Realme GT price in India, specs, launch date and leaks

The Realme GT was confirmed to be one of the first Snapdragon 888-powered smartphones in December 2020. Codenamed “Race”, it was unveiled in China on March 4. It is Realme’s first flagship of the year, but will soon be followed by a few more.

Realme now operates with a dual-flagship strategy. It will have two distinct premium smartphone lines — the GT series for performance, and another one for photography which will arrive later. There’s also a Realme GT Neo on the horizon which will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset and will serve as a cheaper alternative.

Currently, the Realme GT also holds the title for the cheapest smartphone with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, beating the Redmi K40 Pro by a bit. It will be available in other markets in the near future, competing with the best smartphones in India.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Realme GT 5G.

Cut to the chase

What is it? Realme’s new performance-centric flagship
When is it launching? March 4 in China
How much will it cost? CNY 2,799 (~Rs 31,500)

Realme GT price and launch date

Realme GT	Price	Indian equivalent
8+128GB	CNY 2799	~Rs 31,500
12+256GB	CNY 3299	~Rs 37,000

The 8GB variant of the Realme GT 5G has been priced at CNY 2,799 while the 12GB variant has been priced at CNY 3,299. The India launch of the device is set to take place later. The device will also be available in Europe later. It is available in Blue, Grey and Leather variants.

The is no word on the Indian launch yet, but it is expexted to launch in India in the cominng weeks.

Design and display

The Realme GT adopts a design inspired by racing cars and is a tribute to speed. The hero finish is the Racing Yellow variant, which is made of vegan leather, offering a peppy yellow back with a black stripe along the cameras.

The other colours are silver and deep blue which are made of 3D curved glass. It’s a pretty minimal back design with just the rectangular camera island in the top left corner.

On the front is a relatively compact 6.43-inch Super AMOLED display with a Full HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate and more. It also covers 100% of the DCI-P3 colour space, signifying excellent colour accuracy.

Realme GT specs

The Realme GT is powered by the latest Snapdragon 888 chipset with 5G. Built on the 5nm process, it is equipped with the Cortex X1 core for higher performance. UFSS 3.1 storage and LPDDR5 RAM also make the cut. For better thermal performance, the chipset is covered by a cooling structure that consists of a stainless steel frame, vapour chamber and air circulation.

The other key talking point is the inclusion of 65W Super Dart charging. The 4,500mAh battery can be charged from 0 to 100% in less than 35 minutes. This means that the rumours of 125W Ultra Dart charging were incorrect.

Lastly, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back with a 64MP f/1.8 primary sensor, an 8MP ultra-wide shooter and a 2MP macro camera. On the front is a 16MP selfie shooter.