how different is the new phone from its predecessor?

Realme Narzo 70 5G officially launched in India on Wednesday as a new phone in the Narzo 70 series. It comes as a successor to the Narzo 60 5G with a host of upgrades including a 120Hz AMOLED display, 45W charging, and MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC, which is quite powerful in the segment. In this article, we compare the Narzo 70 5G with the Narzo 60 5G to see all the differences and improvements.

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: specs at a glance

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: price in India

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: design

The Realme Narzo 70 and Narzo 60 have a nearly identical rear panel design. We see a large circular camera module but with a slightly different camera sensor placement. While the Narzo 60 offers a vegan leather back panel, the Narzo 70 has a polycarbonate material. In this aspect, the Narzo 60 scores brownie points. Narzo 70 offers a dual-tone-like finish, with a darker colour finish on the top.

On the front though, we get a punch-hole cutout and sizeable bezels around the screen. Both phones have a boxy chassis, with colour-matching frames. Both have an in-display fingerprint sensor for security.

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: display

The Realme Narzo 70 5G features an AMOLED display with a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. This makes the whole user experience smooth and seamless. In comparison, the Narzo 60 gets a 90Hz screen so you will notice some difference in the fluidity of the UI if you upgrade.

We get 2,000 nits peak brightness on the Narzo 70 5G compared to 1000 nits on the predecessor. The improved brightness will help with better outdoor visibility even under direct sunlight. Additionally, the new Narzo phone offers 3095 levels of brightness adjustments. The screen on the Narzo 70 is TUV Rheinland for low blue light emission but the Narzo 60 offers a curved AMOLED panel and Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: performance

Realme Narzo 70 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7050, which is being marketed as the most powerful chipset in the segment and this shows. In the AnTuTu benchmark test, the Narzo 70 scored 5,84,952 points compared to a modest 4,05,813 points for the Narzo 60 on the same benchmark platform.

This vast difference has a clear effect on day-to-day usage as well. The app opening/closing speeds are pretty impressive on the Narzo 70. There aren’t any major heating issues during casual gaming as well. While Narzo 60 can handle day-to-day tasks like calling, messages, clicking pictures, reading emails and other simple tasks but starts to show its weakness under pressure. We will have more to talk about Narzo 70 in our review.

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: cameras

The Realme Narzo 70 and Narzo 60 feature the same 16MP shooter on the front. This means the selfies should be more or less similar with equally sharp details and colours. They both get a 2MP secondary camera.

However, the Narzo 70 gets a 50MP S5KJN1 primary camera while the Narzo 60 5G gets a 64MP primary shooter. More about the Narzo 70 cameras will be detailed in our complete review.

Realme Narzo 70 vs Realme Narzo 60: battery, software

The Realme Nazro 70 runs on Android 14 OS, while the Narzo 60 runs on a dated Android 13 out of the box. They both have Realme UI custom skin over Android and this offers various customisation options. The brand is offering 2 major OS updates to the Narzo 70 5G, which might be the case with the Narzo 60 as well. This means, the Narzo 70 will get Android 15 and 16 updates, while Narzo 60 will only get up to Android 15.

The Realme Narzo 70 and Narzo 60 pack the same 5,000mAh battery but the former has a faster 45W fast charging compared to 33W on the latter. Our Realme Narzo 60 review notes the bundled charger takes close to 2.5 hours from 0-100 percent, which is quite long, while the Narzo 70’s 45W charger is claimed to take just 61 minutes to reach 100 percent. 

Verdict

Realme Narzo 70 5G is a worthy upgrade over the Narzo 60. We get faster charging support at 45W, the latest Android 14 OS out of the box, and a larger 6.67-inch screen compared to 6.43 on the Nazo 60. Most importantly, the Dimensity 7050 is quite powerful compared to the Dimensity 6020. While the cameras on the Narzo 70 need testing, the 50MP should be better than last year’s 64MP sensor.