Realme GT 6 review

GSMArena Team, 20 June 2024.

Introduction

The global version of the Realme GT 6 is finally here and it looks beyond promising. The phone shines with a cool and stylish design, a premium Dolby Vision OLED, one of the fastest chips, top-tier cameras, long battery life and fast charging!

Realme's GT lineup is back to global markets, and it comes with a new design that turns heads with its two-tone back combining glossy parts with a silver mirror finish.

Realme is advertising the 6.78-inch OLED screen on the GT 6 for its LTPO OLED panel with high resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth and Dolby Vision support. But most importantly - for the highest peak brightness on the market - up to 6,000 nits.

The GT 6 employs the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, which has become somewhat of a maker-favorite platform on the market for its flagship-grade performance but not a flagship-grade cost. Realme promises high-end vapor-chamber cooling, fast LPDDR5X RAM and UFS4 storage.

Realme GT 6 review

The GT 6 has a 50MP primary camera with a top-tier Sony LYT-808 sensor, a 50MP telephoto for 2x optical and 4x lossless zoom, and an 8MP ultrawide camera. There is also a 32MP imager for selfies.

Finally, the Realme GT 6 comes with a super large 5,500 mAh battery, and it supports blazing-fast 120W SuperVOOC charging. Realme promises 50% of the charge in just 10 minutes!

Let's scroll through the specs sheet now.

Realme GT 6 specs at a glance:

  • Body: 162.0x75.1x8.7mm, 191g; Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front, plastic frame, plastic back, IP65 dust and water resistance.
  • Display: 6.78" LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits (HBM), 6000 nits (peak), 1264x2780px resolution, 19.79:9 aspect ratio, 450ppi.
  • Chipset: Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 735.
  • Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.0.
  • OS/Software: Android 14, Realme UI 5.0.
  • Rear camera: Wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, 1/1.4", multi-directional PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 50MP, f/2.0, 47mm, 1/2.8", PDAF; Ultra wide angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚, 1/4.0".
  • Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm, 1/2.74".
  • Video capture: Rear camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; Front camera: 4K@30fps.
  • Battery: 5500mAh; 120W wired, 1-50% in 10 min (advertised).
  • Connectivity: 5G; Dual SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4, aptX HD, LHDC; NFC; Infrared blaster.
  • Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers.

The Realme GT 6 comes with an IP65 rating, and according to Realme's press materials - the touchscreen should be fine operated with wet fingers.

Unboxing the Realme GT 6

The Realme GT 6 ships in a regular-sized paper box, which contains a 120W charger with a USB-A port, a 12A-rated USB-C-A cable and a dark gray silicone case.

Realme GT 6 review

The GT 6 arrives with a protective screen protector applied on its screen, which is good for scratch-resistance purposes.

Reader comments

  • Flo
  • 26 Jun 2024
  • nSy

I think it's a bug. Under the sun, the slide bar of brightness doesn't move and the screen become very dim.

  • Anonymous
  • 25 Jun 2024
  • 7tT

GSMArena says, "The GT 6 is a thin smartphone with a curved Gorilla Glass Victus 2 shield at the front, an interesting plastic back with symmetrical curves, and a plastic frame in-between. The device also offers IP65 protection against wate...

  • Anonymous
  • 25 Jun 2024
  • raQ

GT 6 using plastic frame and glass back cover