Our quick take

Realme GT - 4.0 / 5

Design & Display

  • 6.43-inch AMOLED panel, 1080 x 2400 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate Colours: Racing Yellow, Dashing Silver, Dashing Blue Dimensions: 156 x 73 x 9.1mm / Weight: 186g Finishes: Vegan leather or glass back In-display fingerprint scanner

Performance & Battery

  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 platform, 8GB/12GB RAM Realme UI (v2.0) software over Google Android 11 OS 4,500mAh battery capacity, 65W fast-charging Stainless steel cooling system 5G connectivity

Cameras

  • Triple rear camera system: Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, Sony IMX682 sensor, 0.8µm pixel size Wide-angle (16mm): 8MP, f/2.3, 1.12µm Macro: 2MP, f/2.4 Front-facing selfie camera: 16-megapixel, f/2.5 aperture, 26mm, 1.0µm pixel size

  • Main (26mm): 64-megapixel, f/1.8 aperture, Sony IMX682 sensor, 0.8µm pixel size Wide-angle (16mm): 8MP, f/2.3, 1.12µm Macro: 2MP, f/2.4

  • 16-megapixel, f/2.5 aperture, 26mm, 1.0µm pixel size

To recap

From its striking yellow-colour vegan leather finish, to its impressive performance thanks to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 platform, this Realme is an impressive alt-flagship with an eye-catching asking price. That’ll ensure its success, so long as you’re ok with so-so cameras - kind of inevitable that something had to give at this level.