Realme 3 Pro, the terminal comes to dethrone Xiaomi [Analysis]

Brands have more and more competition in the mid-ranges, so much so that the high-end market is increasingly far from reaching the common user who bets on good value for money, agreeing to abandon some premium features in order to save a few euros. That you know well Realme and it especially focuses on the younger audience, offering them exactly what they want.

We are going to analyze the Realme 3 Pro, the latest model of the Asian brand that is part of Oppo and that intends to stand up directly to Xiaomi. Discover with us its price, its characteristics and everything we have to say about it.

As always we will carefully analyze sections of great relevance such as design, materials and hardware, but we do not forget the user experience and the personal sensations that this Realme 3 Pro gives us. If you are interested, you can buy it directly from their website, only point of sale. However, I invite you to go through the video that leads this article, the best way to see live and direct how this Realme 3 Pro behaves in a habitual use, and the sensations that it has left us.

Design and materials: A fantastic first look that relaxes into detail

We find a terminal that will inevitably remind us of others Like the Redmi Note from Xiaomi or the M20 from Samsung, some marked lines, striking colors and the camera positioned vertically with its double sensor and the LED flash, accompanied by a fingerprint sensor well placed on the back where only the lines will shine millimetric inspired by the Le Mans circuit and that highlight the Lightnin Purple and Nitro Bule gradient that we will be able to acquire, yes, only those two colors.

We have minimal frames on the front and a drop-type "notch" that makes the most of the panel and where the selfie camera will be located, this panel will have Gorilla Glass 5 for protection and a tempered glass pre-installed correctly that It seems like a real detail. The back is slightly rounded to the rounded edges to make it more comfortable, also highlighting that it weighs only 172 grams for dimensions of 74.2mm x 156.8mm x 8.3mm, it is pleasant to hand without a doubt. Much will have to do with the fact that it is made entirely of plastic, both the frame and the back and the burr that joins the front panel with the chassis of the device. At the design level, nothing to object, it looks nice and we must weigh it with its price.

Technical characteristics

Now we have to talk about one of the most relevant sections, the Realme 3 Pro hardware, that's why I leave you below a table with the specifications so you can observe them at a stroke.

These are its main characteristics, we highlight the use of the well-known processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 of good performance and autonomy, however, the first detail that I didn't like was the use of microUSBI can't quite understand it in a 2019 terminal and especially knowing that the integration cost is not higher than that of the micro USB cable. We have two versions of RAM and storage to choose between 4/64 and 6/128, with the 6 GB RAM and 128 storage unit being the one we are testing.

On the other hand, although we enjoy connection 3,5 mm jack, something understandable considering that it is focused on a young and active audience, as well as Radio FM, what we don't have is an NFC chip. This is quite common in phones of this range and this origin, mainly due to its little widespread use in Asia. Be that as it may, NFC is not something that we can miss in a terminal of this price. For its part, the fingerprint reader is fast and well placed.

Camera and multimedia: A great panel and a camera according to the price

In the cameras we find a double rear sensor, the main 16 MP manufactured by Sony, the IMX519 model, is supported by a 5 MO sensor, with f / 1.7 and f / 2.4 respectively. We will have a Zoom x2 of quite quality. However, we find quite processed photographs even in traditional mode, we have a purebred mid-range in this regard. It is mainly noticeable because the coloration and detail of the shot differs a lot from the later viewing. We recommend using the vivid color mode In a simplistic camera system, which also has a standard mode and of course with HDR, we leave you some samples:

The portrait mode does not disappoint either, although once again we see clear incidents of the software, however ... Can you ask for a better picture in a terminal that starts at € 199? I doubt it a lot. The selfie camera stays at 25 MP with f / 2.0 aperture and of course a relentless beauty mode. The cameras are those of a mid-range: Much processing, it is defended in good lighting conditions, noise begins to appear indoors and at night, but more than enough for the day to day that the user of such a terminal demands .

Autonomy, gameplay and user experience

The user experience of Color OS 6.0, Realme's customization layer that rides on Android 9.0 Pie (We do not have references for future updates) I find it simplistic, it has a pastel color palette and minimalism predominates, I personally loved it and I place it in my top of hand-in-hand customization layers with Xiaomi MIUI, only expired by Android Stock and of course the version that One Plus mounts.

With regards to battery, we will easily reach the seven hours of screen time, We have VOOC fast charge that will allow us to have 100% battery in just 80 minutes, approximately half that it would take a Redmi Note 7, however, for this we use microUSB, and this is something that I am having a hard time assimilating. For its part, we have a system that will detect when we start a game and that I recommend you see in the video, will allow us to adjust notifications, performance and a series of parameters that

 

Remember that you can buy it on the official website of Realme for Europe in the two colors available from next day 5 for June. You will have the version of € 199 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, while from € 249 we will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage, € 50 is very well invested in this terminal that clearly positions itself as Xiaomi's competition in Spain, Realme is here to stay and we hope to continue showing you its terminals.