Realme GT Neo 5 vs Neo 3
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57
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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 Realme GT Neo 3, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8100 and came out 10 months 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 80W)
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1466K versus 1144K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- 14% higher pixel density (451 vs 394 PPI)
- 30% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1420 and 1096 points
- The phone is 10 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 451 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 1000 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 87.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 359 Hz |
| Response time | - | 11 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.85 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.3 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 75.75 mm (2.98 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Purple | Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | MediaTek Dimensity 8100 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU 580 |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G610 MC6 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 384 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 860 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~660.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7565 | - |
| Single-core score | 1420 | 1096 |
| Multi-core score | 3896 | 3393 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 553888 | 395313 |
| GPU | 244519 | 193323 |
| Memory | 262493 | 219046 |
| UX | 405834 | 336713 |
| Total score | 1466734 | 1144395 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 867 | 549 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 63% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2745 | 1511 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 13435 |
| Video editing | - | 6666 |
| Photo editing | - | 40861 |
| Data manipulation | - | 8647 |
| Writing score | - | 19391 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (uwaiswashereagain) | AnTuTu 12 | 1409462 |
| 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 |
Realme GT Neo 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 (Zuma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1171695 |
| π 2026-05-11 (Mehedi Hassan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1110262 |
| π 2026-05-10 (LazyAdmiral8679) | AnTuTu 11 | 1148893 |
| π 2026-04-02 (bobschifer) | AnTuTu 11 | 1144395 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Realme UI 3.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 150 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | 0:33 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:56 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:29 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:25 hr |
| Standby | - | 104 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.3 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2023 | March 2022 |
| Release date | February 2023 | March 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $410 |
| Successor | - | - Realme GT Neo 5 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 150 W | Yes, 80 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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