Realme GT5 240W review – GSMArena.com tests

Introduction and specs

Realme’s 2023 flagship, the Realme GT5, is as soon as once more a China-only smartphone following the footsteps of its predecessor, the GT3. It is reasonably disappointing to see Realme taking a step again from the premium and higher mid-range section in Western markets. Its GT collection is unquestionably aggressive sufficient on European and Indian soil.

In any case, the GT5 is a feature-packed handset coming in two principal variations – with 150W or 240W quick charging. The previous has a much bigger 5,240 mAh battery and caps at 512GB inner storage, whereas the 240W iteration goes somewhat overboard with reminiscence. The one out there configuration options 1TB of inner storage and 24GB of RAM. A little bit of an overkill with the RAM, too. Battery, nonetheless, is 4,600 mAh, identical to final yr’s GT3 with 240W.

Realme GT5 240W specs at a look:

• Physique: 163.1×75.4×8.9mm, 205g; Glass entrance, aluminum body, glass again.
• Show: 6.74″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak), 1240x2772px decision, 20.12:9 facet ratio, 451ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 740.
• Reminiscence: 1TB 24GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
• OS/Software program: Android 13, Realme UI 4.0.
• Rear digicam: Vast (principal): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS; Extremely vast angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
• Entrance digicam: 16 MP, f/2.5, 25mm (vast), 1/3.09″, 1.0µm.
• Video seize: Rear digicam: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digicam: 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS.
• Battery: 4600mAh; 240W wired, PD, 20% in 80 sec (marketed).
• Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.3, aptX HD; NFC; Infrared port.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (beneath show, optical); stereo audio system.

Talking of, whereas 240W nonetheless appears like science fiction, it isn’t the primary time Realme is breaking the 200W barrier. We examined the GT3 final yr so we all know what to anticipate – sub-Quarter-hour full charging cycles. That is fairly quick.

Except for the marginally altered design, which is now a refined combination between Google Pixel’s design for the previous two generations and final yr’s GT3, the remaining is enterprise as traditional. There aren’t any vital modifications to the {hardware}, besides the chipset, after all. The system is now outfitted with this yr’s top-shelf chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Show, battery (as we talked about) and cameras all keep the identical. Actually, these have not modified shortly, relying on which variations of the Realme GT collection you evaluate.

That does not imply it isn’t a fantastic cellphone, after all.

Unboxing the Realme GT5

The Realme GT5 240W is available in a regular retail field with all the same old consumer manuals inside together with the suitable 240W charger and USB-C to USB-C cable. The charger itself is not as large as anticipated, but it surely’s fairly heavy.

Realme features a matte, soft-touch silicone case too.