Realme GT Neo 2 vs GT 5G
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.62-inch Realme GT Neo 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on September 22, 2021, against the Realme GT 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G and came out 7 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 2
- Water-resistant body (IPX5 classification)
- Shows 20% longer battery life (22:37 vs 18:52 hours)
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 5G
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 2750 MHz
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 888 5G
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1482 and 1300 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.62 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 398 ppi | 409 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 600 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 96% |
| PWM | 531 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 158.5 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX5 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Silver, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3381 | - |
| Single-core score | 1300 | 1482 |
| Multi-core score | 3600 | 3964 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 406766 | 364240 |
| GPU | 188015 | 212392 |
| Memory | 190650 | 201343 |
| UX | 289033 | 272556 |
| Total score | 1074464 | 1050531 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 55% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 507 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1228 | 1529 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-24 (Walid) | AnTuTu 12 | 1278336 |
| π 2026-10-24 (Walid) | Geekbench 7 GPU | 2078 |
| π 2026-10-24 (Walid) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 1188 / 3425 |
| π 2026-07-20 (Walid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090680 |
| π 2026-07-19 (Dr strange) | AnTuTu 11 | 1036473 |
Realme GT 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-10 (Noth1ngExtra) | AnTuTu 11 | 1050531 |
| π 2025-09-07 (Goodo5g) | AnTuTu 11 | 1006258 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 18.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperDart Charge (97% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 17 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:05 hr | 07:41 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 11:29 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 05:05 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 88 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9280 x 6920 | 9280 x 6920 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) | 1/1.73" (β 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Realme GT Neo 2 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | PBAP/PAB, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | 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 | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | September 2021 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | $505 |
| Successor | - Realme GT Neo 5 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT Neo 2. But if the performance, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Realme GT 5G.
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