Today is December 7, 2023, and after nearly two years of waiting, realme's flagship product line has finally been updated, which is this realme GT5 Pro.
The last GT Pro product line update dates back to the Realme GT2 Pro in January 2022, but it didn't make too many good impressions on users. On the one hand, the official drop of 500 yuan in the first month of listing "backstabbed" the users who rushed to the first launch, on the other hand, its product power does have a certain upgrade space compared with competing products.
What about the realme GT5 Pro, which is a comeback?
Compared with other models in the same series, the appearance of the Realme GT5 Pro appears relatively calm, and even if the logo is replaced by other brands, there is no sense of disobedience. Although it doesn't look recognizable, from another point of view, it is a mobile phone that is more suitable for socializing.
The one in my hand is a red rock color, plain leather body, it feels like a strong sense of damping, plus a thin and light body, don't worry too much about the phone will slip out of your hand. If you are not sensitive to the vegan leather, you can choose the black version, which uses AG glass.
There is a small detail in the exterior part, which is its middle frame. Realme GT5 Pro uses duralumin metal, which is more resistant to drops and harder than titanium, which is also a protection for curved screens.
The front is equipped with a piece of 6 from BOE78 inch 15K curved screen, the four bezels are very narrow, and the processing of the R corner part is relatively smooth, basically transitioning along the screen line, indicating that this part must be costed. It supports 05Hz to 144Hz LTPO intelligent refresh rate, AOD can achieve 0Ultra-low refresh rate of 5Hz.
Most apps have a refresh rate of 120Hz, some are 90Hz and 60Hz, and the realme GT5 Pro retains the option of custom refresh rate, which can be selected by the user.
The screen adopts a new S1 substrate, with a peak brightness of up to 4500nit, a manual maximum brightness of 1000nit, and a global maximum brightness of 1600nit.
This brightness belongs to a very high level, not to mention the gain of HDR**, the higher manual brightness makes it easier to see the screen outdoors, the realme GT5 Pro's current auto-brightness strategy is more aggressive, and there has been no situation where I can't see the screen outdoors during the time I have been using it.
However, I still recommend adjusting the brightness manually, because even indoors, the brightness of the phone will be very high, even a little harsh.
The screen display of this test machine in my hand is a little uneven, the right side is reddish compared to the left side, especially when the white background is displayed, I don't know if it is an isolated case, it is recommended to pay attention to this problem before buying.
Realme GT5 Pro performs very well in eye protection this time, with 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming at low brightness, and three-pulse DC dimming at medium and high brightness, which is a DC dimming scheme that is more suitable for LTPO.
It is worth noting that the machine retains single-pulse dimming, which is a dimming method adapted to previous LTPS screens.
If you still don't feel comfortable, turn it on and you'll be able to mention 0Level 1 ultra-low SVM, the screen comfort can be improved a lot. After it is turned on, the maximum refresh rate will be limited to 120Hz, but after all, it is the current mainstream refresh rate value, and it will not affect the smoothness of the screen.
It can be seen that the realme GT5 Pro wants to make something different this time, and this is also true in the image.
From the perspective of lens matching, the Realme GT5 Pro's image specifications are very competitive in the same price range, including a 50-million-pixel LYT-808 main camera, an 8-million-pixel ultra-wide-angle, and a 50-million-pixel periscope telephoto.
Note,This telephoto is the same IMX890 as Find X6 Pro,It is a large bottom sensor that can be used as the main camera,Realme GT5 Pro uses the parameter advantages of this lens,Let it take the initiative to help users frame and compose photos,Photography is ecstatic。
In the street mode, click the "zoom" function at the top, and two focal length selections of 23mm and 72mm will appear below the frame, the former is the main camera, and the latter is the periscope telephoto, after selecting the focal length, it will automatically zoom and frame the coverage of the two lenses.
Compared with allowing users to think about the composition for themselves, this function is much more convenient, and it is recommended that other imaging flagships can follow this function, which well reflects the value of periscope telephoto. If it's a normal telephoto, it really doesn't have the effect and focal length coverage of the Realme GT5 Pro.
Left: Normal mode Right: Street mode
Because it is a function in street mode, the core purpose is to "shoot quickly" rather than "shoot well", and the image quality is a bit different from that of normal mode, especially when the light is not good enough. I think this function can actually achieve better image quality and more reasonable camera parameters in normal mode and professional mode, which can better reflect the significance of this function.
10x telephoto shooting
Although the official does not particularly emphasize the telephoto macro, the realme GT5 Pro's periscope telephoto does capture some fine images, can you imagine that this is the image quality shot by 10x zoom?
The image of the realme GT5 Pro does not reflect an obvious tonal tendency, but it tries its best to restore the color of the scene itself, but this time the Lu Chuan movie filter looks very tasteful. is different from the gloomy cold tones in the movie "Looking for a Gun", this time it is more romantic and poetic, a bit like the yellow and white tones in "Nine-Story Demon Tower".
This kind of shadow filter with a strong style is very good for filming, let's look at it in different scenes. Chongqing has been cloudy in the past two days, in fact, the more such an environment is, the more the quality of the algorithm and hardware is tested.
In relatively well-lit daytime scenes, filters enhance color and contrast to give a stronger three-dimensional effect to the area or object photographed, so that the production rate can be good even on foggy and cloudy days. Because of its yellowish hue, if you use it to photograph vegetation, you can sometimes get some autumn feeling.
In indoor or lit scenes, the filter can shoot a good light and shadow texture, as well as the reflective effect of the gradient on the surface of the material, which is not inferior to the more first-class image flagship.
What I didn't expect was that this filter was also very good for shooting food, and I thought it was more flavorful than the previous "food" filter. Generally speaking, this kind of high-contrast, with a little dark tone to shoot food, is not pleasing to the effect, but the realme GT5 Pro uses this filter to shoot food, and the texture is captured, and it also retains the appetite it should have.
Realme GT5 Pro has enhanced the algorithm, and the night scene is significantly better than before, such as suppressing the highlights, but not pushing too hard, pressing the lights into cheap "plastic strips". Because it is a periscope telephoto, without considering the algorithm and structural addition, the amount of light entering is much larger than the mainstream OV64B periscope telephoto, and the night scene image quality is much better.
However, the tone of the default mode is a bit monotonous and boring, and before you find your own tone, you can reduce it a little bit to increase the saturation. Although this kind of "high saturation warrior" gameplay may not be liked by users, it is very useful from the sales level.
Even from a more professional photography point of view, the Realme GT5 Pro retains the multi-frame RAW+ format, which is relatively rare in the same price range in today's software function to distinguish product positioning.
In general, the realme GT5 Pro has made great progress in the image level, perfect focal length, good-looking filters, practical functions, compared with other image flagships, its advantage is that it is easier to get started, whether it is a novice street sweeper, or a person with social fear, you can choose the right focal length to take pictures.
The Realme GT5 Pro is powered by the third-generation Snapdragon 8, and in various benchmarks, most of its performance is within the normal range, but there are two things worth noting.
The first is that the multi-core score of Geekbench 5 is a little low, nearly 1000 points lower than the normal level, and the performance is not fully exerted, and the second is that in the 3DMark extreme stress test, the GPU's frequency reduction method is a little more urgent. These two points may be fed back in applications with high stress loads, such as some large games.
In the 30-minute "Genshin Impact" Sumeru City running map, the realme GT5 Pro averaged 58 frames4 frames, power consumption is only 54W, the overall operation is smooth, and there are some frame rate fluctuations from the 24th minute onwards. But with the performance of the third-generation Snapdragon 8, it deserves a better gaming experience.
Later I found out that the realme GT5 Pro limits the peak frequency of the third-generation Snapdragon 8, with a super large core and 3 large cores locked at 22GHz, and the other 2 large cores are 14GHz, and the utilization rate of these 2 large cores is very low, which is basically semi-idle. Again, presumably, the purpose of this is to limit power consumption and temperature.
But is it necessary to limit peak frequencies and core utilization so strictly?
"Honkai: Star Dome Railway", which eats GPU performance, also has a similar problem, but the frequency limit is slightly relaxed, and the average frame rate of the realme GT5 Pro in the 30-minute Xianzhou Luofu running map is 581 frame, the average power consumption is 6W, the results are good, but the actual game frame rate has obvious fluctuations.
Realme GT5 Pro also gives a relatively compromise - Geek Performance Panel 20, you can manually adjust the peak frequency of CPU and GPU, and the games that can be supported at present are "Genshin Impact", "Honor of Kings", "Peace Elite", "QQ Speed", "League of Legends Mobile Game". I manually pulled all the way up to the highest and did another playtest with the same conditions as before.
The measured scheduling strategy remains unchanged, only the peak frequency is higher, the average frame rate can reach 59 frames, and the power consumption is even lower, only 52w, it feels like this is the normal level. Therefore, the performance strategy of the Realme GT5 Pro can be optimized more, and the performance and energy efficiency of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 can fully support the more radical performance scheduling.
It's worth noting that the Geek Performance panel now has a small problem with using it - locking frames. For example, after turning on, "Genshin Impact" will forcibly lock 30 frames, at this time, you can pull down the notification bar, don't do anything, and then return to the game, "Genshin Impact" will return to 60 frames.
In the low-power Honor of Kings, the Realme GT5 Pro performs much better, with an average frame of 1202 frames, power consumption is only 3W, which is probably the lowest power consumption of the third-generation Snapdragon 8 phone we recently tested.
The Realme GT5 Pro itself has a strong performance, but the overly conservative performance strategy makes its gaming experience slightly inferior to other third-generation Snapdragon 8 phones, which is a pity.
Realme GT5 Pro debuts Realme UI 50, during the period of time I have used, the system has been running stably and smoothly, and there have been no bugs or some disgusting little lags for the time being.
In terms of functionality, I still think that its sidebar and the features that come with it are the best to use. realme ui 5.The sidebar of 0 is not a pile of so-called commonly used apps, but does make some functions here, such as the transfer station and recent files.
Realme GT5 Pro's notes、Files,**and the screen text read by the small cloth assistant,You can all flow to the transfer station,And then flow from the transfer station to other apps,"Recent files" will display the most recently used**、Screenshots、Documents,If the number of displays exceeds the limit,You can jump directly to the corresponding app,For example**Too much can jump to the album。
Other common functions such as payment, screenshots, screen recording, notes, translation, calculator, etc. can be placed here, and custom function settings are supported.
In addition to such common features, the Realme GT5 Pro also supports palmprint unlocking. This unlocking method is certainly not as convenient as fingerprints, but it is useful when you have inconvenient access to the screen, such as having water in your hands, or you are cooking, handling ingredients, etc., plus the phone's support for air gestures, the convenience of the new function is reflected.
There is no doubt that the product power of the realme GT5 Pro is much stronger than that of the realme GT2 Pro, and its advantages lie in the fact that it has a more mainstream appearance, a more complete configuration, and a better system.
Its shortcomings also lie in these highlights, although the hardware is in place, there is still room for upgrading the software functions, such as the basic tone is ordinary, the performance strategy that needs to be optimized, and the imperfect post-album editing function, etc., the real self needs to further investigate the preferences of consumers.
Users who like it can wait, with the debut of the realme GT5 Pro** and configuration, it may be a backstabbing existence for competing products, plus the year-end e-commerce subsidy or lower channel price, the cost performance will be very high.