240W Fast Charging Beast! | Realme GT3

The Realme GT3 is an affordable flagship smartphone with 240W fast battery charging and here's my early review of the camera, gaming performance and other bits. My usual unboxing was scuppered by a lack of box but the Realme GT3 will come bundled with that 240W charger!

So to reach the budget-happy $649 asking price, some sacrifices have been made. Most are minor thankfully, like the use of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 rather than the fresh 8 Gen 2 - gamers will still enjoy a smooth frame rate in any title on the Realme GT3. There's no wireless charging, but you do have that insane wired recharge support, so that's lovely.

This phone also sports a respectable IMX890 camera, which can capture crisp shots even in low light. And the Realme GT 3 also boasts some slick design, with a portal showing the Snapdragon chipset and a gaming smartphone style RGB light.

Check out my reviews of other 2023 flagship devices, but the Realme GT3 is one of the best affordable options out there right now for sure!

Realme GT3 Review Chapters:
0:00 - Pricing & 'unboxing'
1:09 - Design
4:12 - Realme UI 4 & features
6:03 - Display & audio
7:46 - Performance & gaming
9:33 - Battery life & charging
10:43 - Cameras
12:54 - Byyyyyeeeeee

[wiredspeaker]

A gaming phone that's lightweight with much better cameras than a "gaming phone" ..oh and it charges up in a couple of minutes. THERE'S THAT! Realme has some very smart people in their marketing dept.

[MrBahjatt]

The Realme GT3 is more a of a phone for somebody who takes their gaming seriously. 16 GB of RAM, 144hz refresh.

[bboybreathless]

IVe the gt2 and despite one or two bugs, its a fantastic phone. I have a s23 ultra work phone and I cant really say that I feel like the performance of the s23 ultra is worth 800£ more. I wish i could afford to upgrade my phone yearly, I wouldnt hesitate to get the gt3, especially with the low price tag for this flagship.

[obireovwighodua]

Ive beena huge realme fan since day one, and they keep getting better.

[jevonsims]

I miss notification lights being on the front makes more sense.

[Jack_Sparrow]

As far as I know..
It's $650 for 16GB - 1TB (240w)
Base version $450 with 8GB - 256GB (150w)
I think the base model is the best value.. especially considering base version comes with bigger battery (5000mah vs 4600mah)

[tangobase]

Another wicked video Brov . I got the Realme GT2 as I didn't think the GT2 Pro was worth the extra 200 bucks. I will consider the GT 3 and GT Neo 5, but with the bigger battery of 5000mah with 150w rather than 240w .... We are becoming phone tech addicts, with the companies getting richer . Second hand value of last year's phones are poorer than 2021.. I think it because 2022 phone owners are desperate to get the new tech 🤔

[deanthompson]

Thanks for the review, Chris. Decent phone, decent specs, at a price point that is not bad.

[evansbusolo]

Quite an impressive device, I wish they just gave it better ultrawide and at least offer Memory expansion via SD and a 3.5mm headphone since it's a gaming centered phone. Fingers crossed maybe we will get a master's edition

[momomomomomomomomoto]

Sounds solid! I glad I watch this review bc I was abt to buy the gt2 pro thinking it has the same chip lol

[nicknorthcutt]

Been thinking of getting a realme phone. Been using a Samsung A71 for the past 2 years. The Gt5 looks super premium!

[Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

Hey Chris! Could you please do a fair comparison between Oneplus 11 and Realme GT3 with focus on the Main Sensor IMX 890? Would be great! Thanks a alot for your effort. Best regards.

[adventuretech]

Choke a Kraken...and there we have the phrase-of-the-day from Tech Spurt. I love your expressions (and videos). Keep up the good work.

[PrakosoKoko]

My poco x3 nfc still 33watt but 70 minutes from 1-100%. 240 watt overkill for me. 65/67watt is balance.

[iceynuel]

It's funny when people worry that fast changing wracks battery health, well i am here to tell you that these companies have mastered this technology to the point that fast changing does same harm to your battery at the same rate as normal chaging, and fast charging eliminates the need to press your phone while charging it which is the real danger to your phone's battery.. pressing your phone while charging it is the cause of 30% of your battery's problems.. You real worry with fast charging should be losing or damaging your charging brick which might take you energy and money to find a brick that would deliver same charging speed

[iked]

whats with tech channels blasting plastic as a build material? its durable, dissipates heat better, and absorbs impact protecting glass and internal components better then metal will. Also 90% of people put a case on their phone anyways so its not like youre going to even notice it.

[dadys]

I'm still using my Realme GT2 Pro and it still rocks!

[thunderhead]

Meanwhile I read that even using 25W fast charging with S23 will degrade the battery. I just don't know what to believe when it comes to battery health of mobile devices. I plan to keep it for 5 years + so I find myself over thinking this type of thing.

[brunosantana]

It's a shame the realme gt3 doesn't keep up with its predecessor in cameras. at least it hasn't lost the focus of being a smartphone focused on games. the question is, will we get the gt3 pro? if not, it would be interesting to at least have the gt2 pro camera set.

[germang]

Love your vids. Specially 'cause you give good details and show night pictures. Not everybody does that and for camera performance and quality is something crucial. Thanks and greetings from México.