realme P3 vs Lava Virat Curve 5G

Comparing the realme P3 vs Lava Virat Curve 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lava Virat Curve 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while realme P3 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Lava Virat Curve 5G the better performer.

Display: Both realme P3 and Lava Virat Curve 5G offer the same screen size of 6.67 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both realme P3 and Lava Virat Curve 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme P3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lava Virat Curve 5G offers 13 MP, making realme P3 better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme P3 delivers longer battery life with 12h 44m, while Lava Virat Curve 5G delivers 12h 13m, making realme P3 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme P3 and Lava Virat Curve 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme P3 and Lava Virat Curve 5G equally at 8.

realme P3

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

Lava Virat Curve 5G

₹23,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2025

28 Sep, 2026

23 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 6 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7100	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Depth Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP	5 MP

Battery


6000 mAh	6000 mAh	7000 mAh
45W Fast Charging	45W	15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

N/A

Pros

IP69-rated design
Good display
Great performance
Decent cameras

Sleek, lightweight design
Vibrant curved AMOLED display
Clean, bloatware-free software
Adequate raw performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No OIS support
Pre-installed apps

Dated, inconsistent UI
Cameras aren't class leading

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(30,348 ratings)

N/A

4.2/5

(14,969 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

764,410 AnTuTu Score	876,509 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 44m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 13m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

₹23,999

@ Flipkart

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Mar 19, 2025

(Official)

Sep 21, 2026

(Official)

Mar 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7100 MT6858

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.4 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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G57 MP2

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Hybrid Cooling System

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

764,410

876,509

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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

699

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

LCD

Screen Size

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

1100 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

800 nits

900 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

1920 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.03 %

90.05 %

87.52 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.65 %

92.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.15 mm

162.26 mm

166.07 mm

Width

75.65 mm

73.51 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

7.97 mm

8.55 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

194 grams

184 grams

212 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Vegan Leather

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size IMX480 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.828 mm focal length IMX752

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

2 MP
Depth Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Beautify

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Filters

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

2k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

2k @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 55 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W 100% in 92 minutes

Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

12h 44m

12h 13m

N/A

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

1h 1m

1h 17m 22s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)