Home Phone comparison Realme 14 5G and Huawei Mate X3 - Which is better?

Realme 14 5G vs Huawei Mate X3

66 out 100
Realme 14 5G
VS
77 out 100
Huawei Mate X3
Realme 14 5G
Huawei Mate X3

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Huawei Mate X3, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 14 5G
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 241g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4800mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate X3
  • Larger display: 7.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 426ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 5G and Huawei Mate X3
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 14 5G
vs
Huawei Mate X3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 7.85 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 2224x2496 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 395 ppi 426 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits n/a
HDR support n/a Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87 % 88.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
966 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a484 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate X3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 156.9 mm (6.18 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 141.5 mm (5.57 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 5.3 mm (0.21 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 241 g (8.5 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IPX8
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 5G
87 %
Huawei Mate X3
88.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 5G and Huawei Mate X3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 5G
1067
Huawei Mate X3
1828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 5G
3080
Huawei Mate X3
4718
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10671828
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30804718
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6558
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate X3]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 5G
684046
Huawei Mate X3
1290361
CPU253546357030
GPU175378481843
Memory117189215868
UX137933235620
NanoReview Score6840461290361

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 EMUI 13.1

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:19 h 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
28:01
Web Browsingn/a14:41 h
Video Playbackn/a21:00 h
Gamesn/a06:34 h
Standby Moden/a86 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/2.881/1.56
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX351
Sensor sizen/a1/3.09
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a13 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 8 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX480 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8 (1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B(/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B703/B733/B758/B788)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Huawei Mate X3
86.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 410 2199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate X3 the clear winner in this comparison.

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