Hello friends, A few hours ago, the Realme GT Neo 3 made its debut in the European market and we learned that it is selling very well in Asia. The flagship killer powered by one of the latest MediaTek flagship platforms had good feedback from the public, but at the same time, several other devices debuted in the same price range. One of them is the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus: a handset belonging to the high-end segment and coming with very similar specifications to the latest Realme flagship killer. This is the reason why a lot of people are wondering which one is the best between these two devices. The OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus is said to hit the global market soon but under the Reno8 Pro moniker. While waiting for its global launch, here you can find a comparison between the specifications of the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus and the Realme GT Neo 3.
Design
If you are looking for a more elegant and sober design, then you should opt for the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus. It comes with a new design scheme reminding of the OnePlus Ace and its Racing Edition, including a big camera module but merged with the rear cover. It is built with better materials, including aluminum for the frame. The Realme GT Neo 3 is a bit cheaper due to its plastic frame and it is a better phone for young people and gamers thanks to its design inspired by sports cars. In two of its three color variants, it comes with two vertical stripes on the rear side. Both the handsets come with very narrow bezels around the display, but the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus has a higher screen to body ratio. Unfortunately, these phones do not feature 3.5 mm audio jacks. The glasses are protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 5, not the best Corning protection but still great.
Display
It looks like these two phones come with exactly the same display. It is a 6.7-inch panel with the AMOLED technology able to show up to one billion colors with a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2412 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, the HDR10+ certification, and a peak brightness up to 1,000 nits, as well as an in-display fingerprint reader and a punch hole placed centrally. So you should not notice important differences in terms of image quality. We are not talking about the best display out there, but it is definitely a great panel showing realistic colors with great smoothness. Given that they have exactly the same panel, you should focus on the other specifications while comparing these two devices.
Specs & Software
The Realme GT Neo 3 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 mobile platform: an octa-core chipset built at 5 nm including Cortex-A78 CPUs running at a max frequency of 2.85 GHz and a Mali-G610 MC6 GPU. The OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus is equipped with a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max mobile platform: what does it change between these two chipsets? Not much: the Max variant of the SoC comes with better AI performance, but for the rest, it is pretty much the same. The Realme GT Neo 3 and the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus are equipped with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256 GB UFS 3.1 internal storage. When it comes to the performance, it is almost a draw. Both the handsets run Android 12 out of the box, customized by Realme UI 3.0. The Realme GT Neo 3 will get three years of Android updates and four years of security patches, as confirmed by Realme.
Camera
The rear camera departments of these two phones are exactly the same: they feature a 50 MP Sony IMX766 main camera with OIS and an f/1.9 focal aperture, an 8 MP ultrawide lens, and a 2 MP macro sensor. But there is an important difference that makes the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus a better camera phone: we are talking about the MariSilicon X proprietary NPU, improving the image quality in low light conditions thanks to a power of 18 TOPS. Further, the Reno8 Pro+ is equipped with a superior 32 MP front camera (instead of the 16 MP camera of the Realme handset).
Battery
Last but not least, is the battery. Realme GT Neo 3 comes in two different variants: one with a 4500 mAh battery and 150W fast charging, and another one with a 5000 mAh battery and 80W fast charging. The OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus is only available in a version with a 4500 mAh battery and 80W fast charging, that is why the GT Neo3 wins the battery comparison.
Price
You need at least €281/$329 for the Realme GT Neo 3, while the OPPO Reno8 Pro Plus starts from €520/$552. The Reno wins the comparison thanks to a better chipset and superior camera performance, but the Realme GT Neo 3 has a way higher value for money.
