In sensible phrases, we’re actually hitting the purpose of diminishing returns with quick charging wattage this excessive on smartphones. Realme advertises that the GT Neo 5’s 4,600mAh battery might be charged to 100% in 9 and a half minutes because of its 240W charging. That’s tremendous quick, however it’s additionally mainly the identical as what Redmi was claiming the 210W charging on the Be aware 12 Discovery Version might obtain final yr (though admittedly it has a barely smaller 4,300mAh battery). When you’re after a partial cost, Realme’s new telephone can hit 20 p.c in 80 seconds, and 50 p.c in 4 minutes.

Right here’s an onstage demo of the RealMe GT Neo 5’s fast-charging in motion:

Realme is owned by BBK Electronics, the identical firm that owns Oppo and OnePlus. Oppo truly confirmed off a 240W fast-charging resolution at Cell World Congress 2022, which this new Realme telephone is presumably utilizing. 240W quick charging is but to look in a commercialized Oppo or OnePlus telephone.

The Realme GT Neo 5 has solely been introduced for the Chinese language marketplace for now, the place it’ll truly be offered in a few completely different charging configurations. The 240W model is, as you’d anticipate, the costlier of the 2. Costs begin at 3,199 yuan (round $472) for 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There’s additionally a model with “slower” 150W charging, although curiously it has a barely bigger 5,000mAh battery. The 150W mannequin begins at 2,599 yuan (round $383) with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. 

Past its quick charging, the GT Neo 5 can also be notable for having attention-grabbing RGB lighting on its rear. It doesn’t cowl the entire of the bottom just like the Nothing Telephone 1’s glyph interface, however the small sq. to the proper of its cameras serves an identical function as a notification gentle, and also can flip purple to warn you when the telephone’s battery is low. 

In any other case, the GT Neo 5 is a reasonably normal Android machine. It has a 6.74-inch 1240p 144Hz OLED show, and runs final yr’s flagship Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. There are three rear cameras, however whereas the primary sensor is 50 megapixels, the ultrawide is simply 8 megapixels in decision, and the macro sensor is restricted to only 2 megapixels. It’s out there in white, black, or purple.

There’s no phrase but on worldwide availability and pricing, however with Cell World Congress set to happen in simply a few week’s time in Barcelona, I wouldn’t be stunned if we heard extra then. Primarily based on Realme’s earlier releases, nonetheless, I’m not anticipating the telephone to get an official launch in North America.