The hype for the Nothing Phone 3A is slowly building, with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor, 120Hz AMOLED display, 5,000mAh battery, and 45W charging. But what if I tell you there’s another smartphone with the same processor, same display, a bigger battery, better IP rating, and an even lower price? Introducing the Realme P3 Pro—a device that sounds very interesting. Let’s test it out!
Design, Performance, Battery & AI Features
The Realme P3 Pro comes in a bright yellow box with a transparent soft case, paperwork, SIM ejector tool, and an 80W charger—unlike some brands that skip chargers. There’s also a budget-friendly Realme P3X, which we’ll discuss later.
One unique aspect of the P3 Pro is its glowing back that absorbs and radiates light, thanks to celluloid strands. Each phone has a different pattern, making every unit unique. If you don’t like this glow effect, you can opt for other colors like Satin Brown and Galaxy Purple.
Despite having a 6,000mAh battery, the phone is surprisingly light at 190–192g. It uses Realme’s Titan Battery Tech (Lithium Polymer), allowing faster charging and better space efficiency. The 80W charger fills it up in just 45 minutes, and the battery easily lasts a day.
Special Features
Another big upgrade is the IP69 rating—a flagship-level feature that makes it more water and dust-resistant than its competitors. The display features a quad-curve design, making the bezels look ultra-thin. There’s Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection, and while Netflix lacks HDR support, YouTube HDR videos play smoothly. Peak brightness has been reduced, but the display still looks bright indoors and outdoors.
The Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 processor delivers solid performance. In AnTuTu tests, it scored around 830,000—comparable to Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 but not better. In CPU throttling tests, performance remained stable, and Realme worked with BGMI’s developers to optimize gaming.
Speaking of gaming, BGMI runs at 90FPS and maintains it well. Genshin Impact, on high settings, drops to 30FPS in combat but remains playable. The motion control feature lets you tilt the phone to reload or jump, and bypass charging prevents heating while gaming.
Realme UI 6 (based on Android 15) brings useful AI features
- Anti-Theft Alarm: If someone removes your SIM, an alarm sounds until the PIN is entered.
- Auto-Switch to Receiver: Lifting the phone automatically transfers Bluetooth audio to the earpiece.
- AI Reply: Works on WhatsApp chats and even understands Hinglish.
- AI Summary: Summarizes articles in one line.
- Circle to Search: Lets you instantly search for products in reels and videos.
Camera, Software & Final Verdict
The Realme P3 Pro has a 50MP main camera, but results are inconsistent. In good lighting, colors and skin tones look natural, but zooming in reduces sharpness. The 3X and 5X zoom options are digital, and at 10X zoom, details become blurry. Portrait mode whitens skin slightly, and background blur looks artificial.
For videos, the phone records at 4K 30FPS, but turning on stabilization drops it to 1080p 60FPS, reducing quality. The 16MP front camera has a similar issue—sometimes clicking great selfies, other times whitening skin or making colors flat. It records at 1080p 30FPS, with decent audio quality.
The Realme P3X, the budget variant, has a Dimensity 6400 processor, 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, and a 120Hz LCD display. It scores 420,000 on AnTuTu and keeps the IP69 rating. It also has a 50MP main camera with OIS, a 6,000mAh battery, and 45W charging.