Realme GT 3

Verdict

The Realme GT 3 isn’t probably the most eye-catching smartphone, however the mixture of a flagship chipset, nice show and extremely quick 240W charging makes it a stable selection nonetheless.

Introduction

It’s all nicely and good having a high-end smartphone but when the gadget usually takes over an hour to cost, forgetting to plug in your telephone at night time can depart you standing by your charger tapping your foot the subsequent day. 

That is the place Oppo sub-brand Realme is available in with the Realme GT 3. In response to the corporate, the third iteration of the Realme GT is able to taking a telephone from 0 to 100% in as little as 10 minutes, which means you would be out of the door very quickly. 

Realme initially debuted its 240W charging know-how within the China-exclusive Realme GT Neo 5 earlier this yr and now the corporate is bringing it to worldwide markets with the GT 3. 

Preserve studying to seek out out extra about this fast-charging smartphone.

Design and display screen

• The Realme GT 3 has a extra refined look than its predecessors 
• There’s an RGB gentle on the again for notifications
• The 6.74-inch show has a 144Hz refresh fee 

Relating to its design, the Realme GT 3 strays removed from the uniquely paper-textured Realme GT 2 that got here earlier than it. It appears nothing just like the sporty vegan leather-based Realme GT that got here earlier than that, both. 

As a substitute, the Realme GT 3 has a a lot much less flashy glass again that shimmers subtly when it catches the sunshine. A lot of the curiosity right here lies within the digital camera module, which takes up the highest part of the display screen with three cameras and a (pretend) model of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset that powers the telephone. 

For my part, the GT 3 is sleeker and a bit extra subtle in design than its predecessors. Nevertheless, it’s additionally very plain-looking when put next with these telephones and it solely is available in black and white variants, making it look all enterprise.

There’s a neat RGB ring that lights up across the chip to alert its person of notifications and you’ll customise the color and the pace at which it flashes, nevertheless it doesn’t present up fairly as nicely beneath daylight because it does in a darker room.

Regardless of its glass again, the rear of the telephone does do job of staving off fingerprints, however you’ll wish to be careful for smudges on the digital camera module as it is a completely different story. 

Flip the telephone round and also you’ll be met with a 6.74-inch AMOLED show. I discovered the display screen to be vivid and vibrant and video streamed on the display screen was sharp.

Different perks to the show embody a easy 144Hz refresh fee, in addition to a highly-customisable always-on show to indicate key data, just like the time and battery life, at a look with out requiring you to unlock the telephone, although the latter is pretty atypical amongst Android counterparts.

Digital camera 

• The Realme GT 3 has a triple digital camera with a 50MP predominant sensor 
• Photographs are detailed and colors are life like, however the 50MP mode loses some distinction
• The digital camera can even file video at 4K/60fps

The Realme GT 3 packs a triple rear digital camera that consists of a 50-megapixel predominant digital camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor and a 2-megapixel microscope sensor. This is identical setup because the Realme GT 2 and sits just under the GT 2 Professional, which opted for a second 50-megapixel ultra-wide angle digital camera over an 8-megapixel one.

I discovered the digital camera to be improbable at producing vibrant colors and sharp particulars, however I’m not totally offered on the 50-megapixel mode. Whereas the photographs actually got here out brighter and extra extremely detailed, they lose fairly a little bit of distinction making them seem a bit flat compared to pictures snapped in the usual digital camera mode.

That being stated, each choices work fantastically in low gentle, retaining quantity of element although the outcomes can verge on trying oversharpened at occasions.

The telephone isn’t ultimate for taking pictures at distances, although with no telephoto lens that isn’t actually a shock. The digital zoom appears good as much as round 5x, which is the purpose at which pictures begin to turn into a bit too sharp and noisy to make use of.

It’s a disgrace Realme didn’t add a telephoto digital camera to this telephone – particularly seeing because the third microscope sensor feels a bit gimmicky. 

Relating to video, the GT 3 can file sharp 4K video at 60fps. Flip the telephone over and also you’ll discover a 16-megapixel entrance digital camera able to capturing detailed selfies with impressively pure colors and loads of heat to the pores and skin.

Efficiency 

• The telephone is powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 
• There’s as much as 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage 
• The Realme UI 4.0 pores and skin is minimal and customisable 

The Realme GT 3 is powered by Qualcomm’s mid-2022 flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 – as you might need guessed from the chipset embedded within the rear of the telephone. The processor is paired with as much as 16GB of RAM and as much as 1TB of storage. 

I discovered the efficiency to be as speedy as I’d hoped, with apps loading up quick and pre-installed video games like Piano Hop feeling slick on the smartphone. 

The GT 3 additionally scored nicely in our benchmarks, with a single-core rating of 1383 and a multi-core rating of 3842 in Geekbench 6 and maxing out each the Sling Shot and Sling Shot Excessive exams. 

Realme has pasted its Realme UI 4.0 pores and skin over Android 13 and I discovered I loved utilizing the software program. It doesn’t overwhelm you with options and there’s quite a bit you possibly can customise from the always-on show and the RGB gentle to the extra typical wallpapers and themes. You possibly can even multitask with a split-screen view and floating home windows. 

My solely criticism right here is that there’s a little bit of bloatware to take care of, notably relating to video games. Nevertheless, these are straightforward sufficient to take away in case you’re not concerned with taking part in titles like Sweet Crush and Royal Match. 

Battery life 

• The Realme GT 3 has a big 4600 mAh battery 
• 240W charging is quick however falls a bit in need of claims 
• There’s no wi-fi charging right here

The spotlight of the Realme GT 3 is little question its blazingly quick 240W charging. In reality, it’s the quickest charging out there in any telephone at any worth proper now.  

Realme claims the 4600mAh battery can go from 0 to 100% in 10 minutes, 50% in 4 minutes and 20% in as little as 80 seconds. All of those speeds will be achieved utilizing the USB-C charging brick and cable within the field, claims Realme. 

This most likely sounds too good to be true and, in my expertise, it’s considerably. In reality, I discovered the charging time to be just below double that Realme lists on paper, with the telephone reaching 50% in 7 minutes and 25 seconds and 100% in 18 minutes and 27 seconds. 

That is nonetheless impressively quick charging and figuring out that I can cost my telephone totally in lower than 20 minutes feels very reassuring after I’m operating late getting out the door. It’s speedier than the 65W quick charging on the GT 2 and GT 2 Professional and I did discover it satisfying to see the battery crawl 1% greater with each second that handed across the 30-50% mark.  

Nevertheless, I’m suspicious that there could also be a difficulty with my pattern and I’m at present in communication with Realme about it. If this seems to be the case, I’ll be sure you replace this evaluation.

The battery life itself is great and I discovered the telephone might final a full day of use with ease. Sadly, there’s no assist for wi-fi charging so don’t anticipate to have the ability to cost this telephone with a Qi charging pad, however that’s a sacrifice you’ll must make as Realme has clearly focussed on pace over wi-fi comfort with this telephone.

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