realme GT 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, up to 12GB RAM announced for global markets


realme just announced the realme GT 5G, the company’s latest flagship smartphone for the global markets, as it had promised, after it was introduced in China in March. To remind you, the phone packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super AMOLED screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 4096-level brightness adjustment, 1200 nits peak brightness, 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to ultra-narrow chin. It features an in-screen fingerprint sensor.

The phone is powered by Snapdragon 888 with 5G SA/NA, stainless steel + copper VC cooling large-area heat sink for 100% coverage that can reduce the temperature up to 15°C. The phone has Linear vibration motor and brand new 4D vibration. It features 64-megapixel main camera with IMX682 sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel macro camera. The phone packs a 4500mAh with 65W Super Dart fast charging that offers 100% charge in 35 minutes.

In addition to glass back two glass versions that includes the silver version designed with countless delicate optical grade textures and blue version that uses a special optical film on the back cover, making it look like a deep sea that can absorb all the light, the phone also comes in Dual-tone Vegan Leather Design that will use two different kinds of material in two different colors to achieve a sense of speed that matches the high performance.

realme GT 5G specifications

  • 6.43-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 98% NTSC color gamut, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
  • 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
  • Android 11 with realme UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 64MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, Sony IMX682 sensor, 8MP 119° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.3 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.5 aperture
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio,
  • Dimensions: 158.5 x 73.3x 8.4mm (glass) / 9.1mm (leather) ; Weight:186g (glass) / 186.5g (leather)
  • 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6e 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2,GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C
  • 4500mAh (Typical) battery with 65W Super Dart flash charging

The realme GT 5G comes in Racing Yellow, Dashing Silver and Dashing Blue colours, is priced at €449 (US$ 543 / Rs. 39,872 approx.) for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version and 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs €559 (US$ 675 / Rs. 49,620 approx.). As an early bird offer, the 8GB + 128GB version will be available for €369 from Aliexpress from June 21st till 25th and the 12GB + 256GB will be available for €499 during Amazon Prime Day sale on June 21st and 22nd in Europe.

realme Watch 2 and Watch 2 Pro

Along with the realme GT 5G, the company also introduced the realme Watch 2 and the Watch 2 Pro for the European markets, priced at €54.99 (US$ 66.59 / Rs. 4,880 approx.) and €74.99 (US$ 90.81 / Rs. 6,660 approx.), respectively. These will be available from Amazon and realme.com starting from June 16th.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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