iQOO U3 vs realme V15

Comparing the iQOO U3 vs realme V15 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme V15 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while iQOO U3 runs at 2.0 GHz, making realme V15 the better performer.

Display: iQOO U3 offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while realme V15 offers 6.4 inches, making iQOO U3 the larger display of the two. realme V15 features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO U3's IPS LCD, making realme V15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme V15 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO U3 offers 48 MP, making realme V15 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme V15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while iQOO U3 offers 8 MP, making realme V15 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO U3 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while realme V15 offers 4310 mAh, making iQOO U3 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both iQOO U3 and realme V15 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

iQOO U3

₹16,499

(Not Released in India)

realme V15

₹15,890

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

05 Jan, 2022

17 Sep, 2021

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 800	MediaTek Dimensity 800	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.58 inches (16.71 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2408 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4310 mAh	6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging	50W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

IQOO UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 800 MT6873V

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC4

Mali-G57 MC3

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2408 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

430 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi

411 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.59 %

81.84 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.61 %

90.8 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

164.1 mm

160.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.3 mm

75.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

8.1 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

185.5 grams

176 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79CMOS image sensor

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.1 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4310 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 50W Flash Charging 50% in 18 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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.

N/A

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

N/A

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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