Smartphone Realme X3 SuperZoom

Move over Xiaomi

In recent years, Chinese smartphone makers have raised the bar to some incredible level. In everyday life, the profile press even has a strange expression “low-cost flagship”, which refers to a 500-dollar stuffed with a thousand evergreens. It is this philosophy that the young Realme brand, which has emerged from under the wing of OPPO, adheres to. First they released a full-fledged flagship for $ 500 – X2 Pro, and now they are trying to consolidate their success with the new Realme X3 SuperZoom.

OIS quad camera with 60x zoom

The first thing a smartphone stands out and what the manufacturer focuses on is a long-range camera. It consists of four modules and uses the so-called periscope zoom with optical stabilization, 5x optical zoom and 60x digital zoom. We do not know who and why will need such a strong approximation, but in fact it is impressive. The camera also stands out due to the special night mode Nighscape 4.0, which handles well in low light conditions. A professional mode with manual settings is also available. The camera software itself has become clearer and more responsive, it seems that Realme has seriously worked on it over the past year.

Flagship filling without any reservations

The second step on the way to popular love is the hardware of the smartphone. Here it is in perfect order: the top-end Snapdragon 855+, 8 GB of fast LPDDR4x RAM and 128 GB of UFS 3.0 class internal storage. Minus for the fact that there is no slot for a memory card. In general, this is the level of the new Galaxy S20 Plus or Huawei P30 Pro with price tags one and a half to two times higher. If you are a fan of playing something heavy on your smartphone like the new Call Of Duty, then the filling alone is a serious reason to think about buying Realme X3.

Great display with 120Hz refresh rate

The third final step to success is a trendy FullHD+ display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It looks great, especially pleased with the colour rendition. But the margin of brightness could be more. Instead of an AMOLED matrix, a regular IPS is used so that you do not have to raise the price tag. Instead of a sub-screen fingerprint scanner, a "regular" sensor is used, mounted in the side power button. In our opinion, this is the most convenient way to unlock. Otherwise, everything is familiar: a 4200 mAh battery with 30 W fast charging charges in less than an hour, a glass back panel, NFC-based. But the audio capabilities are simplified compared to the Realme X2 Pro: the smartphone does not have stereo speakers and a headphone jack.