Realme GT Neo 5 teaser reveals Nothing Phone 1-like lights on phone’s back

Published On: February 2, 2023

Highlights

Teasers confirm the presence of an RGB lighting strip on the back of the upcoming Realme GT Neo 5 smartphone
The flagship smartphone has also been confirmed to get the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, NFC, and 50MP Sony main camera
The Realme GT Neo 5 will be launching in China on February 9th

Realme has teased its Realme GT Neo 5 flagship smartphone ahead of its launch on February 9th and the teaser video reveals a Nothing Phone 1-like LED lighting on the back of the smartphone. Realme’s adaptation of back panel lighting goes one step ahead of with support for RGB colour spectrum as compared to Nothing’s while LED lighting. The RGB lighting strip will illuminate what looks like the processor’s branding on the motherboard and spells out Realme’s “Dare to Leap” tagline.

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Realme GT Neo 5 specifications confirmed

The Realme GT Neo 5 teaser that has been officially released in China and re-shared by tipster Abhishek Yadav confirms the presence of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC under the hood. The device was earlier spotted listed on the Geekbench benchmarking site using the same processor paired with 16GB of RAM and running on Android 13 mobile OS.

The teaser images also confirm the presence of a 50MP Sony IM890 3-inch EOR OIS main camera setup via branding. The presence of an NFC and an IR Blaster is also confirmed by the lettering on the back panel of the device. The Realme GT Neo 5 wears a shade of frosted purple.

Realme GT Neo 5 expected specifications

One of the biggest highlights of the Realme GT Neo 5 will be its 240W fast charging functionality. This charging rate is the highest possible speed whilst charging via a Type C connector and promises fully charge of the device in minutes. It’s also being reported that there will be an additional 150W variant. Realme will also sell a version of the device with 150W fast charging support. The device will sip juice from a rumoured 5,000mAh battery pack.

The Realme GT Neo 5 is expected to get a 6.7-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, punch-hole cutout, HDR10+, and flat edges. The device will run on the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 16GB of RAM and will get 512GB of internal storage. The device is expected to run on the Realme UI 4.0 skin based on Android 13. Along with the confirmed, 50MP Sony-sourced primary shooter, the GT Neo 5 will get an 8MP ultra-wide angle camera and a 2MP macro camera at the back. Upfront there will be a 16MP snapper for selfies and video chats. The GT Neo 5 is expected to bring along features like an in-display fingerprint sensor for security, 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a USB Type-C port.