Realme’s P series smartphones seem to litter like rats. We launched the Realme P1 Pro in April last year, followed by the Realme P2 Pro in September last year, and now (just 5 months ago) we have the Realme P3 Pro as well. While the difference between the P1 Pro and P2 Pro isn’t huge, the P3 Pro does have an interesting difference. It’s priced at the top end of the smartphone segment and has some of the hardware features of a mid-range smartphone, so let’s see what’s new.
Compared with P2 Pro, Realme P3 Pro adopts a new appearance design. Start with the finish. Available in Saturn Brown, Galaxy Purple and Nebula Glow finishes. While the first two have a faux leather finish on the back panel, the Nebula Glow finish can actually glow in the dark if it’s been exposed to a lot of UV light before. So while it looks cool, it’s mostly a gimmick since you don’t transition from daylight to absolute darkness even while sleeping.
Realme P3 Pro features a vegan leather back panel
The faux leather surface doesn’t feel premium, but it adds good grip. I like the rounded look of the phone, with quad-curved glass on the front and a similar treatment on the back panel, with the midframe being curved on the sides for a very seamless pebbled look and a nice feel. It’s not just about looks, Realme claims that its P3 Pro is also IP68 and IP69 rated for dust and water resistance.
The new quad-curved 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED display looks great. Despite its four-curved glass treatment, it has thin bezels all around. It also has a 120Hz refresh rate and a 240Hz touch sampling rate, which should be useful for gamers since this is a device designed for young people.
Powering the P3 Pro is the newer Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SoC. Realme also features a large vapor chamber cooling system to help maintain the performance of the phone while gaming.
Realme P3 Pro runs Realme UI 6.0 based on Android 15
Realme P3 Pro also comes with a new 50-megapixel camera sensor. While its resolution is the same as the P2 Pro, the Sony IMX896 sensor comes with a brighter f/1.8 aperture. The second rear camera is only used to collect depth data when using portrait camera mode. In fact, unlike some rivals, this smartphone lacks an ultra-wide-angle camera. Selfies are handled by a 16-megapixel camera.
For those who don’t know, the Sony IMX896 sensor is also used in the Realme 14 Pro+ mid-range phone, which is priced at Rs. Starting from 29,999. Of course, our expectations for this main camera are very high.
Realme P3 Pro only has one user-accessible rear camera
The phone’s battery capacity has also been upgraded to 6,000mAh compared to the P2 Pro’s 5,200mAh capacity. It’s expected to offer longer battery life, but Realme has also managed to retain the P2 Pro’s 80W charging power, which is a good thing for higher capacities.
The Realme P3 Pro has quite a few hardware upgrades compared to its predecessor, the P2 Pro, and includes new cosmetic upgrades, making it easy to recommend on paper. This is Rs. The price tag of 23,999 for the 8GB + 128GB base configuration makes it even more enticing. But does it perform as expected? Can its camera deliver the same results as its midrange sibling? Keep an eye out for our detailed review, coming soon!
