240W quick charging will cost this smartphone absolutely in underneath 10 minutes

In sensible phrases, we’re actually hitting the purpose of diminishing returns with quick charging wattage this excessive on smartphones. Realme advertises that the GT Neo 5’s 4,600mAh battery will be charged to 100% in 9 and a half minutes because of its 240W charging. That’s tremendous quick, but it surely’s additionally principally the identical as what Redmi was claiming the 210W charging on the Observe 12 Discovery Version may obtain final yr (though admittedly it has a barely smaller 4,300mAh battery). If you happen to’re after a partial cost, Realme’s new telephone can hit 20 p.c in 80 seconds, and 50 p.c in 4 minutes.

Right here’s an onstage demo of the RealMe GT Neo 5’s fast-charging in motion:

Realme is owned by BBK Electronics, the identical firm that owns Oppo and OnePlus. Oppo really confirmed off a 240W fast-charging answer at Cell World Congress 2022, which this new Realme telephone is presumably utilizing. 240W quick charging is but to seem in a commercialized Oppo or OnePlus telephone.

The Realme GT Neo 5 has solely been introduced for the Chinese language marketplace for now, the place it’ll really be bought in a few completely different charging configurations. The 240W model is, as you’d count on, the dearer of the 2. Costs begin at 3,199 yuan (round $472) for 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There’s additionally a model with “slower” 150W charging, although apparently it has a barely bigger 5,000mAh battery. The 150W mannequin begins at 2,599 yuan (round $383) with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. 

Past its quick charging, the GT Neo 5 can also be notable for having attention-grabbing RGB lighting on its rear. It doesn’t cowl the entire of the bottom just like the Nothing Cellphone 1’s glyph interface, however the small sq. to the best of its cameras serves the same objective as a notification mild, and can even flip crimson to warn you when the telephone’s battery is low. 

In any other case, the GT Neo 5 is a reasonably normal Android machine. It has a 6.74-inch 1240p 144Hz OLED show, and runs final yr’s flagship Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. There are three rear cameras, however whereas the primary sensor is 50 megapixels, the ultrawide is simply 8 megapixels in decision, and the macro sensor is restricted to only 2 megapixels. It’s obtainable in white, black, or purple.

There’s no phrase but on worldwide availability and pricing, however with Cell World Congress set to happen in simply a few week’s time in Barcelona, I wouldn’t be shocked if we heard extra then. Primarily based on Realme’s earlier releases, nevertheless, I’m not anticipating the telephone to get an official launch in North America.