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Realme GT 5 launched in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 & impressive 240W fast charging

Sean — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 08:16:34 +0000

The Realme GT 5 has finally been unveiled in China. The high-end smartphone is the latest entry in its popular GT lineup and features some beefy specs and features, so here’s everything you need to know about the device like its specs, design, pricing, and more.

Realme GT 5: Design & Display

Realme partnered with BYD Electronisc for the ‘Miracle Glass‘ on the rear of the GT 5 model. The phone features a dual-tone body for the back panel and a large camera island. Similar to the recent Pixel phones, it also features a visor-like camera module, although, it is much wider. This module features two rings for the cameras on the left. Meanwhile, the right side includes rectangular-shaped LED light strips (dubbed Halo Pro) that offer different colors and a transparent glass window that showcases the Snapdragon chipset.

On the other hand, the front sports a tall 6.74-inch OLED display that offers 1.5K resolution and a high 144Hz refresh rate. The panel also features a center-aligned punch-hole selfie camera. The new Realme GT 5 also features an independent X7 display chip that was developed by PixelWords for an improved visual experience. This screen offers 1400 nits of peak brightness, 2160 PWM dimming, 1.46mm narrow bezels, and a 93.7 percent screen-to-body ratio.

Specifications

Under the hood, the Realem GT 5 is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which is paired with up to 24GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. Notably, the new smartphone is available in two distinct variants that feature different battery capacities and charging speeds. One houses a larger 5,240mAh battery pack that supports 150W fast charging speeds. The company claims that this model can hit full charge in just 18 minutes.

The second version features a smaller 4,600mAh battery pack but supports an impressive 240W fast charging speed. This enables a full charge in just 9 minutes and 30 seconds of charging capable of offering 2 hours of talk time. The Realme GT 5 features a triple camera setup on the back. Its primary sensor is a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 that supports OIS and PDAF. This is paired with an 8-megapixel ultra wide angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. The front houses a 16-megapixel camera for selfies and video calls.

Other notable features include an in-display fingerprint scanner, NFC, Hi-Res Audio, Dolby Atmos, Whirlwind memory engine 2.0 that lets you run 76 apps in the background, and Android 13 OS based Realme UI 4.0 custom skin out of the box.

Pricing, Colors, & Availability

The Realme GT 5 was announced in two color variants, namely Flowing Silver Illusion and Starry Oasis (Green). It also arrives in various storage configurations. This includes a 12GB + 256GB model that costs 2,999 Yuan (roughly $411), a 16GB + 512GB variant that costs 3,299 Yuan (roughly $411), and a 24GB + 1TB version that is available for 3,799 Yuan (roughly $520). The smartphone will go on sale starting on September 4 in China.

Realme withdraws from OPPO Mall, brand independence believed to be the reason

Divyansh Mehta — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:58:30 +0000

According to reports by ITHome, Chinese smartphone brand Realme has allegedly been removed from the OPPO Mall. OPPO Mall (earlier known as Huantai Mall app) is an e-commerce-based online store that was dubbed the official store of OPPO, OnePlus, and Realme in China.

OPPO Mall China

If popular leakster Digital Chat Station is to be believed, Realme has plans to open an independent e-commerce shopping mall for its devices. This has come as a surprise as Realme is affiliated with OPPO and OnePlus, and was founded in August 2018. Realme and OnePlus had their own special sections in the OPPO Mall, which served as a dedicated e-commerce platform. Now, not even a single Realme product can be found in the OPPO Mall. Furthermore, the brand section of Realme has also been removed from the app, while OnePlus has not been affected whatsoever.

The link that opened the Realme smartphones section in the OPPO Mall now shows the following notification- “This product has been removed from the shelves, let’s browse other products”. Meanwhile, the Realme official mall can be accessed normally.

Realme’s departure from the OPPO mall this time should signal a stronger brand performance. Previously, the market had a preference for a handful of Realme products, and this preference has significantly increased. The Realme GT2 Master Explorer Edition is now scheduled to be released in July as well. The smartphone, which has a 6.7-inch 2412 x 1080p 120Hz AMOLED screen, weighs 199g, is 8.2mm thick, and has a 4880mAh (nominal 5000mAh) battery inside.

Optics of the device feature a front 16MP, rear 50MP + 50MP + 2MP, and 100W rapid charge. The Snapdragon 8+ mobile platform is anticipated to be included with the Realme GT2 Master Explorer Edition.

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Realme achieves its 10 million phone sales target in 2021 ahead of schedule in China

Sean — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 07:42:38 +0000

Realme has officially reached its 10 million smartphone sales target that it had projected for the year 2021 in the Chinese market. The company had set the annual goal at the start of this year and has achieved it ahead of schedule.

Earlier this year, the Chinese smartphone maker’s Vice President, Xu Qi, had set a goal for annual sales to hit 10 million units this year. This goal was for the Chinese market in particular and the company shared this achievement earlier today (9th November 2021) on social media. We had also reported on Realme selling over 1 million units through both offline and online channels in a week, as part of the Double 11 (Singles Day) sale event.

Notably, this achievement is also indicative of the massive growth the brand has seen over the last two years. Earlier this month, Xu Qi had also stated that the company will be focusing on launching premium grade smartphones in the Chinese market with high end specifications next year, although, he refrained from revealing any further details regarding this matter. However, the brand’s mid range segment still has a strong presence in its home country’s market with the Realme Q3s being one of the most popular models in terms of sales during the Double 11 season, with over 100,000 units being sold on the first day of sale alone.

Realme GT Master Explorer Edition sales crossed 100 million Yuan ($15mn) in just one second

Sean — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:46:12 +0000

The Realme GT Master Explorer Edition was just recently unveiled earlier this month. Now, the company has revealed that the device saw great first sales, which crossed a whopping 100 million Yuan (roughly 15 million US Dollars) in just one second.

The first sales of the new smartphone began earlier today (27th July 2021) and sales broke past the 100 million Yuan mark in just one second of the device going live, which is quite an impressive feat. For those unaware, the Realme GT Master Explorer Edition is an affordable flagship grade phone that sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. This is paired with 12GB of RAM that supports +7GB of virtual memory boost as well.

The device is powered by a large 4,500mAh battery pack that supports 65W fast charging, dual speakers, VC liquid cooling, and copper alloy heat dissipation design among various other features. For photography, the device houses a 32 megapixel sensor on the front and a triple camera module on the back comprising of a 50 megapixel primary lens, 16 megapixel wide angle shooter, and a 2 megapixel macro camera.

At the moment, the Realme GT Master Explorer Edition is available in two variants, namely the 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage and 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage variant. The former is priced at 2,799 Yuan (roughly 430 US Dollars) while the latter is priced 3,099 Yuan (roughly 476 US Dollars).

realme Q3i 5G launched as cheapest 5G phone of the Q3 series in China, starts at 1,099 yuan($169)

Balaji S — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:28:31 +0000

realme has launched the realme Q3 series in China today. All three devices are 5G and out of the bunch, the realme Q3i 5G is the cheapest and starts as low as $169. Let’s look at the specs, features, and price of the Q3i 5G.

realme Q3i 5G Price, Availability

realme has launched two storage variants of the realme Q3i 5G. The device comes with either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and 128GB storage. You can take a look at the official pricing below:

realme Q3i
- 4GB + 128GB- 1,099 yuan($169)
- 6GB + 128GB- 1,199 yuan($185)

Although the above is official pricing, realme says that for the first sale, the device will be available for 100 yuan cheaper. That makes the realme Q3i base variant start as low as 999 yuan($153) in China.

As a result, the 6GB RAM variant will retail for 1,099 yuan in the first sale. Speaking of which, the realme Q3i 5G official launched today, i.e, April 22 at 21:30 Beijing Time in China.

The device will be available on major e-commerce platforms like JD.com, Suning, and the official realme website. The realme website has got many gifts for the early birds on and you can check them here.

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realme Q3i 5G Specifications and Features

The realme Q3i 5G succeeds the realme Q2i 5G from last year. However, it brings a lot of upgrades at a similar price. The device comes in two colors- Light Blue and Particle Ash (Grey) options.

realme Q3i 5G gets what realme claims to be a trendy design. The back has curved edges to improve the ergonomics. The device measures 8.5mm in thickness and weighs 185 grams.

It has a power button(with a fingerprint sensor embedded) is to the right, volume buttons and SIM tray to the left, Type-C port, 3.5mm jack, speaker, and primary microphone at the bottom.

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Upfront, there is a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD display with a punch-hole at the top-left. This display has a resolution of 2400×1080 pixels, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-body ratio, and 600 nits maximum brightness.

Under the hood, the realme Q3i 5G features MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset. To compare, the predecessor had the Dimensity 720 on the inside. The chipset is also paired with 4/6GB LPDDR4x RAM, 128GB UFS 2.1 storage and the device also gets the DRE(Dynamic RAM Expansion) that virtually makes a 6GB RAM function smoothly like an 8GB variant.

For cameras, the device has a triple-camera on the back with a 48MP f/1.8 main 6P lens, a 2MP B&W f/2.4 portrait lens, and a 2MP 4cm f/2.4 Macro lens. Upfront, there is a 16MP selfie camera.

Other features include a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging, SA/NSA 5G support, dedicated microSD slot up to 1TB, and realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 OS.

Realme targets 20 million smartphone sales in China in 2021: Exec

Sean — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:27:53 +0000

Realme CMO and Vice President, Xu Qi, revealed during the launch of the company’s new GT Neo smartphone that it aims to reach 20 million handset shipments this year. It was previously estimated by the brand that it would reach 10 million units in shipments in China, but that figure has now grown.

As per the senior official, even the 10 million shipment figure was actually ‘conservative’ and that the Chinese tech giant is expecting at least 20 million units in sales in 2021. Furthermore, the goal to reach this high figure will be supplemented by the company’s efforts to boost its offline sales. This would be made possible as the smartphone vendor aims to expand the number of its physical stores in its home market of China to expand its coverage.

During the event, Xu Qi also announced that the company’s sales of smartphone in the first quarter of this year is nearly the same as its overall smartphone sales from last year. This marks an year on year increase of 463 percent in Q1 2021. Meaning, Realme has seen an explosive growth, especially in the Chinese market. The executive also added that the brand is aiming to triple its offline sales figure this year.

Notably, the OEM is also planning on following a dual flagship strategy. This implies that the firm will launch two flagship grade smartphones this year. The same strategy will also be adopted for its mid range segments. For the high end devices, the company will launch one smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series processor while the second one would sport a MediaTek Dimensity series 5G chipset.

Realme Buds Q revealed in official teaser poster; to launch on May 25

Habeeb Onawole — Sat, 23 May 2020 11:32:20 +0000

Last week, Realme announced it has sold 1,000,000 smart audio IoT devices worldwide. It appears the manufacturer is on the way to selling its next 1 million units and it plans to do that with the launch of two new audio products. One of them is the Realme Buds Air Neo scheduled to launch on May 25 in India, and the second one is the Realme Buds Q, which has now been revealed will launch on the same day as above but in China.

The official Weibo account for Realme has shared a poster that reveals the design of the Realme Buds Q as well as several details including a hint at the price tag.

The Weibo post says the Realme Buds Q was designed by José Lévy, a designer, stylist, and inventor. The design process is said to have taken 180 days with a focus on being lightweight and comfortable.

The earbuds, which weight 3.6 grams each, have a design different from that of the Realme Buds Air. There are no stems sticking out of your ears and the earbuds have a close-fit design. Realme says it has used an advanced matte processor for the finish. The image shows it will come in black with a matching pebble-shaped case but it will be nice if there are other colorways too. The silicone tips have Realme’s signature yellow color and the case has an LED in front to let you know when it is charging.

The Realme Buds Q looks nice but the only gripe we have with it is the Realme logo on each earbud which seems to be saying both earbuds are for the wearer’s right ear. We believe there will be smaller markings on the inside indicating which earbud is for each ear but the Realme logo will be confusing for some first-time users.

Realme also teased the cost of the TWS earbuds by including three different prices and asking folks to guess which one it will be. The prices are ¥199 (~$28), ¥299 (~$42), and ¥399 (~$56). Let us know in the comment box below which one you think will be the price tag of the Realme Buds Q.

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Realme officially announces its entry in China

Jeet — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:45:09 +0000

Realme, which made its debut last year as a sub-brand of Oppo, started working independently soon after that. The company was launched with a focus on the Indian market but has expanded its presence to other regions as well.

We recently reported about the company’s plan to enter its home market and today, the company has officially announced its presence in China. While making the announcement, the company’s executive said that the brand will offer a rare experience at the same price point and is aiming for the youths.

China is currently the world’s largest smartphone market and the company will definitely benefit from a presence in its home country. Realme is also expected to enter the Middle East and the Europen market by the end of this year.

Currently, the Realme brand has a presence in seven countries which includes India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, and the Philippines. Now, two more countries are added in the list — China and Taiwan.

With value-for-money smartphones from the company, Realme has managed to achieve an unpretending success in the Indian market. In just about one year of its launch, the company has grabbed 8 percent of the smartphone market share in India.

However, the company has not yet launched any smartphone in China. It’s likely that the Realme 3 Pro could be among the first smartphones to be available in China, which was launched in India earlier this week.

Realme 3 Pro is the company’s latest smartphone which comes with a 6.3-inch Full HD+ waterdrop notch display and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 AIE processor with up to 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage.

The phone features a 16 MP + 5 MP dual rear camera setup and a 25 MP front-facing AI-powered snapper. It runs Android 9 Pie-based ColorOS 6 and is powered by a 4045mAh battery with VOOC 25W fast charging support.

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Realme is entering China, Weibo page goes live

Jeet — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:41:14 +0000

Realme made its debut last year as a sub-brand of Oppo. However, within a couple of months, Realme split from its parent company Oppo to become an independent brand. The company was launched with a focus on the Indian market but has expanded its presence to other regions as well.

However, Realme has stayed away from the world’s biggest smartphone market — China. But that is about to change as it seems that the company is all set to enter the Chinese market. In fact, the brand’s Weibo page also gone live.

The Weibo page of the Realme doesn’t reveal anything regarding its plan in China but the fact that the page is already live suggests that the launch of Realme in China is about to happen very soon. The company is also expected to enter the Middle East and the Europen market by the end of this year.

Currently, the Realme brand has a presence in seven countries which includes India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Egypt, and the Philippines. Realme has now started listing China and Taiwan on its website.

Thanks to the value-for-money smartphones from the company, it has managed to achieve an unpretending success in the Indian market. In just about one year of its launch, the company has grabbed 8 percent of the smartphone market share in India.

While it’s still far behind its major competitor Redmi in India, Realme has been rapidly growing in the market and its device offerings also pose as a major threat to the Xiaomi’s Redmi lineup in India as well as budget phones from other brands.

Although the company has not officially confirmed anything, it seems that the Realme 3 Pro could be among the first smartphones to be available in China when the brand officially announces its entry in the world’s largest smartphone market.