Weekly poll results: The fast-charging Realme GT Neo 5 has people buzzing

Voters in last week’s poll were suitably impressed with the Realme GT Neo 5’s lightning-fast charging. But is an impressive charging system enough? Well, no, but the Neo also has a fast Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and plenty of memory for its price.

Right now, there’s an even split between people wanting the 240W and those considering the 150W model. However, just as many people are waiting to see what it’s all about in all of GT3.

For now, we only know the price of GT Neo 5 for China. The global model, the Realme GT3, is still a few days away from becoming official. Realme has already confirmed that it will feature the same 240W charging system that can reach 100% in 9 minutes and 37 seconds. It is not yet known if there will be a 150W variant available globally. Join us on Tuesday February 28 for all the details on the GT3.

There hasn’t been much commentary on the 144Hz (1,240 x 2,772 pixel) AMOLED display, aside from some discussion of the punch-holes and notches. We’ll take that as a good sign, the GT Neo 5 screen is faster and sharper than most phones in its price class have to offer.

Really, it’s the camera that got the most criticism – that 50MP 1/1.56″ primary sensor with OIS and an 8MP ultrawide unit are a good base, but not overly impressive. To be fair, the GT phones usually focus on the chipset and battery rather than the cameras.Something Realme might want to consider, however, is adding an official dust and water resistance rating to its phones.

Xiaomi has mid-range devices with 200MP sensors, but since we haven’t reviewed them yet, we can’t say which camera is actually the best. All we can say for now is that the fancy sensor is out of the chipset budget.

Realme has a potential winner on its hands with the GT Neo 5, which will be a hit in China. As for the global market, it all depends on the price of the GT3 – it may become one of the most popular flagship killers of 2023.