realme GT Neo 2 5G vs iQOO 7

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Comparing the realme GT Neo 2 5G vs iQOO 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,175, while realme GT Neo 2 5G scores 2,986, making iQOO 7 the better performer.


Display: Both realme GT Neo 2 5G and iQOO 7 offer the same screen size of 6.62 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: realme GT Neo 2 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO 7 offers 48 MP, making realme GT Neo 2 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme GT Neo 2 5G and iQOO 7 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: iQOO 7 delivers longer battery life with 18h 58m, while realme GT Neo 2 5G delivers 16h 36m, making iQOO 7 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme GT Neo 2 5G and iQOO 7 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme GT Neo 2 5G and iQOO 7 equally at 8.


User Rating: realme GT Neo 2 5G and iQOO 7 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Oct, 2021
01 May, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 870
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)
6.62 inches (16.81 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4400 mAh
6500 mAh
65W Super Dart Charging
66W Flash Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Excellent performance
  • Good battery life
  • Gorgeous display
  • Stereo speakers sound good
  • Performs like a champ
  • Game frame rate interpolation works well
  • Rapid wired charging speed
  • Capable main camera
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Macro and ultra-wide sensors could be better
  • Neon Green colour can be a little over-the-top
  • No headphone jack
  • Can't stream HDR content yet
  • Software experience could've been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(18,533 ratings)
4.4/5
(26,741 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

720,150
AnTuTu Score
632,841
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
16h 36m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
18h 58m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2021
(Official)
May 01, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585
Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 650
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

720,150
632,841
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
14.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
6.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.9 %
8.3 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.62 inches  (16.81 cm)
6.62 inches  (16.81 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits
1300 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi
398 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.69 %
84.92 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

92.60 %
91.4 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

162.9 mm
163.3 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.8 mm
76.3 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
8.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

200 grams
196 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4400 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 36 minutes
Yes 66W Flash Charging 100% in 22 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 36m
18h 58m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 32m 4s
0h 38m 12s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
TDD N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.700 W/kg
Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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