Realme has recently introduced its flagship model, the Realme GT5 Pro. Powered by the cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, this smartphone falls into the premium mid-range segment in terms of pricing.
The flagship boasts a sophisticated design, exuding a premium feel and robust build quality. Realme has delivered an impressive and immersive hardware and user experience with the GT5 Pro, making it a noteworthy addition to the flagship smartphone market.
Realme has focused on the design element this time along with the hardware. Let us see what the smartphone provides.
Specifications of Realme GT5 Pro
| Dimensions | Length: 161.72 mm Width: 75.06 mm Thickness: 9.23mm |
| Weight | 218/224g (leather version/glass version) |
| Display size | 6.78-inch |
| Display type | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 2,780 x 1,264 |
| Refresh rate | Up to 144Hz |
| IP rating | IP64 waterproof and dustproof |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU | Adreno 750 |
| OS | realme UI 5.0, Android 14 |
| RAM | 12GB | 16GB |
| Storage | 256GB | 512GB | 1TB |
| Rear camera | 50MP main camera 50MP periscope telephoto 8MP ultrawide camera |
| Selfie camera | 32MP |
| Audio | Dolby Atmos stereo dual speakers Hi-Res/Dolby audio certification |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, tri-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Sensors | Geomagnetic induction | Light induction | Distance sensing | Acceleration sensor | Gyroscope | Rear multispectral |
| Battery | 5,400mAh |
| Charging | 100W wired charging 50W wireless |
| Colours | Red Rock | Bright Moon | Starry Night |
| Price (expected) | Rs 80,000 (12/256GB) Rs 88,000 (16/256GB) Rs 94,000 (16/512GB) Rs 102,000 (16GB/1TB) |
Design and Display
The Realme GT5 Pro has a new and improved design. Realme has changed the design quite a bit for its flagship this year. The camera module, featuring a metal strip in the respective colour, is centrally positioned. The Realme GT5 Pro offers three colour options: Red Rock, Bright Moon, and Starry Night. The Red Rock and Bright Moon variants showcase an eco-friendly leather back, providing a premium tactile experience. In contrast, the Starry Night colour variant features a matte shiny finish.
The frame is made of aluminium and is relatively thin due to the curved screen and back. This design gives it a nice finish and a premium flagship feel. On the display front, the bezels are quite narrow and with a curved screen, it has more screen-to-body ratio. The selfie camera sits on the centre hole-punch cutout.
The Realme GT5 Pro has a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen with an eye-blinding 4,500nit local peak brightness and 94.2 per cent screen-to-body ratio. It has lifelike colours from its 1.07 billion colour palette, covering DCI-P3 100 per cent colour saturation. It has a resolution of 2,780 by 1,264 and a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. The high refresh rate of up to 144Hz provides smooth motion and a touch sampling rate of 2,160Hz further enhances responsiveness.
It also has an IP64 waterproof and dustproof rating for accidental water splash and dusty conditions.
Performance and Storage
The Realme GT5 Pro is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, built on a 4nm architecture. Its octa-core CPU configuration combines a Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3.3 GHz, five Cortex-A720 cores at 3.2 GHz, and two Cortex-A520 cores at 2.3 GHz. The flagship chipset is paired with the Adreno 750 GPU for improved graphics rendering. It runs on Realme UI 5.0 based on Android 14 operating system.
Realme GT5 Pro features a 3VC iceberg cooling system with three-channel rapid cooling. It has a large VC heat dissipation area of 12,000mm², enabling a temperature drop of 21.8℃ and 300 per cent increased heat dissipation over 9 floors.
The memory option on the smartphone includes 12 GB RAM paired with the base 256 GB storage option and 16 GB RAM paired with 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB storage options.
Camera
The Realme GT5 Pro has a flagship triple-camera setup. Its rear camera system comprises three lenses: the LYT-808 OIS super outsole main camera, the 50MP IMX890 periscope telephoto lens, and the IMX355 8MP 112° ultra-wide-angle lens.
The main camera has an f/1.69 aperture, and a large 1/1.4-inch sensor, the telephoto lens has a 65mm equivalent focal length with an f/2.6 aperture and the ultra-wide-angle lens has a 112° field of view. The detail from the rear cameras
As for features of the rear camera, the smartphone does not compromise at all. It includes photo, beauty, filter, street photography, portrait, night scene, high pixel, professional, panorama, continuous shooting, super text, starry sky, tilt-shift, supergroup photo, AI ID photo, long exposure, normal video, movie mode, video Blur, slow motion, time-lapse photography, multi-view video and Dolby Vision support. As for video shooting, the GT5 Pro has gyro-EIS and support for Dolby Vision too. It can record 4k and 1,080p videos at 30fps and 60fps.
On the front, the Realme GT5 Pro has a 32MP IMX615 sensor, with a 90° field of view, an f/2.45 aperture, and a 1/2.74-inch sensor size. The front camera also has different modes like custom beauty, night scenes, portraits, and panorama. Users can take photos using the touch screen, volume keys, or gestures. Video recording on the front camera supports resolutions of 720p, 1,080p and 4K at 30fps.
Battery and Others
The Realme GT5 Pro has a large 5,400mAh battery which can easily last through a day even during heavy usage. Even when the charge is exhausted users can charge it using the in-box 100W wired charging. It also has 50W wireless charging support for convenience like when on a car.
Audio has been enhanced using Dolby Atmos and stereo dual speakers. The smartphone also has Hi-Res/Dolby audio certifications.
For connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7 across tri-bands and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connections with compatible devices. It also has dual SIM functionality. It has an array of sensors including an under-display optical fingerprint sensor, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass and colour spectrum sensors.
It is available in three different colour options including Red rock, Bright moon and Starry night.
The Realme GT5 Pro in Nepal is expected to be priced at Rs 80,000 for the 12GB/256GB variant, Rs 88,000 for the 16GB/256GB variant, Rs 94,000 for the 16GB/512GB variant, and Rs 102,000 for the 16GB/1TB variant.
