Realme GT5 240W review – GSMArena.com tests

Introduction and specs

Realme’s 2023 flagship, the Realme GT5, is as soon as once more a China-only smartphone following the footsteps of its predecessor, the GT3. It is moderately disappointing to see Realme taking a step again from the premium and higher mid-range section in Western markets. Its GT sequence is certainly aggressive sufficient on European and Indian soil.

In any case, the GT5 is a feature-packed handset coming in two predominant variations – with 150W or 240W quick charging. The previous has a much bigger 5,240 mAh battery and caps at 512GB inside storage, whereas the 240W iteration goes a bit of overboard with reminiscence. The one accessible configuration options 1TB of inside storage and 24GB of RAM. A little bit of an overkill with the RAM, too. Battery, nonetheless, is 4,600 mAh, identical to final 12 months’s GT3 with 240W.

Realme GT5 240W specs at a look:

• Physique: 163.1×75.4×8.9mm, 205g; Glass entrance, aluminum body, glass again.
• Show: 6.74″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak), 1240x2772px decision, 20.12:9 facet ratio, 451ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2×2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A510); Adreno 740.
• Reminiscence: 1TB 24GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
• OS/Software program: Android 13, Realme UI 4.0.
• Rear digital camera: Broad (predominant): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS; Extremely vast angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm; Macro: 2 MP, f/2.4.
• Entrance digital camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, 25mm (vast), 1/3.09″, 1.0µm.
• Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS.
• Battery: 4600mAh; 240W wired, PD, 20% in 80 sec (marketed).
• Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.3, aptX HD; NFC; Infrared port.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (below show, optical); stereo audio system.

Talking of, whereas 240W nonetheless seems like science fiction, it is not the primary time Realme is breaking the 200W barrier. We examined the GT3 final 12 months so we all know what to anticipate – sub-Quarter-hour full charging cycles. That is fairly quick.

Other than the marginally altered design, which is now a refined combination between Google Pixel’s design for the previous two generations and final 12 months’s GT3, the remaining is enterprise as regular. There are not any vital modifications to the {hardware}, besides the chipset, after all. The machine is now outfitted with this 12 months’s top-shelf chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.

Show, battery (as we talked about) and cameras all keep the identical. In reality, these have not modified shortly, relying on which variations of the Realme GT sequence you examine.

That does not imply it is not an amazing cellphone, after all.

Unboxing the Realme GT5

The Realme GT5 240W is available in a regular retail field with all the same old consumer manuals inside together with the suitable 240W charger and USB-C to USB-C cable. The charger itself is not as large as anticipated, nevertheless it’s fairly heavy.

Realme features a matte, soft-touch silicone case too.