Realme GT2 Pro review

120Hz, LTPO 2.0 AMOLED display

One of the Realme GT2 Pro's standout features is undoubtedly the second-generation Samsung-made LTPOP 2.0 AMOLED display, which should be comparable to that of the high-end flagships from 2021 and 2022. The biggest appeal of the screen is its energy efficiency, as Realme claims about 50% lower consumption compared to other OLED solutions. It's also capable of incremental refresh rate steps and is highly adjustable depending on the scenario. In short, the panel can do anything between 1Hz and 120Hz.

Other notable features include HDR10+ support (we found it to work in YouTube, but we weren't able to download Netflix since the GT2 Pro is yet to be added to the streaming platform's white list), 1000Hz touch sampling rate, 10-bit color depth, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, 10,240 brightness levels for granular automatic adjustment and WQHD+ (1440 x 3216px) resolution. All of this fits in a 6.7-inch diagonal and is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus.

Now off to our usual display tests. Cranking up the brightness slider to a maximum in manual mode ensures 482 nits of max brightness while the Automatic mode triggers a significant boost, achieving 778 nits. This is an excellent result, yet it's a tad lower than what most high-end flagship models have to offer. Don't forget that the Realme GT2 Pro's pricing puts it in the lower-end of the flagship spectrum, though. In any case, 778 nits outdoors are perfectly fine for comfortable use on a bright sunny day.

However, that's still far from the advertised 1,400 nits peak brightness, so we went along and tested that at just 10% APL. In this case, the panel reached 847 nits - still great but nowhere near the promised 1,400 nits.

When it comes to color accuracy, though, the panel's ability to reproduce accurate colors is excellent. The standard Vivid mode has a noticeable blue-ish tint in whites and grays but using the Natural color mode ensures an average dE2000 of just 1.7. Some bright shades of white still have the tendency to look blue-ish but it's nowhere near the tinge produced in Vivid mode. There's also a color temperature slider if you wish to achieve even more accurate color reproduction.

HRR control

We are happy to report that Realme has fully taken advantage of the LTPO 2.0 AMOLED's capabilities when it comes to refresh rate control. If the brightness in the current scenario isn't at maximum level (or close to maximum), all static imagery will be displayed at 10Hz. However, at max brightness, the variable refresh rate can go as low as 1Hz. For video playback, the system prefers 30Hz but depending on the video's frame rate, it can also be 24Hz, 48Hz and 60Hz.

As long as you are interacting with the screen, the refresh rate stays at 120Hz in system menus and most apps we tried. Sadly, the same cannot be said about games, which appear to be locked at 60Hz at all times. None of the titles we tried went beyond the 60Hz mark.

Battery life

Coming from the original Realme GT 5G, the GT2 Pro adds another 500 mAh to its battery capacity, and as you'd expect, the overall endurance rating is significantly higher. But we suspect the more efficient hardware - display plus chipset - also deserves some credit. The web browsing score hasn't changed much over the last year's model, but the video playback runtimes are up, and so are the 3G talk times. There's a proper boost in standby, too.

Our battery tests were automated thanks to SmartViser, using its viSerDevice app. The endurance rating denotes how long the battery charge will last you if you use the device for an hour of telephony, web browsing, and video playback daily. More details can be found here.

The 117 hours overall endurance rating is comparable to some mid-range phones, and we mean that in a good way. Budget-oriented handsets usually employ energy-efficient chipsets and big batteries, while flagship models prioritize raw power over power consumption, so it's interesting to see the GT2 Pro achieve such impressive runtimes. Here's how it stacks against the competition.

Video test carried out in 60Hz refresh rate mode. Web browsing test done at the display's highest refresh rate whenever possible. Refer to the respective reviews for specifics. To adjust the endurance rating formula to match your own usage patterns check out our all-time battery test results chart where you can also find all phones we've tested.

Charging speed

The Realme GT2 Pro employs the same charging tech as last year's Realme GT 5G - 65W SuperDart charging that pumps two separate battery cells at the same time, achieving high charging speeds. And despite the larger battery capacity (5,000 mAh vs. 4,500 mAh), the GT2 Pro's charging times are comparable to that of its predecessor. In the first 30 minutes, the GT2 Pro replenished 91% of its juice, and ten more minutes are required to a full charge.

30min charging test (from 0%)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi 11T Pro
  100%
• iQOO 9 Pro
  100%
• Realme GT2 Pro
  91%
• Oppo Find X5 Pro
  91%
• Realme GT 5G (65W)
  87%
• Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
  54%
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  51%
• Google Pixel 6 (65W)
  48%

Time to full charge (from 0%)

Lower is better

• Xiaomi 11T Pro
  0:21h
• iQOO 9 Pro
  0:21h
• Realme GT 5G (65W)
  0:39h
• Realme GT2 Pro
  0:40h
• Oppo Find X5 Pro
  0:40h
• Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G
  1:12h
• Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
  1:15h
• Google Pixel 6 (65W)
  1:50h

Interestingly enough, those charging times are exactly the same as the Oppo Find X5 Pro's, which has the same 5,000mAh unit but uses a theoretically faster 80W SuperVOOC Flash charging. Either way, the GT2 Pro doesn't disappoint when it comes to charging, quite the opposite.

We are just a little disappointed that there's no wireless charging in this price range.

Speakers

The GT2 Pro sports a standard dual-speaker setup that consists of a bottom-firing one and a smaller one that acts as an earpiece as well. When playing together, they seem to be well-balanced for the purpose but covering the bottom one reveals a flatter sound coming out of the top one, and it's considerably quieter, too.

Just like last year's Realme GT 5G, this one doesn't necessarily impress with sound quality. At higher volumes, the highs are a bit distorted, although the vocals are clear and punchy. The mid-tones are a bit lacking again, and so are the lows. It lacks that particular fullness.

As far as loudness goes, it has gone down since last year's GT as it gets a "Good" overall score thanks to its -26.3 LUFS.

Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.