Realme Q3s with Snapdragon 778G SoC, 48MP triple rear cameras launched: price, specs, and more

Realme today announced a new smartphone in the Q series dubbed Realme Q3s. The Realme Q3s joins the rest of the Q3 series, consisting of Realme Q3i, Q3 and Q3 Pro. The Realme Q3s brings some minor improvements over the Realme Q3 and Q3 Pro. It comes with a 6.6-inch 144Hz LTPO panel, Snapdragon 778G chipset, 48MP primary camera, and a 5,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging support. The company also announced Realme GT Neo2T and Realme Watch T1. So here’s everything you need to know about the Realme Q3s.

Realme Q3 price

Realme Q3 price in China starts at RMB 1,599 (around Rs 18,700) for the 6GB+128GB base storage variant. The 8GB+128GB comes for RMB 1,799( around Rs 21,000 ) and the 8GB+256GB storage variant will be available for RMB 2,199 (around Rs 25,700). However, Realme is offering an RMB 100 disocunt on the base storage variant and an RMB 200 discount on the 8GB+128GB storage model in the first sale bringing down the price to RMB 1,499 (around Rs 17,500) and RMB 1,599 (around Rs 18,700) respectively. The Realme Q3 will be available to pre-order in China on October 20th, with open sales scheduled to begin on November 1st. Realme is offering a free pair of wired earphones on pre-orders.

Realme Q3s specifications

The Realme Q3s features a 6.6-inch HD+ LCD panel with a dynamic refresh rate of 144Hz and HDR 10 support. The LCD panel supports 4096-level dimming and DCI-P3 wide colour gamut. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 778G chipset paired with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The Q3s comes with VRS rendering technology that delivers high image quality and a stable frame rate during gaming. It also supports Dynamic RAM Expansion, allowing users to get up to 5GB of extra RAM. The smartphone boasts a 5,000mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging, promising a 50% charge in 25 minutes. It runs RealmeUI 2.0 on top of Android 11.

In the optics department, the Realme Q3s sports a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 48MP primary sensor, a black and white portrait camera, and a macro camera. On the front, it has a 16MP for selfies housed inside the punch-hole cutout. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The Realme Q3s comes in two colours – Nebula and Night Sky Blue. As of now, there’s no word on the launch of Realme Q3s in India.