Following months of rumors and leaks, Realme finally unveiled its highly anticipated Realme GT 5 Pro. The company’s latest GT series smartphone is a flagship grade model and offers top notch specs and features. So here’s everything you need to know.
Realme GT 5 Pro: Design and Display
With the Realme GT 5 Pro, the company has placed a heavy focus on the design of the device from the inside out. On the inside, it features one of the largest heat dissipation units that has a 12,000mm2 surface area. This is quite handy considering the beefy specs it packs on the inside. The rear panel features a glass panel cover (vegan leather for the orange and white variants) that adds to its premium appeal along with a large circular camera island that houses the image sensor.
Meanwhile, the front of the smartphone sports a tall 6.78-inch 8T LTPO 1.5K OLED display that offers an adaptive 144Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, 2160Hz touch sampling rate, DC dimming, 20,000 level dimming, Pro-XDR technology, 1600 nits of global max brightness, and an impressive 4,500 nits of peak brightness. The screen is curved from the side edges and even houses a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera.
Specifications
Under the hood, the Realme GT 5 Pro is equipped with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. This is a top end processor so we can expect great performance in daily use and gaming in particular. This chip is paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. A massive 5,400mAh battery pack powers this device, which also supports 100W wired fast charging and 50W wireless fast charging.
The brand has promised to offer three years of major Android OS updates along with four years of security updates. It will also run on the Android 14 OS based Realme UI 5.0 custom skin out of the box. Other notable features include an in-display fingerprint scanner, VC cooling system, USB 3.2 enabled USB-C port, and an AI super assistant onboard that supports intelligent speech generation and leverages an AI model with 7 billion parameters.
A major new feature that is making its way to the Realme GT 5 Pro is the support for several hand gestures. Pinch gestures can toggle the recent app list while holding your index finger up can toggle the cursor control. A three-finger palm gesture is basically the home button and pointing the thumb to the left means back. You can even turn the screen off by moving your hand towards the screen. However, the coolest one is the palm unlock, which Realme claims is faster than facial recognition. This technology was employed with machine learning using 10,000 models.
Camera
The specs sheet for the camera department is equally as impressive as the internal hardware. On the rear, the Realme GT 5 Pro features a 50-megapixel primary camera, which is Sony’s LYT-808 sensor (also featured on the new OnePlus 12). This supports OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and is paired with another 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 periscopic telephoto shooter that offers 3x optical zoom and up to 120x hybrid zoom. Lastly, an 8-megapixel Sony IMX355 is also featured on the back for ultra wide angle shots. On the other hand, the front houses a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
Pricing and Availability
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been announced in multiple storage configurations as well as three color options, namely Black, White, and Orange. It has a starting price tag of 3,399 Yuan (roughly 479 US Dollars) for its 12GB + 256GB configuration. Although, it will be offered for an introductory price tag of 3,298 Yuan (roughly 465 US Dollars). Similarly, the 16GB + 256GB model costs 3,699 Yuan (roughly 520 US Dollars), but will go on sale for a special launch price of 3,598 Yuan (roughly 506 US Dollars).
The 16GB + 512GB was announced for 3,999 Yuan (roughly 563 US Dollars) but will go on sale for 3,898 Yuan (roughly 548 US Dollars). Lastly, the top end 16GB + 1TB variant is priced at 4,299 Yuan (roughly 605 US Dollars) but will cost 4,198 Yuan (roughly 590 US Dollars) at its first launch. Pre-orders for the device are already live in China, while its first sale is set to kick off on 14th December 2023.
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