Following the launch of Realme GT 2 series smartphones in the Chinese market last year, Realme has finally confirmed that the company will be launching the GT 2 series globally on February 28th during the upcoming MWC event held in Barcelona.
For those who may not know, the Realme GT 2 series smartphones had enjoyed a successful debut sale in the Chinese market with than 40,000 units sold within the first 3 minutes into it’s first sale.
The new GT 2 series currently includes a total of two models such as the e Realme GT 2 and GT 2 Pro. The GT 2 Pro features a 6.7” LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display which offers a super sharp QHD+ screen resolution garnished with a buttery-smooth 120Hz adaptive refresh rate as well as a responsive 1,000Hz touch sampling rate. The vanilla Realme GT 2 on the other hand, settles with a comparatively smaller 6.62” AMOLED panel with FHD+ screen resolution and 120Hz refresh rate.
Around the back of the phone, both models share a rather similar design for their rear camera bump that houses a total of three cameras. Unsurprisingly, the the Realme GT 2 Pro comes with a more proficient camera system lead by a 50 megapixels Sony IMX766 main camera alongside a 50 megapixels Samsung JN1 ultra-wide camera with 150-degree FoV and a 2 megapixels microscope lens with up to 40x magnification.
As for the Realme GT 2, it gets the same 50MP Sony IMX766 camera for it’s main unit but will feature a toned-down ultra-wide unit and a macro camera. Selfie-wise, it’ll be handled by a 32 megapixels front-facing camera on the Realme GT 2 Pro, and a 16 megapixels camera on the vanilla model.
Under the hood, the Realme GT 2 Pro and GT 2 will be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 888 chipsets respectively. Memory options for both devices start from 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage and could go up to 12GB RAM and 512GB storage for the Pro model.
To keep it’s lights on, both devices are backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast-charging support. They will also be shipped with the latest Realme UI 3.0 based on the new Android 12 OS right off the box.
Both devices are available in a total of four different color options such as Paper White, Paper Green, Steel Black and Titanium Blue. Pricing for the phones will start from 2,699 Yuan (US$425) for the Realme GT 2 and 3,899 Yuan (US$613) for the GT2 Pro in the Chinese market.
