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Tested

e’vesaidthiscountlessnumberoftimesthat

theIndiansmartphonemarketiscrowdedwith

manyplayersbutthatdoesn’t deternewbrands

enteringandtryingtogetthatpieceofthe

market.Realmeissuchabrandthatlaunchedin

the Indianmarketlastyearandhavebeengivingsometough

competitiontothelikesofXiaomi, SamsungandAsus.

Gonearethedays whencompaniesusedtofocuson

functionorformforitsbudgetdevices.Realme3 looksgood

withitsunibodydesignandcontouredbackthatgivesthe

phonea goodgrip.Thefrontisallscreenwithadewdrop

notchdesignthatgivesthephonea 88.3percentscreen-to-

bodyratiowithphysicalbuttonsandportsplacedonthe

sidesofthedevice.Thegradientcolourschemeattheback,

whichcomesindynamicblackorradiantbluemakesthe

devicestandoutfromthe competition.

Realme3 featuresa 6.22-inchdisplaythathasHD+

resolutionsupportandanaspectratioof19:9.Thescreenis

sharpwithgoodcoloursandcontrastandcomeswitha

slidertochange the colourtemperature.Thephonealso

givesanoptiontoactivateNightShield,whichisnothing

butnightmodethatactivatesthebluelightfilter.While

Night Shieldgivesthe optionofschedulingthefeaturebased

ontime,anotheroptiontoactivateordeactivateitby

syncingwiththesunriseandsunsettimewouldhavebeen

nice.

Underthehood, the phoneispoweredby MediaTek’s

HelioP70processoralongwith3GBor4GBofRAM

(dependingonthevariantyouchoose). Asexpected,we

didn’t experienceanymajorlagexceptforwhenthe phone

comesoutoftheflight mode andstartspushingallthe

pendingnotifications.However,it’s notadealbreaker.The

phonerunsColorOS 6 basedonAndroidPieandboastsafast

fingerprintsensorandAIfaceunlock. The4230mAhbattery

givesabouta dayora dayanda half(if usedsparingly)ofrun

timeona single charge.

Camera-wise,there’s 13MPand2MPsensorsattheback

andsupportsPDAFautofocuswithf/1.8aperture.Pictures

shotindaylightboastgoodcolours,contrastanddetails.

WithAIscenedetectionandfeatureslike ChromaBoost,

Nightscapehelpstoimprovethe picturequalitybuttheyare

ahitoramiss.Thefront 13 MPsensortakesdecentselfies.

Onthe videofront,the phone’s capable ofrecording to up to

1080 presolution,slo-moand time-lapse.

Thebudgetphonemarketgetsmore

competitive with this new entrant

REAL COMPETITOR

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PRICE`8,999(3GB+32GB),` 1 0,999(4GB+64GB)URL

realme.comDIMENSIONS 7 5.6x 15 6.1x8.3mmWEIGHT

17 5gDISPLAYY6.2-inchHD+(1520720)CPUMediaTek

HelioP7 0 RAM 3 GB/4GBINTERNALSTORAGE

32 GB/64GBCAMERA13MP+2MP(rear), 13MP(front)

DUALSIMYe sEXPANDABLESTORAGEYe sOSColorOS

6 basedonAndroidPieBAT T E RY 4 230mAh

VERDICT

WE’REIMPRESSEDDesign,Performance

WE’DIMPROVECamera

THELASTWORDRealme 3 jumpsintooneofthemost

crowdedpricesegmentsbutisa decentperformerwith a

fulldaybatterylifeand overall performance.

WORDS KUNALGANGAR