iQOO 3 vs realme X3 8GB RAM

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Comparing the iQOO 3 vs realme X3 8GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,362, while realme X3 8GB RAM scores 2,546, making iQOO 3 the better performer.


Display: realme X3 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while iQOO 3 offers 6.44 inches, making realme X3 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. iQOO 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme X3 8GB RAM's IPS LCD, making iQOO 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme X3 8GB RAM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO 3 offers 48 MP, making realme X3 8GB RAM better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both iQOO 3 and realme X3 8GB RAM feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: iQOO 3 delivers longer battery life with 21h 43m, while realme X3 8GB RAM delivers 15h 15m, making iQOO 3 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both iQOO 3 and realme X3 8GB RAM offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: iQOO 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme X3 8GB RAM has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Feb, 2020
30 Jun, 2020
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4440 mAh
4200 mAh
6500 mAh
55W Super Flash Charging
30W Super Dart Charging
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Ultra-fast performance 
  • Capable cameras
  • 55W charging is insanely fast
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • No high refresh rate screen
  • Scope for improvement in the software department
  • No current use for 5G functionality in India
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(18,224 ratings)
4.4/5
(15,928 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

589,793
AnTuTu Score
506,631
AnTuTu Score
N/A
21h 43m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 15m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
Videos
1 More Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2020
(Official)
Jun 30, 2020
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

IQOO UI
Realme UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 Kryo 585
Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 640
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

589,793
506,631
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
17.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

11.0 %
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.5 %
3.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

800 nits
480 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
399 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.46 %
84.7 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
90.5 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
163.8 mm
162.7 mm

Width

74.8 mm
75.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

214.5 grams
202 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera51 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4440 mAh
4200 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 30W Super Dart Charging 100% in 55 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

21h 43m
15h 15m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 42m 2s
0h 48m 47s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg
Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.906 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope