The Realme GT Neo 3, which launched in China in March and began its global journey last week with India, has now landed at our office for a complete overhaul. The highlight of the GT Neo 3 is the 150W UltraDart charging, although there is also an 80W variant, which packs a larger battery.
Both models are offered in three colors: Asphalt Black, Sprint White and Nitro Blue. And it is the last one we have with us, which in China is also called the Le Mans version.
The Realme GT Neo 3 150W comes in a black colored retail box, including a SIM card eject tool, some papers, a USB-C cable and, surprisingly, a 160W charger. Also includes a protective case, but whether you get a translucent case or black color matte case depends on your region. Our GT Neo 3 150W unit in India came with the black case, which we don’t like very much, while the one we have in Europe is semi-transparent and is of better quality.
The GT Neo 3 is built around a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED FullHD + 10-bit screen, protected by Gorilla Glass 5. It has a fingerprint reader at the bottom for biometric authentication and monitoring of the heart rate and a hole in the top for the 16MP selfie camera. You can see it’s center aligned, which is a first for Realme as its previous smartphones featured off-center notches or holes.
Moving on to the rear, we get a rectangular island that houses three cameras: 50 MP primary (with OIS), 8 MP ultrawide and 2 MP macro. The module plate is shiny and made of plastic, which makes it prone to fingerprint smudges and scratches. Plus, the overhanging camera also accumulates dust, which isn’t the case with the other two shooters sitting flush with the bump. However, that camera bump causes the phone to wobble on flat surfaces, and the supplied case doesn’t really fix it.
That said, the rear panel of the Realme GT Neo 3 is covered in fingerprint-resistant AG glass, and our Nitro Blue version has a subtle pattern visible on close inspection. It also has two stripes that span the length of the phone, interrupted by the camera island at the top, and the Realme logo and “Dare To Leap” slogan at the bottom.
Realme calls it Racing Stripe Design, which represents performance and speed, and is also a tribute to the drivers of Le Mans races.
The Realme GT Neo 3 has the volume buttons on the left frame and the power button on the right. These offer good feedback, and the textured power button adds to the overall experience.
The volume keys and the power button of the Realme GT Neo 3 have good feedback
We really like the overall design of the Realme GT Neo 3. It’s built well and is lighter and thinner than its predecessor – GT Neo 2 – which sometimes got bulky due to its weight and width. However, we wished the GT Neo 3 had a little more curvature for a more comfortable experience.
Enough with the design. Let’s talk about the guts of the Realme GT Neo 3. The smartphone is powered by the SoC Dimensity 8100 and runs the Android 12 based Realme UI 3.0 out of the box. The 150W model comes in a single 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configuration, but the 80W version has two more options: 8GB / 128GB and 8GB / 256GB.
The 150W variant packs a 4,500mAh dual-cell battery, advertised to go from low to 50% in 5 minutes. It also has a built-in UltraDart Adaptive Dual chipset to provide a stable and constant charging rate and keep the battery at an optimal temperature level.
The 80W model, on the other hand, has a 5,000mAh dual-cell battery under the hood, advertised to charge from 0% to 50% in 12 minutes with the supplied 80W adapter.
Realme told us that the 150W version packs a smaller battery because the proprietary charging technology they are using currently only supports 4,500mAh batteries at maximum. The 80W technology has no such limitation, so they offered a larger battery to users with the 80W GT Neo 3.
The rest of the Realme GT Neo 3’s highlights include a stainless steel vapor cooling system, 5G connectivity, NFC, dual speakers, Dolby Atmos support, Hi-Res Audio and USB-C certification.
The smartphone features a linear motor on the X-axis that offers great haptic feedback and there’s also a dedicated display processor that allows for up to 120 FPS of gaming (Realme says only PUBG and League of Legends are currently supported) .
Our review of the Realme GT Neo 3 150W is ongoing, so hang around to find out if it’s worth buying.
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