Realme held a launch event to unveil two new smartphones along with the Realme Watch T1 smartwatch. Both the smartphones that arrived in China are dubbed as Realme Q3s and Realme GT Neo 2T where the latter is a rebranded version of Realme GT Neo. Here’s everything you need to know about both smartphones
Realme GT Neo 2T: Specifications and Pricing
The pricing for the Chinese Realme GT Neo 2T commences at CNY 1,899 for the base 8GB+128GB configuration, the midline 8GB+256GB variant goes for sale at CNY2,099; while the 12GB+256GB configuration goes up for sale at CNY 2,399. The device is all set to undergo pre-orders starting on October 20 while the sales are scheduled to commence on November 1.
The Realme GT Neo 2T is a rebranded version of Realme GT with just a little difference in the mix. The GT Neo 2T arrives with a 6.43-inch Super AMOLED 120Hz panel with 1000 nits of peak brightness. It has a 1080×2400 pixels resolution with a 20:9 aspect ratio. The display has a punch-hole cut-out to the left corner housing a 16MP shooter.
Moving on, we have a Dimensity 1200 5G octa-core SoC taking the helm on the GT Neo 2T along with Mali-G77 MC9 GPU, up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and up to 12GB of RAM on-board. There’s a vertically stacked triple rear camera at the back much like the Reno 6 series. It houses a 64MP primary sensor with 8MP ultrawide and a 2MP macro sensor. There’s not much difference between the two devices in this department as well.
A 4,500 mAh battery sits under the hood giving the phone its power backup. It is paired with a 65W fast charging tech and a 2.5W reverse charging tech. There’s a Bluetooth v5.1, dual-band GPS, dual-band Wi-Fi 6, NFC, USB-C 2.0, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and finally, there’s a stereo speaker setup as well. You get an under-the-display fingerprint scanner with Neo 2T thanks to its AMOLED panel. The phone runs on Android 11-powered Realme UI 2.0 out-of-the-box.
Realme Q3s: Specifications and Pricing
The Realme Q3s arrives at an opening price tag of CNY1.499 for the base 6GB+128GB variant; the midline variant goes on sale at CNY1,599 with 8GB+128GB configuration and finally, the top-of-the-line variant with 8GB+256GB configuration goes up for sale at CNY1,999. Check out both Night Sky Blue and Nebula color variants before pre-ordering it in China starting on October 20th followed by shipping commencing on November 1st.
Realme Q3s look more or less the same as the GT Neo 2T. The device has a 6.6” 1080×2412 pixels resolution with a 20:9 aspect ratio and an IPS LCD panel capable of producing 600 nits of brightness. The display has a higher 144Hz refresh rate which is more than what the GT Neo 2T arrives with.
There’s a Snapdragon 778G 5G octa-core SoC made on an 6nm node with Adreno 642L GPU, up to 256GB of internal storage with 6/8GB of RAM configurations. You have an Android 11-flavored Realme UI 2.0 out-of-the-box.
There’s a 48MP triple rear camera which includes two decorative sensors at 2MP each for macro and depth. There’s a fourth camera at the front housing a 16MP sensor in a large-sized punch-hole to the top-left corner.
You get a large 5,000 mAh battery in the chassis paired with 30W fast charging tech capable of juicing up the battery to 50 percent in just 25 minutes. Other features that arrive with Realme Q3s are a 3.5 mm headphone jack, dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2 with LE and A2DP, GPS, USB-C 2.0 port, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner. That’s all about the Realme Q3s specifications.