Immediately after Qualcomm unveiled the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Realme CEO Sky Li announced that the GT2 Explorer Master will be among the first to use the new chipset. We only had a vague “Q3” time frame to launch that day.
This was narrowed down in July by Xu Qi Chase, the president of global marketing, while chatting with fans on Weibo. This was a response to a fan asking for a sleek and powerful phone in the CNY 3,000 price segment.
The original Realme GT Explorer Master was originally priced at CNY 2,900 ($ 435 / € 410 / ₹ 34.00) and is currently discounted at CNY 2,500, it was unveiled on July 21 last year.
The Realme GT2 Explorer Master was certified by TENAA, which revealed a 6.7-inch 120Hz AMOLED display (FHD +), 6/8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256/512 GB of storage and a 5,000 mAh battery. There should be two versions with 100W and 150W charging. The three cameras on the back will have a 50 + 50 + 2MP configuration and there will be a 16MP selfie camera.
The Realme GT2 Explorer Master will be one of the first phones to feature Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
There are more Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 phones on the way besides Realme. Asus has revealed that the ROG Phone 6 will use the new flagship chip in May. According to leaker Digital chat stationXiaomi will be the first to launch an 8+ based phone in China – this is supposed to be the Xiaomi 12 Ultra. Phones from Realme, OnePlus, iQOO, Red Magic and others will follow.
PS. we’ve already tested the new chip using a special ROG Engineering device from Asus, so take a look for a preview of what to expect.
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