Realme is about to launch its most premium flagship lineup ever outside China.

(Update, March 22: We now have the Realme GT 2 Pro, Narzo 50, and Narzo 50A Prime’s respective prices, discounts, and availability in the Philippines!)

The brand has announced that it will introduce the Realme GT 2 series to the global market February 28, at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. Recall that the Realme GT 2 and Realme GT 2 Pro debuted just a few days after New Year’s Day, kicking off 2022 with aggressive pricing and flagship performance.

In China, the price starts at ¥2,699 (roughly $426 or P21,850) and goes as high as ¥4,999 ($789 or P40,465) for the highest-specced Pro model with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

The countdown begins!#realmeGT2Series will be our most Premium flagship ever by realme and it’s officially premiering at the very first keynote of #MWC on Monday 28th Feb.

See you in Barcelona! #realmeGT2Pro #realmeGT2Series pic.twitter.com/K6JMA2aijk

— realme UK (@realmeUK) February 17, 2022

Announcement of the international launch date

The Realme GT 2 and Realme GT 2 Pro have versions with similar bio-polymer material-based, paper-inspired overall aesthetic designed in its fourth collaboration with Japanese industrial-design master Naoto Fukasawa. That’s a first in the industry. Another world-first technologies introduced by the series: a 150-degree ultra-wide camera with Fisheye mode and Realme’s Innovation Forward Communication tech.

The lineup also ushered in optical image stabilization and Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0 to the company’s handsets. The two models just vary in terms of screen size, chipset, and camera specs. You can see their respective specs at the end of this article.

The global premiere of the GT 2 and GT 2 Pro is one of Realme’s efforts to continue its momentum and further strengthen its presence in the industry. As of the third quarter last year, it became the youngest smartphone brand in the world to reach 100 million cumulative shipments. It also joined the top 5 smartphone vendors last quarter, based on market-research firm Canalys’ latest global sell-in data. Locally, Realme ended 2021 at the top of the Philippine smartphone-vendor rankings.

Realme GT 2 specs

• 6.62-inch E4 AMOLED display, FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 1,000Hz touch sampling, 1,300 nits peak brightness
• Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• 5nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 with 5G
• Adreno 660 GPU
• 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage
• Triple 50MP main (Sony IMX766), ultra-wide, macro rear cameras
• 16MP front camera
• Fingerprint sensor (under display)
• 5,000mAh dual battery with 65-watt USB-C fast charging
• Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12
• Colors: Paper White, Paper Green, Titanium Blue, and Steel Black

Realme GT 2 Pro specs

• 6.7-inch E4 AMOLED adaptive display, 2K+ resolution, 1Hz-120Hz refresh rate, 1,000Hz touch sampling, 1,400 nits peak brightness
• Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
• 4nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with 5G
• Adreno 730 GPU
• 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
• 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 storage
• Triple 50MP main (Sony IMX766), 50MP ultra-wide, 2MP microscope rear cameras
• 32MP front camera
• Fingerprint sensor (under display)
• 5,000mAh dual battery with 65-watt USB-C fast charging
• Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12
• Colors: Paper White, Paper Green, Titanium Blue, and Steel Black

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