In the previous week, Realme announced the Realme GT 5G flagship phone with an exciting starting price of 2,899 Yuan. As scheduled, it went on sale for the first time at 12 AM (local time) today in the home market. It appears that the company sold around 33,019 units of the smartphone in the first sale.

A few minutes after making the Realme GT 5G through multiple online retailer platforms in China, Realme confirmed that it achieved 100 million Yuan sales revenue in 10 seconds. The Realme GT 5G comes in two variants such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage for 2,899 Yuan (~$445) and 3,399 Yuan (~$522), respectively

During the first sale, the base model was priced at 2,799 Yuan (~$430), while the higher variant carried a price tag of 3,299 Yuan (~$507). It appears that the Chinese manufacture may have sold 35,727 and 30,312 units of both models, respectively, in the first sale. The handset is available in colors like blue, silver, and gold/black vegan leather.

Realme GT first sale

Realme GT 5G specifications

The Realme GT 5G offers users a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED E4 screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and in-display fingerprint sensor. The Snapdragon 888 mobile platform drives the smartphone along with a 4,500mAh battery, which supports 65W rapid charging. It runs on Android 11 OS and Realme UI 2.0.

The Realme GT 5G’s rear camera housing has a Sony IMX682 64-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel superwide snapper, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. It has a front-facing camera of 16-megapixel.

In related news, the Chinese firm is gearing up to launch the Realme GT Neo smartphone in China. While it is confirmed to feature the Dimensity 1200 chipset, its specifications are not known yet.

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