The 2023 flagship from Realme, known as the Realme GT5, continues the company’s tradition of being exclusively available in the Chinese market, similar to its predecessor, the GT3. It’s disheartening to observe Realme retracting from the premium and upper mid-range smartphone segments in Western markets, especially when its GT series has proven to be a strong contender in both European and Indian markets.
Regardless, the GT5 offers a wealth of features and is available in two primary variants, each with rapid charging capabilities of either 150W or 240W. The former version boasts a larger 5,240 mAh battery and a maximum internal storage capacity of 512GB. On the other hand, the 240W iteration pushes the boundaries of memory with a single configuration that includes a whopping 1TB of internal storage and a generous 24GB of RAM. It might be seen as a bit excessive in terms of RAM. However, it’s worth noting that the battery capacity remains at 4,600 mAh, which is consistent with last year’s GT3 with 240W charging.
Speaking of the remarkable 240W charging, it may still sound like something out of science fiction, but Realme has already broken the 200W barrier before. We had the opportunity to test the GT3 last year, which gave us a preview of what to expect—charging cycles that can fill up the battery in less than 15 minutes. That’s impressively fast.
Apart from some slight design tweaks, now blending elements from Google Pixel’s last two generations with last year’s GT3, everything else remains business as usual. There aren’t any significant changes to the hardware, with the exception of the chipset, of course. The device now boasts this year’s high-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
The display, battery (as previously mentioned), and cameras all remain unchanged. In fact, these components have seen little alteration over various iterations of the Realme GT series.
However, it’s essential to note that this consistency doesn’t detract from the fact that it’s still a great phone.
Full Specifications:
- Dimensions: 163.1 x 75.4 x 8.9mm, 205g; Constructed with a glass front, aluminum frame, and glass back.
- Display: A 6.74″ AMOLED screen with a 1 billion color palette, featuring a 144Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, a peak brightness of 1400 nits, a resolution of 1240×2772 pixels, an aspect ratio of 20.12:9, and a pixel density of 451ppi.
- Chipset: Powered by the Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4nm) chipset, offering an octa-core CPU configuration consisting of 1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3, 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715, 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710, and 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510 cores. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 740 GPU.
- Memory: Equipped with an impressive 1TB of internal storage and 24GB of RAM, utilizing UFS 4.0 technology.
- OS/Software: Runs on Android 13 with the Realme UI 4.0 interface.
- Rear Camera System: The main wide camera is 50 MP with an aperture of f/1.9, a 24mm focal length, 1/1.56″ sensor size, 1.0µm pixel size, PDAF, and OIS. Additionally, there is an 8 MP ultra-wide-angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture, a 16mm focal length, and a 112-degree field of view, as well as a 2 MP macro camera with an f/2.4 aperture.
- Front Camera: Features a 16 MP front-facing camera with an f/2.5 aperture and a 25mm wide lens, using a 1/3.09″ sensor size and 1.0µm pixel size.
- Video Capture: The rear camera can record in 4K at 30/60fps and 1080p at 30/60fps with gyro-EIS, while the front camera can capture video at 1080p at 30fps with gyro-EIS.
- Battery: Houses a 4600mAh battery and supports rapid charging with a blazing 240W wired charger, advertised to reach 20% charge in just 80 seconds.
- Connectivity: Offers 5G connectivity, dual SIM card support, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 with aptX HD, NFC, and an infrared port.
- Additional Features: Includes an under-display optical fingerprint reader and stereo speakers.
The starting price for the Realme GT 5G in India is Rs. 25,999. At Flipkart, the Realme GT 5G can be purchased for Rs. 25,999.
