realme X3 vs Honor Play 4

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Comparing the realme X3 vs Honor Play 4 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme X3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.96 GHz, while Honor Play 4 runs at 2.0 GHz, making realme X3 the better performer.


Display: Honor Play 4 offers a screen size of 6.81 inches, while realme X3 offers 6.6 inches, making Honor Play 4 the larger display of the two. Both realme X3 and Honor Play 4 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both realme X3 and Honor Play 4 feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both realme X3 and Honor Play 4 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor Play 4 offers a higher battery capacity with 4300 mAh, while realme X3 offers 4200 mAh, making Honor Play 4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme X3 and Honor Play 4 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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realme X3
₹12,999
(Discontinued)
Honor Play 4
₹19,090
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
79%

Release Date

30 Jun, 2020
12 Sep, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 800
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.81 inches (17.3 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

4200 mAh
4300 mAh
30W Super Dart Charging
22.5W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5
(2,614 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

Video

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

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General

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Realme UI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 800 MT6873V

Processor

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
N/A

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

506,631
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

3.8 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.81 inches  (17.3 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

399 ppi
386 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.7 %
83.9 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.5 %
90.33 %

Design

Height

163.8 mm
170 mm

Width

75.8 mm
78.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

202 grams
213 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP5X

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera51 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4200 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Super Dart Charging 100% in 55 minutes
Yes 22.5W Fast 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.

15h 15m
N/A

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

0h 48m 47s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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
TDD N38 / N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
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)

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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