4,500 peak brightness for the masses?
Realme advertises 4,500 peak brightness for the GT5 Pro
One of the most exciting features of the OnePlus 12 was the peak brightness of the display. A whopping 4,500 nits, and even though this is probably just one white pixel shining for a very short period of time, the achievement is impressive.
The Realme GT5 Pro matches these numbers, offering the aforementioned 4,500 nits of peak brightness and 1,600 nits of average brightness (which is impressive as well). The panel itself is a 6.78 inch, 1.5K (2,780 x 1,264 pixels) with a refresh rate of up to 144 Hz. Take that, OnePlus 12! It also supports Pro-XDR and 2160Hz PWM to reduce eyestrain when dimmed.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on duty
Sony LYT-808 takes main camera duties
This camera system looks suspiciously familiar
Just like the OnePlus 12, the Realme GT5 Pro comes with a Sony LYT-808 under its main camera lens. It’s the same 50MP (48MP effective), f/1.6 dual-layer transistor pixel sensor with OIS, and 1/1.14 inch format. The only difference to the OnePlus 12 is the lack of Hasselblad branding on the lenses.
The periscope zoom lens also looks very similar. It’s a 50 MP periscope system with f/2.6, over a Sony IMX890. This camera offers 3x optical zoom, 6x effective optical (when you factor in 2x sensor cropping), and 120x hybrid zoom. The ultrawide camera is an uninspiring 8MP Sony IMX355 with f/2.2 aperture, and the selfie camera comes with a 32MP sensor and a very small footprint in the front punch hole.
Battery and charging
The spec sheet runs very similar down the battery and charging areas as well. The Realme GT5 Pro features the same battery capacity as the OnePlus 12, 5,400mAh, and the same wired and wireless charging speeds, 100W and 50W, respectively.
Pricing and availability
The Realme GT5 Pro is available in three different colors, with cool leather back options on some of them. Cool names as well – red rock, bright moon, and starry night. The base model retails for 3,399 yuan (around $480), while the 16/1TB version is still pretty affordable at 4,299 yuan ($600). Of course, we’re not sure when or if this phone will make its global debut or what the prices will be outside China. It looks like a proper flagship, though.
What do you think about it?
