Please go through our analysis table of the Realme GT Neo 3, one of the most balanced phones on the market in terms of hardware, and the proof that MediaTek is devouring Qualcomm little by little. This mobile has a lot to say, so make yourself comfortable to get to know it in detail.
Before starting the analysis, we will also show you the Realme GT Neo 3 in its 80W version in the specifications table. It is the same phone with more battery, less fast charge, and an access version with slightly less RAM. It is essential to know the existence of this model to put the 150W version that we have analyzed in context.
Screen: good quality, but lacks ambition
The panel of this Realme is 6.7 inches, with Full HD + resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate, and support for HDR10 + (without support for Dolby Vision). Calibration is flawless in sRGB mode, although by default, it comes in DCI-P3 with quite a bit of oversaturation. We recommend changing this setting to the so-called “natural” mode (sRGB).
The maximum brightness is somewhat fair, the automatic brightness works as it should from the first moment, and although the panel is of good quality, for a mobile of this price, Realme could have opted for the 2K LTPO panel of its brother, the GT2 Pro.
Realme GT Neo 3 Review : Realme display settings
From the settings, we can configure the color mode of the screen and adjust its temperature and visual comfort mode. This reduces the screen’s blue light to relieve eye fatigue, and we can program it to activate at the time we want.
Finally, indicate that this panel has a dedicated co-processor, mainly focused on processing the high refresh rate and touch sampling when we are playing. If, for example, we are playing a delivery in 120 FPS mode and, due to processor limitations, a frame drops, this co-processor artificially inserts frames.
It’s also one of the few panels to achieve 1,000Hz touch sampling, which helps keep latency to a minimum. In other words, tactile feedback is instant, with minimal lag.
Performance: The mid-range MediaTek that humbled the best of Qualcomm
I’m not hiding; this is the processor I most wanted to try in 2022. The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 5G is a platform with a 5-nanometer architecture (TSMC process, not Samsung, as in the Snapdragon Gen 1), quad-core A78, and four other Cortex A55 cores, all accompanied by the Mali-G610 MC6 GPU. It doesn’t look like much on paper, but this processor rivals Qualcomm’s Gen 1, despite being mid-range oriented.
Realme GT Neo 3 Review : a real racing car
For tastes, colors, and never better said with this Realme. The 150W edition of the GT Neo that we have analyzed arrives in an electric blue color, with two vertical lines reminding us of the competition vehicles of the 70s, such as the Ford GT. It is not a finish for all audiences, but it is striking. The camera module protrudes from the body of the terminal, with the primary sensor as the protagonist and the two more sensitive secondary sensors.
The mobile is finished in polycarbonate, but the construction is impeccable. At least in this version, it does not give the feeling of being a cheap terminal. The button panel is well placed and finished off, with a power button that we get to perfectly (thanks, Realme) and the volume buttons on the right side of the terminal. The bottom part houses the USB-C and the speaker.
Looking at it from the front, we find it a very well-used act. There is a slight, barely noticeable chin, but the rest of the bezels are nicely finished off. The hole is now in the center, proof that this model does not recycle the panel of its predecessor.
Finally, it is a comfortable mobile in hand and relatively light. Despite being quite large and 16.3 centimeters long, it weighs less than 190 grams. Considering that it is a mobile that invites you to play and intensive use, this is excellent news.
Software: the good news continues
With Realme UI 3.0, we have a good relationship: a clean ROM based on Android 12 and a very light load of bloatware (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Booking) that we can sweep without any problem. Realme UI respects the automatic themes of Material You, so if we change the wallpaper, the accent colors will vary.
Realme GT Neo 3 Review : Realme UI
The dose of customization is considerable and is reminiscent of the good old days of OxygenOS. We can change the battery icon, the reader’s animations, the notification panel’s design, the Always On Display mode… It’s an easy-to-use ROM but very dense and complete in customization so that most geeks can leave it to their liking.
Realme UI is a clean ROM, and it hardly has any bloatware; at the customization level, we can configure practically all the interface elements.
It is the same ROM that we found in OPPO’s ColorOS. It works fast, is a kind of vitaminized “Stock” Android, and is currently positioned as one of the most balanced customization layers of the moment.
Autonomy: the fastest fast charge on the market
150W. It was not enough with 65, 80, 100W, or 150W. The Realme GT Neo 3 is, at the moment, the fastest charging. It is simply spectacular, and the charger comes in the box. Being GaN, it is not excessively large, considering its capacity.
In five minutes, we have 50% of the mobile charged, and the complete charge with the mobile on, from 1 to 100%, has taken 16 minutes. It’s so fast that it’s even too fast, in my opinion, making it hard for me to imagine a scenario where we need it to charge in 15 minutes fully. Welcome are, of course, the 150W, but there is a price to pay for them.
150W and 4,500mAh or 80W and 5,000mAh? Ultra-fast charging is very cool, but it takes away battery capacity.
I am convinced that this point is interesting to reflect on since because of this 150W, the cathode separator and the battery anode have to be thicker. In simpler words? With less fast charging, we would have more battery. And the proof of this is that the version that charges at 80W has a 5,000mAh battery instead of the 4,500mAh of this model.