Oppo K3 Vs Realme X full comparison: Which one is the best smartphone under 20k segment?

Oppo K3 Vs Realme X: Oppo launched its latest mid segment premium smartphone K3 in July this year. The phone is priced on lines of Realme X and offers quite similar features and specifications too. Realme X, the flagship phone from Realme and Oppo K3, have created quite a tough competition in the market and buyers would certainly be looking for some clarity. So, if you are also confused and planning to buy any one out of two, then read this comparison. 

The Oppo K3 offers top notch hardware specs like a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display, pop-up selfie camera, in-display fingerprint sensor, VOOC 3.0 fast charging and a Snapdragon 710 chipset all of which can be found on Realme X. This makes it even more confusing about which smartphone under the Rs 20,000 price segment should be bought. 

Oppo K3 Vs Realme X display and design

As far as display and design are concerned, both Oppo K3 and Realme X offer edge-to-edge, full screen displays without any notch or punch hole cutout. Both have over 91 per cent screen ratio and the duo offers FHD+ resolutions. Both Oppo K3 and Realme X come with an in-display fingerprint sensor for unlocking. 

Both Oppo K3 and Realme X come with pop-up camera that pops out from the top center of the smartphone's frame. They both offer similar features around the frame like Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack and dual SIM slot on the side. However, both Realme X and Oppo K3 lack storage expandability, while Realme X offers 128GB storage option in the base model which is better than Oppo K3, as it offers only 64GB of inbuilt storage in the base model. 

Though both the phones look different from the back, they come with 3D glasstic panels with different colour finishes. The Oppo K3 is available in Aurora Blue and Jade Black colours while the Realme X is being sold in Polar White and Space Blue options. Both the phones come with vertical dual camera setup including LED flash.

Oppo K3 Vs Realme X specifications and performance

As far as the specifications and performance are concerned, Oppo K3 and Realme X are almost identical in looks. Both the phones feature a 2.2Ghz Snapdragon 710 chipset supported by Adreno 616 GPU and up to 8GB of RAM. 

However, the base variant of the Oppo K3 offers 6GB of RAM and the Realme X offers only 4GB RAM. Both phones come with 3,765mAh battery capacity, which can easily run full day on a single charge. 

Oppo K3 Vs Realme X camera

As far as the cameras are concerned, where the Realme X arguably looks better on paper. While the Oppo K3 brings a 16MP + 2 MP dual camera setup, the Realme X features a 48MP Sony IMX586 main camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 5MP secondary camera for depth. Up front, both the phones offer a 16MP selfie camera. However Realme X offers a high resolution sensor as compared to Oppo K3.

Oppo K3 Vs Realme X price and availability

The Realme X starts at Rs 16,999 for the base model with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, while the 8GB + 128GB variant is available at Rs 19,999. While the Oppo K3 is priced at Rs 16,990 for the base variant, which offers 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage while the Rs 19,990 version offers 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. 

Overall, both the phones offer similar features and specifications and you can select as per what suits you after reading the pointers above.