Realme GT 6 vs Realme GT3
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on June 20, 2024, against the Realme GT3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 6
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4600 mAh
- Delivers 53% higher peak brightness (1483 against 967 nits)
- Shows 11% longer battery life (25:51 vs 23:18 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1809K versus 1486K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme GT3
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (240W versus 120W)
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Green | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.37/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1944 | 1446 |
| Multi-core score | 4865 | 4021 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 597008 | 561332 |
| GPU | 479969 | 242808 |
| Memory | 298004 | 268117 |
| UX | 434585 | 414470 |
| Total score | 1809566 | 1486727 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | 89% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1010 | 867 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 18 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 15 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4776 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 61% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2767 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21204 | - |
| Video editing | 6744 | - |
| Photo editing | 44359 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13834 | - |
| Writing score | 24576 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-02 (ridzy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1809566 |
| π 2026-03-20 (Hadis) | AnTuTu 11 | 1895729 |
| π 2026-01-14 (Alexander198823) | AnTuTu 11 | 1951699 |
| π 2025-11-11 (Avishek Sankar Das) | AnTuTu 11 | 1807243 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Parth Panchal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1601805 |
Realme GT3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-07 -> Slowed_Sas | AnTuTu 11 | 1478989 |
| π 2026-02-12 (Marshall) | AnTuTu 11 | 1486727 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 240 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 4 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 0:11 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:56 hr | 06:52 hr |
| Watching video | 16:54 hr | 11:34 hr |
| Gaming | 06:11 hr | 04:38 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 148 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#140th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | 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 | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-808 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | - |
| Focal length | 47 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.3 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV02B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.4 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2024 | February 2023 |
| Release date | June 2024 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $650 |
| Successor | - Realme GT 8 Pro | - Realme GT 8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 240 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 GT 6 is definitely a better buy.
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