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Introduction The Realme GT series phones tend to be limited to the China market and we may not be there, but we have connections - that's how this GT5 Pro ended up on our test bench. The latest in a lineup of sort-of high-end devices comes with the latest top-tier Snapdragon, an intriguing camera system, and a super-bright display - how disappointed are we going to be in the end that it's not going to be sold outside of its home country? The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is going to be the default top-tier chipset for…

The Realme GT5 Pro is one of the best phones out there on paper — and that translates to excellent real-world use.Pros Great design Excellent performance Versatile camera Stunning displayCons Software isn’t the bestRealme has been building great phones at a reasonable price under its GT line for some time now, but its most recent offering looks to take things to the next level. The new device offers an all-new design, exciting camera specs on paper, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor.The…

Realme makes its most powerful phones under the GT lineup for a few years now, but before the GT5 Pro, there hasn't been a true Realme flagship in the series. There is now - the GT5 Pro adds the final ingredient to complete the true flagship puzzle - flagship cameras. You get the competent main camera from the OnePlus Open and the OnePlus 12, a 65mm periscope telephoto with the largest sensor on a zoom camera, as well as an 8MP ultrawide shooter. Upfront is a 32MP selfie camera. We just wish Realme could have thought…

The OnePlus 12 and Realme GT5 Pro announcements in China were the highlights of this week. The OnePlus 12 is the maker's best flagship yet - it brings the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, 12GB, 16GB or even 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM, up to 1TB of storage. Upfront, there's a 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED panel with up to 4,500 nits of brightness. There are three powerful cameras on the back - a 50 MP 1/1.4-inch dual-layer stacked Sony Lytia 808 sensor, a 64 MP 70m 1/2.0-inch periscope zoom, and a 48 MP 1/2.0-inch ultrawide. The 12…

When LG still made phones (sigh), at one point it tried to implement a "Hand ID" unlock gimmick on the G8 ThinQ, though in our experience, there was much room for improvement. For one, you'd have to turn on the screen first to toggle hand tracking. That was dumb. Fast forward to today, Realme is bringing a similar feature back to a new phone, the GT5 Pro, with support for some seemingly practical hand gestures.Rather than using a time-of-flight camera and an infrared light, the Realme GT5 Pro utilizes its 32-megapixel…

The Realme GT5 Pro makes its Chinese debut today and it's a proper flagship, sharing more than a few components with the OnePlus 12. Ticking inside is the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip and it's paired with 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage. For cooling, the GT5 Pro comes with a 12,000mm2 vapor chamber. The Realme GT5 Pro The Realme GT5 Pro is a pretty thing in its vegan leather back coming in Red Rock and Bright Moon colors. There's a textured…

The Realme GT5 Pro is all set to launch on December 7 and the phone manufacturer already shared a handful of teasers, most of which are focused on the camera setup. And more specifically, the 3x telephoto camera. Realme GT5 Pro telephoto samples The newest teaser comes in a form of camera samples, all taken with that same 3x telephoto camera. However, as you can see from the focal length that some of them involve digital zoom as well. The aperture is apparently f/2.6. Here are all…

The Realme GT 5 Pro flagship is just around the corner, with an unveiling set for December 7. Realme has been going a bit crazy with all of the teasers to drum up hype around the upcoming flagship. Most recently, the company dropped a pretty revealing video teaser, showing off the internals of the new 50MP, 3x, Sony IMX890 periscope telephoto camera and a vegan leather back panel for the phone. A new set of teaser images has now dropped. One of these shows the phone is an alternative Starry Night color with what seems…

The Realme GT5 was unveiled in August and has been on sale for a few of months. A week from now it will be joined by the Pro model of generation and Realme is leaning into teasers to drum up hype for the new flagship. First, let’s look at the teaser video for the Realme GT5 Pro. There isn’t much family resemblance – the wide, rectangular camera island of the GT5 is gone, replaced by a circular camera bump that holds a trio of cameras. This includes a 50MP periscope equipped with a Sony IMX890 sensor with 3x optical and…

Realme is announcing its GT5 Pro flagship next week. According to a reliable source, the device might cost CNY3,499, which is equivalent to $490. For that price, you get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3-powered smartphone with a Sony IMX890 sensor behind its 50 MP periscope telephoto camera. The info comes from Digital Chat Station, who is generally on point with such scoops, even if they didn't reveal which online retailer posted the image. Meanwhile, more official teasers revealed the GT5 Pro will be the company's first…