Realme True Self GT Neo3 Review: Performance and Tide Play In One

preface

On March 22, 2022, realme real me held a new product launch conference, officially launched the real me GT Neo3 and real me Buds Air 3 true wireless Bluetooth headset pair of CP combination, the launch of the true me GT Neo3 known as the tide play e-sports flagship, the performance and tide play into one. In terms of appearance, there are three colors of Le Mans, Wild Black and Silverstone, and the back is designed with double stripes on the track, paying tribute to the legendary track.

The True Self GT Neo3 has a hardware configuration of the e-sports performance pyramid, equipped with a Tianji 8100 processor, using TSMC's 5nm process technology, supplemented by UFS3.1 and LPDDR5 full blood version. Equipped with a 6.7-inch flexible direct screen, supporting 120Hz high brush and screen fingerprint unlocking, it has been greatly upgraded in process, display and experience.

True I GT Neo3 the world's first 150W lightspeed second charge, the official claim that 150W lightspeed second charge can be charged to 50% of the power in 5 minutes, the true self GT Neo3 in terms of endurance has two versions, high-power charging version using 150W + 4500mAh configuration combination; and large battery life version, using 80W + 5000mAh configuration combination. The version of this review is 150W, that is not much to say, first from the packaging accessories.

Unbox

Minimalist packaging in addition to the product name, the most conspicuous is the word 150W, yes, the real me GT Neo3 once again refreshed the mobile phone charging power record,

Open the package and contain the phone, charger set, card pin, phone case, instruction manual, etc.

In terms of screen, Zhenyi GT Neo3 is equipped with a 6.7-inch flexible straight screen, which supports 120Hz high brush and screen fingerprint unlocking, and has greatly upgraded in process, display and experience.

The matte texture of the rear lid avoids fingerprint staining. In terms of imaging, the True Self GT Neo3 is equipped with Sony's IMX766 flagship sensor, which supports OIS + EIS dual image stabilization. Upgrade the Night Falcon AI engine and have a great experience when shooting night scenes.

Oh, and don't forget to turn on charging acceleration in the settings before planning to experience 150W fast charging.

The 150W lightspeed seconds charge of the mobile phone UI fast charge display has also been upgraded from the previous "SuperDART" to "ULTRADART", from the large cup to the super cup.

The charging interface is naturally USB-C, and the transmission specification is USB2.0. At the same time, the SIM card slot is also designed at the bottom.

battery

With a fast-charging version of 150W power, the battery capacity is 4500mAh, and the same dual-cell design is adopted, charging fast is of course only a part, battery life and safety are also the primary indicators.

The 150W light speed second charge equipped with the Zhenmei GT Neo3 adopts a dual-cell solution, 20V/7.5A power transmission specifications, after the power enters the mobile phone, it is converted into 10V/15A by two parallel charge pumps, and then the battery pack made of two 6C high-magnification cells is connected in series for high-voltage direct charging, with an efficiency of up to 98.5%. When not charging, the charge pump is used to halve the output of the double string battery voltage, which is better compatible with the voltage required by the mobile phone circuit and makes efficient use of electricity.

Fast charging is often related to battery life, the current common standard in the industry is that the battery after 800 times of complete charge and discharge cycles after the battery effective capacity is not less than 80%. However, the 150W light speed second charge of the Real Me GT Neo3 doubles the standard, and the effective capacity of the battery is still not less than 80% after 1600 complete charge and discharge cycles.

160W fast charge

True my GT Neo3 this time the 160W charger using USB-C output interface, not only support 150W light speed seconds charging, but also compatible with PD, PPS, QC multi-fast charging protocol, users only need a charger to quickly charge multiple devices. Let's first take a look at the charger.

160W charger

The charger body is partially white frosted, the bottom cover is spliced with bright surfaces, and the sides have a depression to increase the friction of insertion and removal.

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The plug of the charger is a national standard double-ended plug and cannot be folded.

The USB-C output interface is a big step forward, indicating that it supports the PD protocol.

The charger is VCK8HACH and supports wideband voltage input, but the maximum power is reduced to 125W in a 110V voltage environment, 160W output at 220V, and 45W output at PD.

The height of the charger is about 57.79mm.

The length of the charger is about 57.04mm.

The width of the charger is about 29.94mm, the size of the charger is about 57.79×57.04mm×29.94mm, the volume is about 98.69cm, and the power density is about 1.62W/cm calculated by the power of the charger 160W, which is quite amazing.

Side width and one dollar coin comparison.

The unit weight of the charger is about 166.5g.

In your hand, is this volume performance satisfactory to everyone?

In terms of protocols, ChargerLAB's POWER-Z KT002 reads the charger's fast charging protocol, and the actual test supports charging protocols such as QC2.0, QC3.0, QC4+, VOOC, SuperVOOC, PD3.0 and PPS.

In terms of PDO messages, it supports five sets of fixed voltages of 5V3A, 9V3A, 12V3A, 15V3A and 20V2.25A and 3.3V-5.9V5.1A, 3.3V-20V2.25A, which has better device compatibility.

wire rod

Since it is a USB-C charger, the charging cable with it is naturally also a C2C interface specification.

The terminal shell is injection molded in one piece, the feel is smooth, and the word 10A is printed on the extension of the end of the line, so it is no wonder that this thickness is not surprising.

The measured wire diameter reached 4.2mm.

The length of the charging cable is about 101cm.

Using the POWER-Z KM002C measurement cable chip, the E-Marker is built-in, supports ordinary 100W PD charging, and the data transfer specification is USB2.0.

Charging compatibility testing

As the current mobile phone with the highest commercial power mobile phone, the fast charge of the real GT Neo3 is originally a highly concerned information, the original 160W fast charge power is so high, what about other chargers? Let's take a look at it today.

OPPO series charger compatibility test

As we all know, OPPO, realme and oneplus fast charging are compatible with each other, so this time chose the FAST charging head of the OPPO system to participate in the test.

This time there are a total of 13 OPPO, realme and one-plus chargers, to see how the OPPO series fast charger supports the fast charging of mobile phones.

Use the OPPO 20W VOOC flash charger AK775 with the OPPO A to C fast charger to charge the phone, the power is 4.75V 3.73A 17.73W.

Use the OPPO 65W SuperVOOC flash charger with the OPPO A to C fast charging cable to charge the mobile phone, the power is 8.08V 6.28A 50.8W.

Use the OPPO 30W VOOC flash charger VC56HACH with the OPPO A to C fast charging cable to charge the mobile phone, the power is 4.71V 3.54A 16.74W.

OPPO 80W SuperVOOC Flash Charger is the original charger of OPPO Find X5 Pro, using OPPO 80W SuperVOOC Flash Charger with the original line to charge the realme GT NEO3, the power is 8.28V 7.27A 60.25W.

Use the OnePlus 20W flash charger DC0504C1JH with OPPO A to C fast charging cable to charge the phone, the power is 4.79V 3.49A 16.75W.

Use the OnePlus 30W flash charger WC0506A1HK with OPPO A to C fast charging cable to charge the mobile phone, the power is 4.71V 3.36A 15.87W.

Use the OnePlus 65W flash charger with the original cable to charge the True My GT Neo3, with a power of 8.2V 6.49A 53.28W.

Charge the True My GT Neo3 with the original 160W quick charge set, with a power of 17.31V 7.57A 130.52W.

Use the realme 50W cookie charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 with a power of 8.07V 4.65A 37.53W.

Use the realme 65W charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.28V 6.41A 53.16W.

The compatibility test of oppo charger is summarized, so that everyone can view the size of the charging power of different chargers for mobile phones.

From the histogram, you can see which charger has the highest power and which charger has the lowest power.

brief summary

OPPO series charger compatibility test is completed, the overall for OPPO series charger fast charging compatibility is good, can trigger fast charging, the original 160W flash charger power is naturally the highest, 80W second, 65W in the back, 30W and 20W lowest.

Original data cable compatibility testing

The above has been tested for different flash chargers of the OPPO series, let's take a look at how the use of the original charger with the non-original fast charging line will affect the final fast charging.

This is the use of the original 160W charger with the original 10A fast charging line to charge the real GT Neo3 150W data, the power can reach 130.52W.

Replace the wire with the common 5A E-Marker C to C fast charging line to test again, the power is 8.59V 5.02A 43.18W, compared to the original wire voltage has been reduced, the current has been reduced, the power has been reduced by more than two-thirds, so if you want to get a better fast charging experience, it is still recommended to use the original fast charging line.

Original power bank compatibility test

At present, there are not many options available for OPPO charging treasures on the market, so this time we have found several OPPO and realme flash charging treasures to test the true self GT Neo3 150W.

Use the OPPO 20W VOOC Flash Charger PBV01 to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 7.78V 1.95A 15.21W.

Use the OPPO 30W VOOC Flash Charging Treasure PBV02 to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 4.82V 3.61A 17.42W.

Use the OPPO 50W SuperVOOC Flash Charging Treasure PB001 to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.12V 4.96A 40.29W.

Use the realme 30W flash charging treasure RMA156 to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 4.82V 3.56A 17.2W.

Aggregate the data for easy viewing.

The histogram can intuitively see the specific power ranking.

At present, there are not many charging treasures on the market that support OPPO flash charging, and 4 charging treasures have been selected here, OPPO 50W charging treasures have the highest power, and the other three power differences are not much.

Third-party accessory charging compatibility testing

OpPO series charger and charging treasure charging compatibility test has been completed, let's take a look at the third-party charger for the real me GT Neo3 150W fast charging support.

Charge the True My GT Neo3 150W with an Anchor 20W charger with 8.68V 1.92A 16.67W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.69V 1.92A 16.67W using the mophie 20W charger.

Charge the True My GT Neo3 150W with a 20W shifter and a power of 8.82V 1.88A 16.67W.

Use the Apple 30W charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.73V 1.91A 16.69W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 9.01V 1.85A 16.71W using the Beth 30W charger.

Use the Taipower 30W charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.98V 1.86A 16.73W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.9V 1.92A 16.74W using the UIBI 33W charger.

Use the Zimi 35W charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.89V 1.92A 17.11W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.92V 1.88A 16.8W using the TEGIC 30W charger.

Charge the True My GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.86V 1.89A 16.74W using the Nubia 65W charger.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.87V 1.88A 16.78W using the Flash pole 65W charger.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with an Anchor 65W charger with 8.82V 1.89A 16.7W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with an AOHi 65W charger with a power of 8.8V 1.9A 16.75W.

Use the Apple 140W charger to charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a power of 8.62V 1.93A 16.69W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with a flash pole 140W charger with 8.92V 1.87A 16.72W.

Charge the True Self GT Neo3 150W with an AOHi 100W charger with 8.76V 1.91A 16.75W.

Summarize third-party charger compatibility test data for easy viewing.

From the histogram, you can clearly see the level of charging power.

From the compatibility test of many third-party chargers, it can be seen that the mobile phone supports PD fast charging at about 18W, regardless of whether the selected charger supports PPS fast charging, no matter how much power the PD charger is.

Full test of charging

The charging compatibility test module can know the data of different chargers charging the mobile phone, but it is necessary to see the power change of the whole charging process or further test. Therefore, in the charging process test module, some more representative test items were selected, using 20W PD charger, realme 65W flash charger and original 160W flash charger for testing.

This is the use of 20W PD charger for the mobile phone charging the whole process of data, in the charging compatibility test module has learned, for the PD charger, no matter how much power the charger for the mobile phone charging power is about 17W, in the whole test of the charging process is naturally no exception. The whole charging process is roughly divided into 3 stages, which ends in 1 hour and 40 minutes, and the maximum power is 9.01V 2.01A 18.13W.

This is the data change of the whole process of charging the mobile phone using the realme 65W SuperDART flash charger, the whole process is roughly divided into 6 stages, and the charging ends in 30 minutes, with a maximum power of 8.39V 5.25A 44.08W.

This is the use of the original 150W fast charging set for the mobile phone charging the whole process of data changes, the whole process is roughly divided into 5 stages, charged at 19 minutes and 30 seconds to end, the maximum power is 17.53V 7.56A 132.74W.

The three kinds of charging throughout the plot drawn into a curve and put together to compare, the phone itself for PD fast charging power support at about 17W, from the curve can be seen, PD charging half an hour charging 43%, 1 hour charging 75%, fully charged takes 1 hour and 40 minutes.

The big play is in the back, 5 minutes time point, 65W charger charging 15%, the original 160W charger charging 48%; 15 minutes time point, 65W charger charging 54%, 160W charger charging 91%; fully charged, 65W charger takes about 30 minutes, 160W charger takes about 19 minutes.

Charging head net summary

Equipped with Tianji 8100 true self GT Neo3 Although it is a sub-flagship from the positioning, the surrounding configuration is unambiguous, double speakers, dual microphones, X-axis linear motors, 120Hz high brush screen, two thousand yuan price can enjoy the flagship configuration of 150W charging, can't help but make people feel that domestic mobile phone manufacturers are really very rolled.

GT Neo3 comes with a 160W USB-C charger, measured mobile phone after opening charging acceleration, the highest charging power is more than 130W, 5 minutes charging 48%, the whole process takes 19 minutes, a cup of milk tea time, the phone power from zero to full blood, plug in a few minutes before going out, with 4500mAh battery capacity, the power is enough for a day.