Realme GT Neo 6 SE vs Neo 5
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT Neo 6 SE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on April 11, 2024, against the Realme GT Neo 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 2 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 6 SE
- Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1695K versus 1466K)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1867 and 1420 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 5
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 100W)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
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 | 6.78 inches | 6.74 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1240 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 451 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 6000 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 88.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 163.85 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 75.75 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Green | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8927 | 7565 |
| Single-core score | 1867 | 1420 |
| Multi-core score | 4799 | 3896 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 543364 | 553888 |
| GPU | 422423 | 244519 |
| Memory | 312890 | 262493 |
| UX | 416805 | 405834 |
| Total score | 1695482 | 1466734 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 54% | 95% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 6 FPS |
| Graphics score | 965 | 867 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 63% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3000 | 2745 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 19580 | - |
| Video editing | 6653 | - |
| Photo editing | 43099 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13204 | - |
| Writing score | 23369 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 6 SE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-16 (Fahas Pasha) | AnTuTu | 1639065 |
| π 2026-03-12 (AZIZ) | AnTuTu | 1716980 |
| π 2025-12-07 (Ω ΨΩ Ψ―) | AnTuTu | 1695482 |
| π 2025-10-27 -> Mohawk | AnTuTu | 1642724 |
| π 2024-09-14 (retyg) | GeekBench CPU | 1867 / 4799 |
Realme GT Neo 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-04 (brok626) | AnTuTu | 1473823 |
| π 2026-03-22 (uwais was.here) | AnTuTu | 1565808 |
| π 2026-02-07 -> uwaisq | GeekBench CPU | 1420 / 3896 |
| π 2025-11-15 -> uwaisq | AnTuTu | 1466734 |
| π 2025-11-14 (Agent 007) | AnTuTu | 1381035 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Realme UI 5.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 150 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 12 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:25 hr | 0:16 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 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 | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 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 | 1.14 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 | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2024 | February 2023 |
| Release date | April 2024 | February 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $415 | $350 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | 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
If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT Neo 6 SE. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority β go for the Realme GT Neo 5.
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