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Realme GT 5G and Realme GT Master Edition launching in India on August 18 with Snapdragon 888/778G SoC

Update - Today, realme has confirmed the launch of its new flagship killer smartphone the realme GT series in India where the realme GT 5G will be powered by Snapdragon 888 SoC. Today, it also confirmed that it will launch the realme GT Master Edition with Snapdragon 778G SoC in the country. The teaser also shows both the grey and white color variants in the Master Edition. But, there is no detail about the launch of the realme GT Master Explorer Edition with Snapdragon 870 SoC.

The realme GT Master Edition has a 6.43-inch 120Hz FHD+ flat OLED screen, up to 1000 nits brightness, and will come with up to 12GB of RAM with up to 7GB virtual RAM and has a unique back designed by Naoto Fukasawa is inspired from the suitcase design. The vegan leather back cover has a concave-convex grille texture that is not only visually recognizable but also softer to the touch compared to glass. The phones will be available on Flipkart after the launch.

Realme GT Master Edition specifications -

Display6.43-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 120Hz OLED display, up to 1000 nits brightness
ProcessorOcta-Core (4 x 2.4GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Kryo 670 CPUs) Snapdragon 778G 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
RAM/Storage8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB storage
OS/UIAndroid 11 with realme UI 2.0
SIMDual SIM (nano + nano)
Rear Cameras64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° Ultra Wide Lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
Front Camera32MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX615 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
FeaturesIn-display fingerprint sensor, Superlinear speaker, Hi-Res Audio
Dimensions159.2×73.5×8mm / 8.7mm (gray)
Weight 178g / 174g
Connectivity5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/Beidou/ Glonass/QZSS/Galileo, NFC, USB Type-C
Battery/Charger4300mAh (typical) / 4200mAh (minimum) battery with 65W ultra-fast flash charging

Earlier - Realme CEO Madhav Sheth confirmed in the latest episode of #AskMadhav that will launch the Realme GT 5G smartphone in India on August 18 along with the realme GT Master Edition after it was launched in China last month. The company already launched the realme GT 5G in China back in March after it was launched in European Market in June.

He also said the company will not make any changes in the realme GT 5G for Indian Market, so it will be the same as the global version. The phone will come in Racing Yellow, Dashing Silver, and Dashing Blue colors and up to 12GB RAM with 256GB storage. He confirmed that the realme GT 5G price in India will be high than Rs. 30,000 due to the specs and the build quality.

In an interview with India today, he said that the realme GT 5G series will launch at around Rs. 30,000, so the Master Edition might start at that price, while the price of the realme GT 5G will be higher.

Realme GT 5G Specifications -

Display6.43-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 98% NTSC color gamut, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut
ProcessorOcta-Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
RAM/Storage8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
OS/UIAndroid 11 with realme UI 2.0
SIMDual SIM (nano + nano)
Rear Cameras64MP camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, Sony IMX682 sensor, 8MP 119° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.3 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
Front Camera16MP front-facing camera with f/2.5 aperture
FeaturesIn-display fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio
Dimensions158.5 x 73.3x 8.4mm (glass) / 9.1mm (leather) 
Weight186g (glass) / 186.5g (leather)
Connectivity5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6e 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2,GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C
Battery/Charger4500mAh (Typical) battery with 65W Super Dart flash charging

Right now, the company did not confirm if they are planning to launch both the GT Master Edition with Snapdragon 778G and the Realme GT Master Explorer Edition with Snapdragon 870 SoC at this event.

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