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Realme GT5 vs GT Neo 5

70 out of 100
Realme GT5
VS
63 out of 100
Realme GT Neo 5
Realme GT5
Realme GT Neo 5

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Realme GT5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on August 28, 2023, against the Realme GT Neo 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT5
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1700K versus 1466K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1992 and 1420 points
  • The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT5 and GT Neo 5 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
95.0
(Very good)
Value Index
45.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Realme GT5
vs
GT Neo 5

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1240 x 2772 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 451 ppi 451 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Dragontrail Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.2% 88.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Realme GT5
1093 nits
GT Neo 5
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.13 mm (6.42 inches) 163.85 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 75.38 mm (2.97 inches) 75.75 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Silver, Green White, Black, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT5 +1%
89.2%
GT Neo 5
88.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT5 and Realme GT Neo 5
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3200 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 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 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 680 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT5 and Realme GT Neo 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT5 +40%
1992
GT Neo 5
1420
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT5 +41%
5489
GT Neo 5
3896
Compute Score (GPU)
Realme GT5 +24%
9376
GT Neo 5
7565
Compute Score (GPU) 9376 7565
Single-core score 1992 1420
Multi-core score 5489 3896
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Realme GT5 +16%
1700000
GT Neo 5
1466734
CPU 620000 553888
GPU 313000 244519
Memory 322800 262493
UX 460347 405834
Total score 1700000 1466734
Samples [2 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Realme GT5 +26%
1089
GT Neo 5
867
Stability 98% 95%
Graphics test 8 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1089 867
3DMark Solar Bay
Realme GT5
5317
GT Neo 5
n/a
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Section 1 23 FPS -
Section 2 20 FPS -
Section 3 17 FPS -
Graphics score 5317 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Realme GT5
n/a
GT Neo 5
2745
Stability - 63%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2745
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (ЁТ)AnTuTu1700000
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editzGeekBench GPU8607
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editzGeekBench CPU1548 / 4533
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 -> Beyonder-editzAnTuTu1547536
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-18 (Atakan35)GeekBench GPU9376
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Realme GT Neo 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-04 (brok626)AnTuTu1473823
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-22 (uwais was.here)AnTuTu1565808
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 -> uwaisqGeekBench CPU1420 / 3896
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-15 -> uwaisqAnTuTu1466734
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-14 (Agent 007)AnTuTu1381035
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to 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 5240 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 150 W 150 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 7 min)
Full charging time 0:16 hr 0:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:00 hr -
Watching video 10:56 hr -
Gaming 04:54 hr -
Standby 142 hr -
General battery life
Realme GT5
23:26 hr
GT Neo 5
n/a
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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 1920 FPS (720p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
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‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.3
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes 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
Realme GT5
89.9 dB
GT Neo 5
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2023 February 2023
Release date September 2023 February 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $350
Successor - Realme GT 8 Pro -
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, 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 GT5 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
280 (70.4%)
118 (29.6%)
Total votes: 398

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