realme GT 2 with 6.62″ FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 34999


realme today launched the GT 2, the company’s latest GT series smartphone in India, after teasing it at the realme GT 2 Pro launch event earlier this month. It packs a 6.62-inch Full HD+ E4 AMOLED screen with 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10240-level brightness adjustment, 120Hz refresh rate, 1000Hz intelligent instantaneous touch sampling rate and 92.6% screen-to-body ratio.

The phone is powered by Snapdragon 888 with up to 12GB of RAM and 8-layer heat dissipation structure that includes diamond gel, 4129mm² 3D tempered liquid-cooled VC and 3D multi-graphene and more that covers a total area of ​​up to 17932mm². It has X-axis linear vibration motor and 4D vibration. The phone features 50-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 2-megapixel macro camera. There is a 16MP front camera.

The phone runs Android 12 with realme UI 3.0. The company has promised 3 years of Android updates and 4 years of security patches. The phone has a HyperSmart antenna switching technology, black AG glass back model that has a matte finish, White and Green colours with Paper Tech Master Design and packs 5,000mAh battery with 65W wired fast charging that can charge up to 100% in 33 minutes.

realme GT 2 specifications
  • 6.62-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 120Hz E4 AMOLED display, HDR10+, up to 1300 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, DC dimming, Corning Gorilla Glass5  Protection
  • 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 12 with realme UI 3.0
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP main camera with Sony IMX766 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 8MP 119° Ultra Wide Lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.5 aperture
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio
  • Dimensions: 162.9×75.8×8.6mm; Weight: 199.8g (Black) / 194.5g (Master Edition)
  •  5G SA (n1/n3/n5/n8/n28A/n41/n77n78) / NSA (n41/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1 + L5)/ GLONASS / Navic/ QZSS/ Galileo, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 5000mAh (typical) with 65W ultra-fast flash charging
Pricing and availability

The realme GT 2 comes in Steel Black, Paper Green and Paper White colours, is priced at Rs. 34,999 for 8GB + 128GB version and the 12GB + 256GB model costs Rs. 38,999. It will be available from realme.com, Flipkart and offline stores starting from April 28th, a day before GT Neo 3 launch event.

Launch offers
  • Rs. 5000 instant discount with HDFC Bank Debit and Credit cards, and EMI

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