Realme GT Neo5 launched in China. Realme GT3 240W is coming to the UK / EU soon

Yesterday, Realme announced the new Realme GT Neo5, which comes in two models. One has an incredible 240W charging with a 4600mAh battery, and the other has 150W with a 5000mAh.

Both phones are identical apart from the charging and differences with memory/storage and have an impressive specification, including:

Realme GT Neo5 Specification

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (the one made on the TSMC fabrication process, which is much more energy efficient)
• 6.74-inch display, 1240 x 2772 pixels, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak)
• RAM:
  • 8GB / 12GB / 16GB of RAM – GT Neo 5
  • 16GB – GT Neo 5 240W
• Storage:
  • 256GB – GT Neo 5
  • 256GB / 512GB / 1TB – GT Neo 5 240W
• Rear Camera:
  • 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
  • 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
  • 2 MP, f/3.3, 20mm (microscope)
• Front Camera:
  • 16 MP, f/2.5, 25mm (wide), 1/3.09″, 1.0µm

Realme GT3 240W

During the launch, Realme confirmed the Realme GT3 240W will be receiving a global launch soon. MWC is at the end of this month, and you can almost certainly expect the launch announcement then.

Not much is known about the Realme GT3, yet. This should be the flagship phone from Realme for the year and will possibly be launched with two models. Last year it was a Pro and non-Pro model, but they may follow the same pattern as the Neo series and differentiate by charge speeds.

Last year, the Realme GT2 Pro model had a curved display and a 50MP super ultrawide lens with a 150˚ angle vs 119/112˚ on normal ultrawide lenses. The Realme GT2 had a flat display and an 8MP 119˚ ultrawide.

Full Press Release

Realme today officially unveiled its all-new flagship — realme GT Neo5 – in mainland China. As realme’s first masterpiece this year, realme GT Neo5 will be the world’s first smartphone product to mass produce 240W, which is currently the highest charging power in the industry. realme GT Neo5 also adopted a transparent RGB lighting system on the back, providing an industry-only formula of trendy looks and tech innovation.

Francis Wong, CEO of realme Europe, also confirmed 240W fast charging will be introduced in global market soon, with realme’s next flagship for global market – realme GT 3.

World’s First Mass Produced 240W Fast Charging.

With fast charging as its key product highlights, realme GT Neo5 is bringing charging power to the max with the world’s fastest 240W fast charging – presenting the fastest charging power under USB Type-C standard. With a charging capacity 10 times faster than 8 years ago, realme GT Neo5 supports 30 seconds of charging for two hours of continuous phone calls.

Aside from this, realme GT Neo5 features three industry-first charging technology: 240W fast charging architecture, the industry’s first 12A custom charging cable, and the world’s first 240W dual GaN mini charger.

realme GT Neo5 is equipped with a 4600mAh 10C ultra-thin electrode battery. It is also the first smartphone with 200W and above charging power to be certified by TÜV Rheinland regarding battery longevity. It offers more than 80% battery capacity after a 1600 charging cycle, double the industry standard. The certification also sees over 60 layers of safety protection to ensure a safe and healthy charging system.

Refine Interface Design with Trendy RGB Lighting System

On the design front, realme GT Neo5 outstands itself with a bold transparent RGB pulse lighting interface on the back. With ground-breaking innovation in colour, material, and craftsmanship, realme can bring the iconic transparent RGB design in the Gaming sector to the smartphone arena. Performance is now visually perceivable. Through the transparent window, users can see a metal plate for the chipset with a customized logo design, a part of the mainboard, an NFC sensor, and a C-shaped RBG lighting ring.

The highly customizable lighting system makes realme GT Neo5 a fun product to play with. Whether it’s for charging, gaming, notifications, or more, the lighting system can be personalized with tons of lighting effects.

Aside from the lighting system, realme GT Neo5 also adopted a self-developed coating technology to mix and match matte and glossy – two completely different finishes on one case. It also combined different elements of translucent glass, black coating on a glossy surface, AG matte finish and a mirror-like texture on one phone, achieving a unique visual atheistic and an exceptional grip feeling.

realme GT Neo5 240W will be available in 16+256GB and 16GB+1TB versions and will be available in mainland China starting February 9, 2023.

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