When you commonly discover your cellphone’s battery indicator is exhibiting purple simply as you are about to depart the home, Realme could have simply unveiled the handset of your desires.

The Chinese language producer has simply taken the wraps off the GT Neo 5, a brand new smartphone which Realme claims has the quickest charging fee in the marketplace. In keeping with GSM Area (opens in new tab), the smartphone is ready to absolutely replenish from zero juice in simply 9 and a half minutes, because of its help for 240W quick charging.

When you’re in want of a fast blast earlier than speeding to get that morning prepare, the GT Neo 5 can hit 20 % in a mere 80 seconds, with the 4,600mAh battery reaching half capability in a minuscule 4 minutes.

The 240W quick charging tech seems to be the identical as what was proven off by Realme’s sister model Oppo ultimately 12 months’s Cellular World Congress expo, however which has thus far failed to look on any of the latter model’s smartphones.

That includes an attention grabbing design with a glowing rectangle on the again, the brand new cellphone isn’t brief on different options both, with an equally speedy Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU and a tasty 6.74-inch 10-bit, 2772 x 1240 decision AMOLED display which boasts a 144Hz refresh fee.

The principle digicam on the again has a 50MP 1/1.56-inch Sony IMX890 sensor, whereas the punch-hole selfie digicam has a 16MP Samsung sensor, with the gadget operating on Android 13 with Realme’s UI 4.zero overlay on prime.

The dangerous information is that the Realme GT Neo 5 is at present solely scheduled to be accessible in China for now, with no confirmed highway map for a worldwide launch.

The gadget is ready to come back in two configurations, with a “slower” 150W charging possibility with a bigger 5,000mAh battery set to be priced at 2,599 yuan (round $383 / £315 ) with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. 

The lightning-quick 240W model is unsurprisingly the extra premium providing of the 2, with costs beginning at 3,199 yuan (round $472 / £390) for 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. 

Evaluation: A glimpse right into a fast-charging future

Disregarding the truth that the GT Neo 5 is prone to have a wall wart that’s sure to take up more room in your rucksack than that conveniently dinky 2.5V charger you’re at present utilizing, the arrival of 240W quick charging has us massively excited.

Juicing up at these speeds is in fact, solely significant when precise battery life is strong, so we’re fascinated to see how that 4,600mAh pack manages to carry up with what seems like an influence hungry processor and display.

If the cellphone can pair power effectivity with these vastly spectacular charging instances, the Realme GT Neo 5 is prone to rank among the many finest telephones on the market. We’ll deliver you all the small print when the cellphone is launched later this 12 months.