realme X3 vs iQOO Z1

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Comparing the realme X3 vs iQOO Z1 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 iQOO Z1 runs at 2.6 GHz, making realme X3 the better performer.


Display: realme X3 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while iQOO Z1 offers 6.57 inches, making realme X3 the larger display of the two. Both realme X3 and iQOO Z1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme X3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO Z1 offers 48 MP, making realme X3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme X3 and iQOO Z1 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: iQOO Z1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while realme X3 offers 4200 mAh, making iQOO Z1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme X3 and iQOO Z1 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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realme X3
₹12,999
(Discontinued)
iQOO Z1
₹23,490
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

80%
82%

Release Date

30 Jun, 2020
24 Jan, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 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
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

4200 mAh
4500 mAh
30W Super Dart Charging
44W Super Flash Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
UFS 2.1

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
IQOO UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
MediaTek Dimensity 1000 Plus

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A77 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
Mali-G77 MC9

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)
6.57 inches  (16.69 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2408 px (FHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

399 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.7 %
84.22 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.5 %
N/A

Design

Height

163.8 mm
163.9 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.5 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

202 grams
194.7 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7926 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS 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
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4200 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Super Dart Charging 100% in 55 minutes
Yes 44W Super Flash Charging v2.0 50% in 23 minutes

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
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

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 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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)
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) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 1900(band 25) / 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 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)

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
N/A

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 Compass Gyroscope