After Qualcomm had officially announced its flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset tonight, it seems that Realme is once again jumping the gun to be the first phone manufacturer to equip its upcoming flagship with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest SoC.

Realme announced on its Chinese social media, Weibo, tonight that the company’s next flagship, officially named the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition, is launching soon and the flagship will be the world’s first Android flagship to sport the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. 

Realme GT2 Master Explorer Edition Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus Weibo
Source: Weibo

Realme had not officially announced any event launch date for its upcoming flagship in the Weibo post but considering the company had officially revealed the name of its next flagship – the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition, it is expected that the company will reveal more details about the device in the several upcoming weeks to come.

Realme GT2 Master Explorer Edition Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus a
Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition Teaser. Source: Realme China

To refresh, the Realme GT Master Edition and Master Explorer Edition were launched in July last year with the Snapdragon 778G SoC and Snapdragon 870 SoC. The Master Edition of devices was the brand’s first-ever collaboration with well-renowned Japanese designer, Naoto Fukasawa. The Master Edition devices felt premium in the hand as they featured a one-of-a-kind leather suitcase inspired back panel that was soft to the touch and comfortable in the hands.

In 2022, Realme had reached out to Mr Naoto again to design their Realme GT 2 series of flagship smartphones and this time around the Realme GT 2 series was fashionably equipped with the world’s first paperback inspired design that was environmentally friendly with its recyclable materials. The Realme GT 2 Pro was also one of the first flagships to launch with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor this year as well.

Realme GT2 Pro
Realme GT 2 Pro

To stay up to date on the latest leaks and updates on the Realme GT 2 Master and Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition, stay tuned to our coverage here at Gizmochina!

 

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