Realme P3 Ultra in for review

Update, Aug 5: Our battery life and charging test results are now up.

We had a quick hands-on with the Realme P3 Ultra in March, but it's now time to line it up in our review queue.

The phone has a standout design, no matter which color you go for. The Neptune Blue and Orion Red both feature vegan leather finishes, while this Glowing Lunar White is unique.

The moon's surface is etched under the smooth back panel, and it's infused with "glowing material", which lights up in the dark, just like the watch hands of your old childhood watch.

The Glowing Lunar model is impressive (the green effect is a bit overdone by our smartphone camera here)

If you expose it to strong enough light, it will glow green in the dark. In real life, the effect is quite noticeable, but bear in mind we've enhanced it a bit in the photo above.

The Realme P3 Ultra ships with a case, a USB-A to USB-C cable, and an 80W charger. The phone has been available in India and Malaysia and is now becoming available in Europe, with Latin America and Southeast Asia to follow.

You have a choice of 8/128GB, 8/256GB, and 12/256GB configurations.

The Realme P3 Ultra's glow-in-the-dark effect is a nice party trick, but it's something you'll probably forget about after the novelty wears off. What will stay longer with you is the phone's in-hand feel of thinness. At 7.4mm, it's noticeably svelte. The phone is also impressively light at 186g, given its 6.83-inch display size.

It's a big phone, but the thin profile and low weight make it feel nicely pocketable. The slender curve of both the front and rear panels is also pleasant, giving the phone a high-end look and feel.

The 10-bit screen leaves little to complain about. It's big, bright, and very punchy out of the box. It's also nicely specced with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1,500 nits of peak brightness.

Realme UI 6.0 runs smoothly thanks to the display's refresh rate and the 4nm Dimensity 8350 Ultra.

Stay tuned for more.