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Realme GT Neo 2 review: Snapdragon 870 value flagship with big battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2021·$420
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#3 of 7
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The Snapdragon 870 sweet spot.

GT Neo 2 picked the cool, efficient Snapdragon 870 over the hotter 888 and added a 5000 mAh battery — making it one of the best-balanced value flagships of 2021 for gaming and battery life.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 120Hz
Size6.62 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main64 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP, 119 deg
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 870 (7nm)
GPUAdreno 650
CoolingDiamond thermal gel vapor chamber

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 82-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging65W SuperDart

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • Snapdragon 870 stays cool and efficient
  • 5000 mAh + 65W charging
  • Stereo + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • 64 MP cam is average
  • 2 MP macro filler
  • realme UI 2 bloated
Cross-shop it against
iQOO 11
$650 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .