerprint reader in this phone.
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The Narzo N53 has only one usable 50MP camera on the back. It has an 8MP selfie camera.
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The main camera captures good photos when you give it lots of light with decent detail and generally wide dynamic range.
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The Narzo N53 runs Realme UI T Edition based on Android 13. There is some bloat, but the user interface is more stock-ish relative to more expensive Realme phones.
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Under the hood, you get a Unisoc T612 chipset. The phone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast USB Type-C charging.
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Rounding off the package are dual speakers and 3.5mm headphone jack.
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