Charging your smartphone overnight isn’t a huge inconvenience unless you forget it while chatting and run out of juice. It’s ready to charge. The fastest so far has just been launched by Shenzhen’s Realme.
The Realme GT Neo 5 smartphone is currently only available in China, and even if it went global, people in the US are unlikely to be invited to the launch party.
The centerpiece is the 4,600 mAh battery that supports 240 W fast charging via USB-C using the included 20 V/12 A adapter. Recharges to % capacity in just 80 seconds, 50% in 4 minutes, and fully charged in less than 10 minutes.
Realme has TÜV Rheinland safety certification for your peace of mind, and the handset benefits from a multi-component cooling architecture that includes dual phase heat dissipation, a large vapor chamber and phase change materials.
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Ultra-fast charging aside, the smartphone features a 6.74-inch, 2,772 x 1,240-pixel AMOLED display with a 144 Hz adaptive refresh rate, 1,400 nit peak brightness, and 100% support for the DCI-P3 color gamut. . Thanks to the 1,500 Hz touch response.
Built around the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform. It’s not Qualcomm’s latest and greatest platform, but it supports 16 GB of his LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1 TB of storage, and should perform very well.
Your mobile photography and filmmaking needs are met by a 50 MP main camera based on Sony’s IMX890 sensor with optical image stabilization, plus an 8 MP ultra-wide angle and 2 MP macro shooter. increase. To the right of the camera bump is his RGB LED “halo” in a funky rectangle for charging status and notifications. The display also has a 16 MP selfie camera for 1080p video chat.
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Rounding out the key specs, the handset features Bluetooth 5.3 and dual-band Wi-Fi in addition to 5G mobile connectivity, runs Realme’s UI 4.0 based on Android 13, and rocks Dolby Atmos speakers.
The GT Neo 5 240W model starts at CNY 3,199 (around US$470, but as we said, it’s unlikely this smartphone will ever make it to the North American shores). A 150 W version is also available with a slightly larger battery and more RAM/storage options.
Product page: Realme GT Neo 5
