Realme 3 launch in this month

The big change with the Realme 3's design compared to its predecessor is the presence of the waterdrop notch, which gives you a higher screen-to-body ratio. Realme is also touting its new 'unibody' design for the back, which curves all the way to the sides without any visible seams. The back is made of injection molded plastic rather than glass, but it feels rigid and comfortable to hold.

The Realme 3 is not particularly light at 175g and not slim at 8.3mm but weight distribution is good and there's sample surface on the sides for a good grip. Fingerprints are a real nightmare. The pre-applied screen guard and glossy back are impossible to keep clean. After a couple of days of usage, we also noticed some minor hairline scuff marks around the edges of the back. 

we have the Radiant Blue color trim, but the Realme 3 is also available in Black and Dynamic Black and Dynamic Black. The upper three-fourths of the phone is black, while the blue gradient(purple at times, depending on the angle you hod it) is only towards the bottom fourth. 

The SIM tray can accommodate two Nano-SIM cards and a mciroSD card, all at once. 4G with Dule voLTE is also supported. At the bottom, there's a 3.5mm headphone socket, Micro-USB port, and speaker.

Realme 3 comes powered by a 12nm 2.1 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 processor and runs Color Os v6.0 based on Android 9.0 Pie. The phone comes in two RAM and internal storage options: 3GB+32GB and 4GB +64GB. The 3GB+32GB model has been priced at Rs 8,999 while the 4GB +64GB model at Rs 10,999. The storage is expandable up to 256GB via microSD. The phone packs in a 4230mAh battery under the hood. There is no fast Charging feature with Realme 3 and due to that, the phone takes about3 hours to charge from zero to 100 percent. There is also it's huge 4230mAh battery to account for the time taken for the full charge. During charging, the phone rear heats up a little. 

The specifications of the realme 2 felt weird at the time of its launch, considering that the Realme 1 had a better SoC. Thankfully, the company has fixed this with the Realme3. This new phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio P70 octa-core SoC, which incidentally made its debut in the Realme U1.

The software finally gets a much-needed overhaul with ColorOS6.0 This new Android skin is based on Android 9 pie, and our unit had the January 2019 security patch. ColorOS hasn't been us a favorite custom Android skin if we're being honest, but the new version fixes quite a few things.

The first thing that grabs your attention is the clean and minimalistic look of the OS. The icons look similar to What we've seen in the older version of ColorOS but they are slightly smaller now, and somehow look more refined. The new version if the OS also stays true to some of Andriod 9 Pie's distinct features, such as the rounded, bubble-like design for menus, and the two-layer navigation system with an app drawer.

To access recent apps, you simply long-swipe up and shift your thumb right or left over the home button to cycle between them. The toggle switches for Wi-Fi, etc in the notification shade are now oversized and easier to access. pressing either volume button brings up the volume bar right next to it, which looks similar to MIUI 10 in Xiaomi phones.

Google's Digital Wellbeing feature in Android 9Pie is not present. Another thing that's still missing is Android's battery level graph, which offers a visual representation usage over time, rather than just showing you a list of apps that have been used. 

Our unit had a bunch of pre-installed apps such as ShareChat, which is a content discovery app. Webnovle, and some social apps. All of these can be uninstalled if not needed. ColorOS's Game Space is present too and gets a new look. 'Riding Mode' has been added to the Smart Driving sub-menu, which enabled, must all notifications except for incoming calls. 

Verdict 

The Realme 3 is a nice smartphone, which is loaded with all the features which one desires to have. The smartphone comes with excellent cameras that can click good quality images as well as can record definition Videos. The battery backup is also good for daily use. The device comes with an excellent configuration under the hood that handles heavy multitasking with ease. Overall, the Realme 3 is fine of the best smartphones around this price range.