realme GT2 Series
Update 28. February 2022
The MWC in Barcelona has started and today realme presented the new realme GT 2 Series with the realme GT 2 and realme GT 2 Pro for the global market. Design and hardware do not differ from the Chinese model, which was presented at the beginning of January.
The Pro model is equipped with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, whereas the GT 2 has last year's Snapdragon 888 high-end SoC installed.
On the software side, the smartphone will run with realmeUI 3, which is based on the current Android 12. Regular Android updates are said to be available for 3 years and security patches are guaranteed for 4 years.
The prices of the realme GT 2 Pro start at 649,99 euros. The one of the realme GT 2 at 449€. The exact release period in Germany has not yet been communicated. In other European countries, the smartphone should be available from March 8th.
What else is there? In addition to the new high-end smartphone series, realme also presented the realme Book Prime (1099 euros) and the realme Buds Air 3 (59 euros).
There is also news about UltraDart charging technology, which charges smartphones with 100W - 200W. The first product that will feature the new charging technology is the realme GT Neo 3. This allows the smartphone to be charged to 5% in just 50 minutes. When the smartphone should be released, realme answered with “Coming soon”.
Update 25. February 2022
Realme will present the GT 2 Series next Monday. A leak already reveals the prices for Europe. Here is the overview:
- realme GT 8+128GB | 539 euros
- realme GT 12+256GB | 589 euros
- realme GT 2 Pro 12+256GB | 789 euros
Both models will be available in Paper White, Paper Green and Steel Black. Sales will probably start in March . There is no exact date yet.
Source: Twitter
Update 17. February 2022
There is news about the global launch of the realme GT2 smartphone series! As realme has now officially announced, the smartphone will be presented to the global market on February 28th at the MWC in Barcelona. There will most likely not be any differences to the Chinese version, which realme presented back in January.
We'll stay on the ball and inform you as soon as new information about the realme GT 2 series comes in.
Source: realme Germany
As announced, realme today presented the new realme GT 2 smartphone series. In addition to the realme GT 2 Pro flagship smartphone, realme has also presented a slightly slimmed-down realme GT 2.
Both smartphones were initially only announced for the Chinese market. There the prices start at the equivalent of 515 euros for the realme GT 2 Pro and 362 euros for the realme GT 2. According to the press release, realme is already considering an imminent market launch in Europe. When the time will come, however, has not yet been announced.
We have compared the specifications of both devices for you in the following table. As expected, the realme GT 2 Pro uses the new and particularly powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Also worth mentioning are the high-resolution E4-AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate and the 50 MP Sony IMX766 main camera with optical image stabilization (OIS).
| Realme GT2 Pro | Realme GT2 | |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 1x ARM Cortex-X2 @ 3.0GHz 3x ARM Cortex-A710 @ 2.50GHz 4x ARM Cortex-A510 @ 1.80GHz GPU: Adreno 730 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G 1x ARM Cortex-X1 @ 2.84GHz 3x ARM Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz 4x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz GPU: Adreno 660 |
| Display | 6.7 inch AMOLED LTPO (Samsung E4) QHD + (3,216 x 1,440) 1Hz - 120Hz refresh rate 1000 Hz sampling rate MEMC 1400 cd / m² brightness 100% DCI-P3 Corning Gorilla Glass Foods |
6.62-inch AMOLED FHD + (2400 x 1080) 120 Hz refresh rate 1000 Hz sampling rate 1300 cd / m² brightness 100% DCI-P3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Storage | 8GB / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM 128GB / 256GB / 512GB UFS 3.1 data storage |
8GB / 12GB RAM 128GB / 256GB UFS 3.1 data storage |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh battery 65W fast charging |
5,000 mAh battery 65W fast charging |
| main camera | Main camera: 50MP IMX766 with OIS Wide angle: 50MP - 150° wide angle Macro: 2MP |
Main camera: 50MP IMX766 with OIS Wide angle: 8MP Macro: 2MP |
| Front camera | 32MP | 16MP |
| Port (s) | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| Other | USB-C 5G NR cellular 6 WiFi Bluetooth 5.2 NFC In-display fingerprint scanner GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo Dolby Atmos Stereo speakers |
USB-C 5G NR cellular 6 WiFi Bluetooth 5.2 NFC In-display fingerprint scanner GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo Dolby Atmos Stereo speakers |
| Software | Realme UI 3.0 (Android 12) | Realme UI 3.0 (Android 12) |
| Height Weight | 163 x 74.7 x 8.18 mm 189g |
162.9 75,8 x x 8.6mm 199g |
Sources:
- press release
- https://www.realme.com/cn/realme-gt-2-pro
Old news
Update 22. December 2021
The realme GT 2 Series Special Event on December 20th was a bit sobering for many. A back made of bio-polymer material, a 150 ° ultra-wide-angle camera and the innovation Forward Communication from realme were presented, but no one learned what the smartphone ultimately looks like.
As confirmed by realme today, the GT 2 Series will be presented on January 04th in China. Some realme country channels also communicate this date as the global start of the smartphone series.
It is not clear whether the smartphone will be launched in China and the rest of the world at the same time. A request from realme Germany has also remained unanswered so far.
There is also interesting news about the design of the realme GT 2 Pro. The Italian VOGUE was the first magazine to publish pictures for smartphones.
With the leaks that appeared a few weeks ago, which presented the smartphone with a wide camera hump (see below), the official design has very little to do with and is much more reminiscent of the last published one realme GT Neo2. It will be exciting to see what realme will show us on January 04th!
Sources:
Already on December 1st Madhav Sheth (realme VP) on Twitter that the new realme GT2 Pro will be a high-end smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and that we will find out more about it in December. An exact date was not known to date.
This is what the new realme GT2 Pro could look like (source 91mobiles)
However, there was a new hint today. A teaser has appeared on the official realme UK Twitter account stating the presentation of the realme GT2 Series on December 20th. The tweet has since been deleted because it was likely to be published later. Chinese sources have also confirmed the date via Weibo.
The form in which the event will be held is not yet known. It is probably not a specific launch event, but a live stream presentation on all social media platforms that secures a place in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 race for realme.
Chinese sources suspect that the smartphone won't hit the market until next year, but before the Chinese Spring Festival (February 01st). It is also interesting that the teaser speaks of a realme GT2 series. In addition to the realme GT2 Pro, there will in all likelihood be a slimmed-down Lite model or a special edition. It is also exciting to see what the other hardware equipment of the realme GT2 Pro will look like.
Snapdragon 8 Gen1
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is the new high-end system-on-chip from Qualcomm. Manufactured using the 4nm process for the first time and based on ARM's v9 architecture, the SoC promises a lot of performance with high efficiency. The new Adreno 700 series, which provides more performance in graphic applications and games, also promises a lot of potential. There is also news in the field of smartphone photography. The image processors can handle up to 18-bit and enable high-resolution 8K HDR recordings. Also new is the sensing hub, with which Qualcomm has implemented an always-on camera, among other things.
Sources:
Blissful
4. January 2022 18 to: 24
If the GT 2 Pro comes to us for a similar price, then it's bought directly! Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the display and the 50 + 50 camera are sure to hit the mark.
Erik
4. January 2022 23 to: 33
Is it already foreseeable when the devices will be available in this country?
Timo admin
5. January 2022 15 to: 25
Hi Erik, the German realme press agency has already announced the market launch in Europe, but has not yet been able to give a specific date. I expect we'll know more between late February and mid-March. Experience has shown that the global publication period is around two months behind the Chinese one.
Re
15. January 2022 11 to: 08
I'm guessing March. India gets it whrsl. in February and we then 3 weeks later.
Mike
18. February 2022 17 to: 49
The presentation will be on February 28.2th. be in Barcelona. (also via YouTube)
The display was incorrectly described in the text because the GT2 Pro has an E5 Samsung panel.
As an old Xiaomi fan, I will treat myself to the GT2 Pro. I'm really convinced of the value for money.
It will be from 10.3. be available from us.
LG Mike
Timo admin
18. February 2022 21 to: 27
Hi Mike, thanks for the info. I did some research again and can't find any evidence that an E5 panel is installed. Chinese colleagues who have already tested the GT 2 Pro speak of a Samsung E4 panel. The peak brightness of 4 nits would also speak for the E1400. The devices with E5 panel usually have 1500+ nits.
Marsupi
19. February 2022 14 to: 28
I will buy it too and have read some reviews about it. It's definitely not an E5, it's the E4. They have to keep the price down somehow.
tob
20. February 2022 19 to: 42
I'm curious how Realme handles the IMX766. With OnePlus it works quite well. When can I expect your test?
When
26. February 2022 11 to: 14
That would interest me too. It's supposed to come out on Monday.
pepper
28. February 2022 13 to: 17
Camera good or not so?