In practice, we are really getting to the point of diminishing returns with such high fast charging power on smartphones. Realme advertises that the GT Neo 5’s 4,600mAh battery can be charged to 100 percent in nine and a half minutes thanks to the 240W charging. That’s super fast, but it’s also essentially the same as what Redmi claimed the charging of 210W on the Note 12 Discovery Edition last year (though admittedly it has a slightly smaller 4,300mAh battery). If you’re looking for a partial charge, Realme’s new phone can reach 20 percent in 80 seconds and 50 percent in four minutes.
Here’s an on-stage demo of the RealMe GT Neo 5 fast charging in action:
Realme is owned by BBK Electronics, the same company that owns Oppo and OnePlus. Oppo showed off a 240W fast charging solution during the Mobile World Congress 2022, which this new Realme phone is believed to use. 240W fast charging has yet to appear in a commercialized Oppo or OnePlus phone.
The Realme GT Neo 5 has only been announced for the Chinese market for now, where it will actually be sold in a number of different charging configurations. The 240W version is, as you would expect, the more expensive of the two. Prices start at 3,199 yuan (about $472) for 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. There’s also a version with “slower” charging at 150W, although interestingly it has a slightly larger 5,000mAh battery. The 150 W model starts at 2,599 yuan (about $383) with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
Besides the fast charging, the GT Neo 5 also stands out for its interesting RGB lighting on the back. It doesn’t cover the entire back like the Nothing Phone 1’s glyph interface, but the little square to the right of the cameras serves a similar purpose as a notification light, and can also turn red to alert you when the phone’s battery is low. low.
Otherwise, the GT Neo 5 is a fairly basic Android device. It has a 6.74-inch 1240p 144Hz OLED display and runs last year’s flagship Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. There are three cameras on the rear, but while the main sensor is 50 megapixels, the ultrawide only 8 megapixels in resolution, and the macro sensor is limited to only 2 megapixels. It is available in white, black or purple.
There’s no word yet on international availability and pricing, but with Mobile World Congress set to take place in Barcelona in just a few weeks, I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear more then. However, based on Realme’s previous releases, I don’t expect the phone to get an official release in North America.
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