Realme P4 Power Review: Survival At Its Best!

A few years ago, battery anxiety was something we all just accepted. Power banks became accessories, fast charging became a flex, and we learned to live with phones that needed a top-up before the day ended. But every once in a while, a phone comes along that simply tries to last longer.

The Realme P4 Power is one such phone. On paper, a 10,001 mAh battery sounds excessive, almost unnecessary. But smartphones are not used the way they once were. They are our screens, our speakers, our gaming consoles, and sometimes even our power banks. So the real question is not whether this battery is big, it’s whether everything else around it makes sense.

After spending time with the Realme P4 Power as a daily device, here’s how it actually holds up.

Not The Most ‘Wow’ Design, But It’s Actually Interesting

When you have this big battery in a phone, you can’t ask it to be lightweight, right? But despite that, if you don’t particularly compare it with another lightweight phone or even judge by yourself, the Realme P4 Power feels as normal as any other phone in your hand. Yes, the phone weighs 219 grams and is 9.1mm thick, but Realme has done a brilliant job with weight distribution and the quad-curved display that the phone never feels bulky in daily use.

Now, about the looks, it is identical to other Realme phones with a lifted camera module on the back, which has its own interesting story, a kind of funny one. There are three camera rings on the camera module, but only two of them have camera sensors, and the third one at the bottom is nothing but just a show-off.

The Realme P4 Power comes in three colours: Trans Blue, Trans Orange, and Trans Silver. I have the silver variant, and I think if I were about to buy this phone, I’d go with silver only. Realme clearly wanted this phone to look technical on purpose. The moment you see it, those screws and wire-like patterns on the top make it feel like you’re looking at the inside of a machine, not just the back of a phone.

Lastly, the phone also appears durable on paper. The Realme P4 Power carries an IP69 rating for protection against water and dust and is MIL-STD-810H compliant, meeting military-grade durability standards. For display protection, Realme has used Gorilla Glass 7i to guard against scratches.

Realme P4 Power Got The Display Right

Over the past few months, I have reviewed several Realme phones, from budget models to flagships. One thing that remained consistent across all of them was their well-optimised displays. With the P4 Power, you are getting a 6.8-inch 1.5K AMOLED display, which has 144 Hz refresh rate support.

Starting with brightness, the brand claims a peak brightness of 6,500 nits based on lab tests conducted pixel by pixel. In our testing, which included torching the ambient light sensor in auto mode, we recorded a peak brightness of 1,722 nits. This ensures the display remains clearly visible even under direct sunlight, with no major visibility concerns.

Colours that this display produces pop without making the visuals feel over-saturated. The phone also supports HDR10+ on Netflix, so if you are someone who watches a lot of content on their phone, this one won’t disappoint. High-quality videos also appear sharp, thanks to its 1.5K resolution. On top of that, it also comes with a 144 Hz high refresh rate and UFS 3.1 storage, so the whole feel and vibe of this phone is snappy. Until the raw performance enters the chat.

Read This If You’re a Power User!

Performing intense tasks and managing heavy loads are not Realme P4 Power’s cup of tea. The phone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra processor, which is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR4X RAM.

In our benchmark testing, the smartphone wasn’t bad at all. It scored over 1 million points in AnTuTu and decent numbers in Geekbench 6 as well. However, if we compare it with another phone in this segment, like the OnePlus Nord CE5, which is equipped with a better processor (MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex), the Realme P4 Power falls behind.

Beyond benchmarks, this gap is noticeable in real-world use as well, especially if you’re a power user. While watching the ‘4K Costa Rica’ video on YouTube, I noticed that the moment I switched settings to 2160p 60FPS, the video started lagging. Moreover, while playing BGMI, I noticed some stutters. And unfortunately, you only get 90 FPS support in BGMI, even though it has a 144 Hz screen.

Although the thermal management is sweet. We ran a 15-minute stress test, where this phone remained cool and consistent, sustaining its raw power.

Socia-Media Ready Cameras

For photography, the Realme P4 Power features a dual-camera setup, including a 50-megapixel main and an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens. Now, you should know one thing: the Realme P4 Power is not a camera phone, yet the pictures it takes are good enough for social media, especially if you have a basic sense of framing and lighting.

In well-lit conditions, the main camera captures vibrant images. While it doesn’t reproduce completely natural colours, whatever colour boost it applies doesn’t look bad. Details remain largely intact in most 50-megapixel shots; however, at 2x zoom, there is a noticeable loss of detail, and images don’t appear as sharp.

But if you want to shoot portraits, only use 2x zoom. That adds character to portrait pictures; the bokeh effect looks better at 2x, and you can notice good clarity. Sometimes, the edge detection feels a bit off, but it’s not the case with every portrait.

Surprisingly, the ultrawide lens does a decent job on the P4 Power, unlike other ultrawide cameras we see on phones. Colours do not wash off, pictures look sharp, and the field of view is also what you expect.

The Mighty 10,001 mAh Battery!

And finally, our thoughts about the 10,001 mAh battery! First things first, let me tell you the battery and charging specifications. The Realme P4 Power features a 10,001 mAh battery, 80W fast charging, and 27W reverse charging.

From our testing, we recorded more than 33 hours of screen-on time, and that’s not even 100% to 0% drain. This was only 100% to 20%. So if you use your phone moderately, the Realme P4 Power offers a continuous 40 hours of screen-on time, approximately.

To test its battery, we even ran and recorded real-world tests such as: (Tap HERE for the video)

• Scrolling social media for an hour
• Playing a podcast video on 4K for two hours
• Playing BGMI on high graphics settings for an hour
• Reverse charging a phone for an hour
• Recording a 4K video from its camera for an hour
• And lastly, noting its charging time from 0% to 100%

And after running all these tests, the Realme P4 Power was still not dead. We literally had to turn on the flashlight, run a benchmark, and set the phone to 4K recording simultaneously, so it drained completely. Even that took more than 3 hours.

So, the battery backup this phone offers is insane. Realme has literally set up a benchmark in both on-paper specifications and real-world use.

But that’s not the only milestone. The 10,001 mAh phone also sets a new record in charging time. The Realme P4 Power, with an 80W fast charger, charges from 0 to 100% in around 2 hours. As Realme’s CMO says, you charge it at night and forget about the battery. You literally have to leave your phone for around two hours if you complete the charging cycle and always charge your devices to 100%.

So, What’s The Final Take?

So, what’s the final take on the Realme P4 Power? With a 10,001 mAh battery, this phone has brought an evolution to battery life on smartphones in India. We have seen insane advancements on the camera front and on the computational front, but nothing like this on the battery front, which definitely gives Realme a first-mover advantage.

Under Rs 30,000, the Realme P4 Power is a hard-to-miss recommendation for me. Let’s say you want to buy a budget smartphone for your parents, who are not that tech-savvy but scroll Facebook day and night. Or you have an iPhone, but you want a secondary phone, which should be an Android with great battery life. This phone fits best for these kinds of scenarios.

The design is comfortable, the fit and finish are nice, the display just slaps for this price segment, and the battery is not even a question. Yes, you do not get very powerful raw performance or cameras, but this phone is made for sustainability. You can’t show off this phone to your friends by showing camera samples or gaming FPS, but you can definitely flaunt it when their phones need to be charged. The Realme P4 Power is made to survive when other phones can’t.