Earlier this year, the Realme GT 2 Pro launched in China becoming one of the first adopters of the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. It is now confirmed that the Realme GT 2 Pro will be getting a global release on February 28th at the MWC trade show in Barcelona.

Now, ahead of its global launch, the company has shared in a press release that the Realme GT 2 Pro is among the first batch of smartphones to receive Google’s Performance class 12 certification.

For those unaware of what a Performance class 12 certification is, to briefly explain, Performance class is a standard first introduced in Android 12. A performance class defines a set of device capabilities that goes beyond Android’s baseline requirements. It also helps developers easily identify the performance capabilities of an Android device and tweak their apps accordingly.

The minimum requirements for Performance class 12 are:

• At least 6GB of RAM
• At least 400dpi and 1080p resolution
• At least 120MB/s sequential write, 250MB/s sequential read, 10MB/s random write, and 40MB/s random read speeds
• Must have (at minimum) a 12MP rear camera capable of 4K 30 FPS recording
• Must have (at minimum) a 4MP front-facing camera capable of 1080p 30 FPS recording

Looking at the spec sheet of the Realme GT 2 Pro, we know that the device easily fulfills these requirements.

Realme GT 2 Pro specs

For those interested in the spec sheet, the Realme GT 2 Pro features a 6.7-inch LPTO AMOLED screen with a 2K resolution of 3216 x 1440 pixels. It offers a flexible panel with support for a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 1400 nits peak brightness.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, coupled with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage. It adopts the diamond ice core cooling system Plus which is said to increase the heat dissipation area by 205%.

As for the camera, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera, and a 3-megapixel macro lens. On the front side, it comes with a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The phone runs the Android 12 operating system out-of-the-box with Realme UI on top. It is powered by a 5,000mAh battery that supports 65W fast charging which is promised to fully charge the device within 33 minutes.

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This week, Realme launched the new GT 2 series in the Chinese market, and ever since its launch, the global release was a question. While the company is yet to spill beans about its global release, VP Madhav Sheth has already confirmed that the Realme GT 2 is indeed coming to the global markets.

Sheth said that the first global market to get the Realme GT 2 series will be India. It will be followed by other markets including Europe. In addition, he also confirmed that a series of new Android tablets and Windows laptops will be launched this year. However, he didn’t reveal any specific date for the same.

Apart from this, Sheth also revealed to Android Authority that the company won’t be launching any Realme phones in the US. But the company may bring IT and AIoT products to the US market in 2022.

Coming to the Realme GT 2 series, the series has two devices namely the Realme GT 2  and GT 2 Pro. The phones come with powerful hardware like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in the Pro model and Snapdragon 888 in the vanilla model.

The Realme GT 2 has a 6.62-inch Samsung E4 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and FHD+ resolution. The GT 2 Pro, on the other hand, has a larger 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a QHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The phones boast a 50MP triple camera system at the rear and have a  32MP selfie on the Pro and a 16MP selfie on the vanilla. The duo has a 5,000mAh battery and has a 65W fast charging support.

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