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Realme GT3 vs GT Neo 3

63 out of 100
Realme GT3
VS
57 out of 100
Realme GT Neo 3
Realme GT3
Realme GT Neo 3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Realme GT3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on February 28, 2023, against the Realme GT Neo 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT3
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (240W versus 80W)
  • 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1486K versus 1144K)
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (978 against 800 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 394 PPI)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1446 and 1096 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT3 and GT Neo 3 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
135.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
30.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Realme GT3
vs
GT Neo 3

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 451 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 1000 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 87.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 100%
PWM - 359 Hz
Response time - 11 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Realme GT3 +22%
978 nits
GT Neo 3
800 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) 163.3 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT3 +1%
88.3%
GT Neo 3
87.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT3 and Realme GT Neo 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 8100
Max clock 3190 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache 6 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G610 MC6
GPU shading units 1024 384
GPU clock 900 MHz 860 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~660.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT3 and Realme GT Neo 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT3 +32%
1446
GT Neo 3
1096
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT3 +19%
4021
GT Neo 3
3393
Single-core score 1446 1096
Multi-core score 4021 3393
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Realme GT3 +30%
1486727
GT Neo 3
1144395
CPU 561332 395313
GPU 242808 193323
Memory 268117 219046
UX 414470 336713
Total score 1486727 1144395
Samples [2 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Realme GT3 +58%
867
GT Neo 3
549
Stability 89% -
Graphics test 6 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 867 549
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Realme GT3 +83%
2767
GT Neo 3
1511
Stability 61% 95%
Graphics test 16 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 2767 1511
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT3
n/a
GT Neo 3
14352
Web score - 13435
Video editing - 6666
Photo editing - 40861
Data manipulation - 8647
Writing score - 19391
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 -> Slowed_SasAnTuTu 111478989
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-12 (Marshall)AnTuTu 111486727
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Realme GT Neo 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (Zuma)AnTuTu 111171695
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (Mehedi Hassan)AnTuTu 111110262
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (LazyAdmiral8679)AnTuTu 111148893
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-02 (bobschifer)AnTuTu 111144395
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Realme UI 4.0 Realme UI 3.0
OS updates 3 years -
Security updates 4 years -

Battery

Capacity 4600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 240 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 4 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full charging time 0:11 hr 0:33 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:52 hr 08:56 hr
Watching video 11:34 hr 13:29 hr
Gaming 04:38 hr 05:25 hr
Standby 148 hr 104 hr
General battery life
Realme GT3 +6%
23:18 hr
GT Neo 3
22:01 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 16 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/3.3 f/2.4
Focal length 20 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV02B10 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Realme GT3
n/a
GT Neo 3
82.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2023 March 2022
Release date March 2023 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $410
Successor - Realme GT 8 Pro - Realme GT Neo 5
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 240 W Yes, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme GT3 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
42 (47.7%)
46 (52.3%)
Total votes: 88

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