Realme GT Neo 5 vs LG V60 ThinQ
63
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52
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Realme GT Neo 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on February 9, 2023, against the LG V60 ThinQ, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and came out 3 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 5
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 25W)
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1466K versus 955K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 3 years newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the LG V60 ThinQ
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Handles wireless charging up to
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2000GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 451 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.85 mm (6.45 inches) | 169.3 mm (6.67 inches) |
| Width | 75.75 mm (2.98 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | White, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 587 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7565 | 4608 |
| Single-core score | 1420 | 1210 |
| Multi-core score | 3896 | 3494 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 553888 | 369256 |
| GPU | 244519 | 165618 |
| Memory | 262493 | 148031 |
| UX | 405834 | 272208 |
| Total score | 1466734 | 955113 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 867 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 63% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2745 | 1116 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8787 |
| Video editing | - | 5616 |
| Photo editing | - | 28397 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8561 |
| Writing score | - | 14519 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-04 (brok626) | AnTuTu 11 | 1473823 |
| π 2026-03-22 (uwais was.here) | AnTuTu 11 | 1565808 |
| π 2026-02-07 -> uwaisq | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1420 / 3896 |
| π 2025-11-15 -> uwaisq | AnTuTu 11 | 1466734 |
| π 2025-11-14 (Agent 007) | AnTuTu 11 | 1381035 |
LG V60 ThinQ
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (FakeAres) | AnTuTu 12 | 1123074 |
| π 2026-08-17 -> Rennsport | AnTuTu 11 | 1066668 |
| π 2026-04-21 (Arsenix) | AnTuTu 11 | 979707 |
| π 2026-03-19 (Odachi) | AnTuTu 11 | 768447 |
| π 2026-02-27 (Rennsport) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 5068 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2000 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | LG UX |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 150 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (80% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:20 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:44 hr |
| Standby | - | 100 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 118Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth: 0.3 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.4" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/3.3 | - |
| Focal length | 20 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 10 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3872 x 2592 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 30 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 22 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | February 2020 |
| Release date | February 2023 | June 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.352 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.544 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 150 W | - |
Further details
Notes on GT Neo 5:
- A version with support for 240-watt charging is available, which features a smaller battery and different memory options.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme GT Neo 5 is definitely a better buy.
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