Realme GT Neo2 hitten the European market a few days ago with an interesting promotion that will last for all the Black Friday period. Thanks to the promotion, its listing price becomes even more affordable than its predecessor Realme GT 5G, which is the only other flagship killer launched by Realme in Europe this year. However, the street prices of the Realme GT 5G are great too in this period. That is the reason why a lot of people are wondering whether they should go for the Realme GT Neo2 or the Realme GT while the price of the two handsets is more or less the same. In this comparison, we will analyze the differences between the two flagships.

Realme GT Neo2 vs Realme GT 5G

Realme GT Neo2 Realme GT 5G
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 162.9 x 75.8 x 9 mm, 199.8 grams 158.5 x 73.3 x 8.4 mm or 9.1 mm, 186 g
DISPLAY  6.62 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), Super AMOLED  6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400p (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 870, octa-core 3.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, octa-core 2.84 GHz
MEMORY  8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE  Android 11, Realme UI  Android 11, Realme UI
CONNECTIVITY  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.3 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.5 front camera		 Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.3 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.5 front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 65W  4500 mAh, fast charging 65W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES Dual SIM slot, 5G Dual SIM slot, 5G

Design

If you choose the Racing Yellow color variant of the Realme GT 5G, you will get the most attractive design. This variant is indeed built with a leather back and an aluminum frame, providing great materials and an amazing touch & feel. It is slightly thicker than the average phone, but the leather back is very good to see, especially in that yellow color option. If we only focus on the glass variant, then Realme GT Neo2 has a more interesting design due to better aesthetics for the camera module and better color options. Note that the Realme GT Neo2 is bigger than Realme GT 5G because it has a wider display.

 

Display

With the Realme GT Neo2 and the Realme GT 5G, you get more or less the same display quality. They come with an AMOLED display supporting the HDR10 certification, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and an under-display fingerprint reader for the authentication. They also pack stereo speakers for a great audio experience, but the Realme GT 5G is the only one with a 3.5 mm audio jack. Coming back to the displays, the real difference between these two panels is the dimensions: Realme GT 5G has 6.43 inches, while the Realme GT Neo2 comes with a wider 6.62-inch display which may be better for gamers and productivity.

 

Specs & Software

The hardware department is superior on the Realme GT 5G simply because this phone is powered by a stronger processor. We are talking about the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform by Qualcomm, an octa-core built at 5 nm running at a frequency of 2.84 GHz and paired with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 native storage. The Realme GT Neo2 has a less impressive Snapdragon 870, while the memory configurations are the same. Nothing changed in the software: Android 11 and Realme UI 2.0 for both handsets. They will most likely get two major Android updates in the European market.

 

Camera

Just like the software, even the cameras of the Realme GT 5G and the Realme GT Neo2 are exactly the same. On the rear side, there is a 64 MP main camera with an f/1.8 focal aperture, an 8 MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2 MP macro camera, while on the front there is a 16 MP selfie camera. It is an average camera setup, good for a mid-ranger but bad for a flagship. That is the main compromise of these phones and what allowed Realme to guarantee such a low price.

 

 

Battery

The main advantage of the Realme GT Neo2 over the Realme GT 5G is the battery: the former has a bigger battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while the latter stops at 4500 mAh. Both the phones support 65W fast charging, but the GT 5G obviously needs less time for a full charge because of its smaller battery.

 

Price

The starting listing price of the Realme GT 5G and the Realme GT Neo2 is €449/$505 for the 8/128 GB configuration. There is no definitive winner for this comparison: I personally prefer the Realme GT 5G because it has a better chipset and a leather back in the Racing Yellow color variant, but if you care more about having a longer battery life, then you should go for the Realme GT Neo2 which is still powered by a great Snapdragon 870 processor.

 

 

Realme GT Neo2 vs Realme GT 5G: PRO and CONS

Realme GT Neo2

PRO

  • Bigger battery
  • Good street prices
  • Wider display

CONS

  • Inferior chipset

 

Realme GT 5G

PRO

  • More compact
  • Better processor
  • Leather variant
  • Thinner (the glass version)
  • Lighter

CONS

  • Smaller battery

 

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