The Realme GT NEO 3 was just announced in China. The company held a launch conference in its home market and unveiled the new smartphone that it has teased multiple times over the last couple of days.
Design & Display
Talking about the design of the smartphone, it is clear that the Chinese brand placed an emphasis on showing that the device both runs and looks fast. It features “racing” aesthetics on one color option, with the rear featuring the iconic twin racing strip alongside the company’s branding and motto. The company is marketing the device as a “fashionable gaming smartphone,” which measures just 8.2mm in thickness and weighs 188 grams.
On the front, it sports a 6.7 inch OLED display that has a FHD+ resolution that also supports 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, and even a 1000Hz smart touch sampling rate as well. It also offers 100 percent DCI P3 color gamut, HDR10+ support, and a maximum brightness of 1000 nits. The smartphone has a high screen to body ratio of up to 94.2 percent with the display being surrounded by ultra thin bezels.
Specs & Features
Under the hood, the Realme GT NEO 3 features MediaTek’s newly announced Dimensity 8100 SoC. This chip is based on the 5nm TSMC process and is capable of offering 90 fps on certain intensive mobile games and it is also paired with . It is available in multiple storage configurations, but tops out with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. Although, one of its highlighting feature is undoubtedly its charging rate. As per official claims, the device supports 150W UltraDart fast charging technology (150W model) and is the world’s fastest charging phone that is commercially available right now.
The Realme GT NEO 3 is powered by a 4,500mAh battery pack that can be charged to 50 percent in just 5 minutes thanks to this technology. Unfortunately, the device does not support wireless charging. Other features include TÜV Rheinland certification of safe fast charging. For photography, the smartphone houses a triple camera setup on the rear, with a 50 megapixel Sony IMX 766 sensor (with OIS, 4K, night mode, and more) paired with an 8 megapixel ultra wide angle lens and another 2 megapixel macro sensor. On the front, there is as 16 megapixel selfie shooter.
Connectivity options include, 5G, dual 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port for charging and data sync. The device also has an in display fingerprint reader for security and features X axis linear motor, GT Mode 3.0, and VC liquid cooling as well. The device runs on Android 12 based Realme UI.
Pricing, Availability, & Colors
The Realme GT NEO 3 is available in two editions, namely 150W and 80W versions. The 8GB RAM version of the 150W edition costs 2,699 Yuan (roughly $424) while the 12GB RAM model costs 2,899 Yuan (roughly $455). Although, both versions will be available for a 100 Yuan discount as an introductory offer. Talking about the 80W model, it comes in a 6GB RAM model that costs 1,999 Yuan (roughly $314) and 8GB model that costs 2,299 Yuan (roughly $361).
Both of these are paired with 128GB internal storage, while the 12GB RAM version is coupled with 256GB of internal storage and is priced at 2,599 Yuan (roughly $408). The smartphone is available in three colors, namely, the Le Mans racing Blue color that come with the white stripes. The others include a Silverstone white color option that has black stripes and the Cyclonus Black, which has a matte finish and no stripes.
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