Upper mid-range · 2020

Realme X3 SuperZoom

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A71's main sensor

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.6″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

855+ 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 30W charging

64 MP 4 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Realme X3 SuperZoom looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

437 nits

HDR

Not listed

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm) · 8-core 2.96 GHz · Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

477,905

GSMArena · v8

517,743

Kimovil · Antutu v8

GeekBench

2,579

Graphics test

GFXBench 35 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.96 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.0

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.96 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, Realme UI 2.0

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

8 MP f/3.4

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.3

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung Bright S5KGW1, 1/1.72", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A71 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 30 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Lab endurance

103:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-28.0 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Good (-28.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

202 g · 8.9 mm

Height

163.8 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

202 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

49% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

478k vs 569k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Loses on most 4 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 163 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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