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Realme X3 review: Impressive but room for improvement

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The Realme X3 is an impressive mid-range smartphone packing a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, 120Hz display, and a quad-camera setup with 20x hybrid zoom. Find out how good the phone is in this review.
Realme is a relatively new entrant into the smartphone segment that has made a name for itself by offering some impressive budget and mid-range devices. Unlike Xiaomi, the company was also quick to expand to Europe with its offerings. After the success of the Realme X2 Pro from last year, the company is back with the Realme X3 which takes the best chipset from 2019 and mashes it up with some components and features found in 2020 flagship smartphones, including a periscope zoom camera.
With an impressive spec sheet comprising of the Snapdragon 855+, a 64MP primary camera, 30W fast charging, and a 120Hz display, is the Realme X3 a good alternative to premium flagships at one-third of their price? Find out in the review below.
Do note that I am reviewing the regular Realme X3 here which is pretty much the same device as the X3 SuperZoom barring the periscope camera and a slightly inferior selfie camera. Instead of the 8MP periscope lens, the Realme X3 features a 12MP telephoto sensor and a downgraded 16MP selfie camera. In every other department though, both these devices are the same.
In a world where phones with glass panels at the front and back are becoming increasingly common, the Realme X3 is able to stand out with its attractive rear design. Depending on how light strikes the rear, the layer below the rear glass panel will have an attractive looking shine to it. The Realme X3 will definitely get additional brownie points in the design department for its attractive design, though it is not exactly new as Samsung has also done something similar with its Galaxy Note10 series last year. The yellow circle running around the primary camera at the rear is also a nice touch and further enhances the rear design.
Disappointingly, the phone only looks good. As soon as you hold it in your hand, you will realize that it has a plastic frame which means it just does not feel as premium in hand as it looks like in photos. This is definitely a bummer, though with almost everyone using a case on their phone, this might not be that big of an issue for most people.
The front of the device is dominated by its 6.6-inch 120Hz LCD panel. The X3 does have a small chin at the bottom and there are phones out there with smaller bezels surrounding their display. The top-left corner of the display has a dual punch-hole to house the 32MP + 8MP selfie snappers. Since this is an LCD panel, there’s no in-display fingerprint scanner. Instead, the scanner is integrated into the power button on the right, with the volume buttons located on the left edge. The bottom houses a USB-C connector and a single bottom-firing mono speaker, a regression from the stereo speakers found on Realme’s X2 Pro. There’s no headphone jack as well. There’s no IP rating here, though Realme does claim that the X3 series is splash-proof.
The 6.6-inch 120Hz LCD panel on the Realme X3 is a mixed bag. It is commendable to see Realme include a 120Hz refresh rate panel in a smartphone in this price range.

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