Oppo Find X3 Neo vs X3 Lite
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch Oppo Find X3 Neo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on March 11, 2021, against the Oppo Find X3 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X3 Neo
- Water-resistant body (IPX4 classification)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (755 against 574 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Oppo Find X3 Lite
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 410 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 580 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 85.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| PWM | 362 Hz | 367 Hz |
| Response time | 3.2 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) | 159.1 mm (6.26 inches) |
| Width | 72.5 mm (2.85 inches) | 73.4 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 184 g (6.49 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX4 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 1 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 620 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 625 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~576 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 233068 | - |
| GPU | 260099 | - |
| Memory | 152000 | - |
| UX | 180823 | - |
| Total score | 830909 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 42.2 °C | 39.3 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5041 | 1686 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8712 | 7071 |
| Video editing | 5812 | 5724 |
| Photo editing | 30394 | 17515 |
| Data manipulation | 9149 | 7432 |
| Writing score | 14622 | 10682 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | ColorOS 11.1 | ColorOS 11.1 |
| OS size | - | 18.7 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperVOOC 2.0 (60% in 20 min) | Yes, SuperVOOC 2.0 (50% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:35 hr |
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6920 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 119° |
| Lenses | 4 (50 MP + 13 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Phase autofocus |
| Telephoto lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Ultra-wide lens |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1 micron |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of Oppo Find X3 Neo from DxOMark | Photo samples of Oppo Find X3 Lite from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2021 | March 2021 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.28 W/kg | 1.27 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Oppo Find X3 Neo is definitely a better buy.