1. Foreword: Snapdragon 8s Gen3 is the hottest mid-range chip this year
Since the advent of the third-generation Snapdragon 8s, many mobile phone manufacturers have been scrambling to choose this chip as the core SoC of their mid-range mobile phones, which fully proves that the performance of this Snapdragon 8s Gen3, which is second only to last year's top flagship SoC, is so popular that it can even be described as "hot".
So, why is the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 so hot?
First, the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 has the same CPU architecture as the top flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen3, which can be regarded as a "small 8 Gen3" in terms of performance.
Second, Snapdragon 8s Gen3 has a very big advantage in price compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen3, and the cost performance is outstanding.
So, that's the main reason why so many phone manufacturers are cramming Snapdragon 8s Gen3 chips into their mid-range phones.
However, users' expectations for them are not limited to performance, but also excellent screen quality, and in terms of battery life and charging experience, they cannot be held back.
The just-released realme 6th generation Neo model is the pioneer of mid-to-high-end mobile phones, and it is not enough to have the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 performance iron triangle, but also to achieve a leading position in screen, charging, battery life, and experience.
BOE 6000nit custom dual-screen, industry-first 120W light-speed second charge + 5500mAh combination, IP65 waterproof, dual-band GPS + three-band Beidou positioning system, Corning Victus2 Gorilla Glass ......
This mobile phone, which quickly popularized the flagship features, has set off a wave of "white-hot" in the mid-range mobile phone market, and it is the realme GT Neo6, which is known as the "strongest third-generation Snapdragon 8s flagship".
So, what are the highlights of this realme GT Neo6, which takes the quality-price ratio as the gold standard for product creation?
1. The strongest third-generation Snapdragon 8S mid-range machine
Realme GT Neo6 is equipped with the strongest Snapdragon 8 series sub-flagship platform, Snapdragon 8s Gen3, in order to maximize this chip, Realme specially introduced the full-level LPDDR5X 8533Mbps memory and UFS4.0 flash memory, gaming-level 10,000-level cooling VC and AI combustion mode, and reached a triple full-level form in terms of hardware performance, software tuning and heat dissipation specifications.
Among them, the gaming-grade 10,000-level heat dissipation VC adopts a double-layer three-dimensional heat dissipation structure, with a total area of up to 10,014mm², which is the highest heat dissipation area in the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 platform.
AI Combustion Mode is the first function of the Realme GT Neo6, when using the cooling clip, the mobile phone will automatically sense and turn on the AI Combustion Mode, giving full play to the extreme performance of the mobile phone.
2、京东方6000nit无双屏
Realme GT Neo6 uses a customized BOE S1 no dual screen, its peak brightness reaches 6000nit, the global maximum brightness is 1600nit, and the manual maximum brightness can reach 1000nit, which is one of the phones with the highest screen brightness so far, and it is also the only mobile phone in the Snapdragon 8 series whose screen excitation brightness breaks 6000nit.
3. The industry's first 120W light-speed second charging + 5500mAh combination
In terms of charging range, the Neo6 is the industry's first 120W light-speed second charge + 5500mAh combination, which can be charged to 50% in 10 minutes, making it the most powerful mobile phone in the Snapdragon 8s Gen3 product so far.
4. Flagship experience benchmark
Finally, the realme GT Neo6 also brings over the IP65 waterproof, dual-band GPS+three-band Beidou positioning system and Corning Gorilla Victus2 glass supported by the current mainstream flagship or the main experience, forming a benchmark for flagship experience.
Here are the detailed specifications of the Realme GT Neo6:
2. Appearance: nano mirror double cover 6000nit hyperbolic without dual screen brightness
Realme GT Neo6 is equipped with a 6.78-inch custom BOE S1 screen, with a local peak brightness of up to 6000nit, a global maximum brightness of 1600nit, and a manual maximum brightness of up to 1000nit, which is one of the phones with the highest screen brightness so far, and the only phone in the Snapdragon 8 series with a screen excitation brightness of more than 6000nit.
Secondly, in terms of eye protection ability, realme GT Neo6 has also achieved the top level, green field AI eye protection, the 3+1 Pulse DC low-frequency flash technology and 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming of a full set of eye protection solutions have been taken, combined with 8T LTPO substrate, to achieve 0.5-120Hz adaptive high brush, which not only takes into account the all-round eye protection ability, but also takes into account the refresh smoothness of the screen, and also saves the power consumption of the screen, "killing three birds with one stone" has been perfectly interpreted in the real me mobile phone.
The front camera is located in the middle of the top of the body and uses a 32-megapixel Sony IMX615 sensor.
The screen of the mobile phone adopts a hyperbolic design, the curvature is not large, and it is just right to hold with one hand, and there will be no accidental touch when sliding the phone.
The back of the mobile phone uses a nano mirror double back cover,A matte metal anodic texture is added to the glossy material,This double material,Formed a completely different texture。
The camera part uses a dual camera module, the main camera + ultra-wide-angle lens, and two monochrome temperature LED fill lights and a rear light sensor are integrated on the right side.
Therefore, the realme GT Neo6 supports 360° all-round light sensing.
The phone is equipped with independent speakers on the top and bottom to form a stereo field.
The top is equipped with an infrared remote control sensor and an independent noise-canceling microphone, and the bottom is equipped with a Type-C and headphone 2-in-1 port, microphone and SIM card slot.
In terms of accessories, it includes a 120W fast charging kit, a phone case, an instruction manual and a SIM card pin.
3. Performance and games: Antutu 1.56 million + Genshin Impact, Xingtie can play stress-free
Realme GT Neo6 is equipped with the third-generation Snapdragon 8s mobile platform, inheriting the same architecture of the top third-generation Snapdragon 8 chip, Cortex-X4 super-large core + Cortex-A720 + Cortex-A520 octa-core combination, combined with 1.1GHz Adreno 735 GPU, its performance stands out among mid-range mobile phones.
Secondly, the mobile phone is also equipped with LPDDR5X and UFS4.0 flagship-level storage as standard, without compromising on performance.
In this regard, we have also conducted a series of tests on the theoretical performance and gaming performance of the Realme GT Neo6.
During testing, we turned on the GT mode of the Realme GT Neo6 and turned off memory expansion.
- Performance testing
The first is the Antutu comprehensive performance test, and the total score soared directly to nearly 1.56 million, compared with the previous generation of realme GT Neo5 equipped with full-blooded Snapdragon 8+, the comprehensive performance has increased by nearly 23%.
Then there is the CPU single test, Geekbench6 single-core score of 1925 points, multi-core score of 4988 points, compared with the previous generation model, the gap is not big.
Finally, we also tested the flash memory performance of the Realme GT Neo6, with a sequential read rate of 3794.62MB/s and a sequential write rate of 3271.12MB/s, which is almost twice the speed of the previous generation Neo5.
- Gaming testing
In terms of game testing, we directly selected two high-load mobile games, namely "Genshin Impact" and "Honkai: Star Dome Railway", which were tested in an indoor office environment of 27 degrees Celsius, with frame rate priority and recorded the frame rate and temperature performance of the body during the game.
1. Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact Mobile Game,Highest image quality (default720P resolution)+Highest frame rate,The average frame rate of Sumeru City running map for 10 minutes is stable at 53.21FPS,The overall picture does not have a particularly large sense of tearing,The smoothness is still acceptable。
After gaming, the maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage is 44.9 degrees Celsius, and you will feel a more noticeable heat when holding the phone horizontally, but fortunately, the high heat area is located in the upper left corner of the fuselage, and it will not affect the thumb area during the game.
It is worth mentioning that the realme GT Neo6 debuted "Genshin Impact" native 1.5K image quality in the mid-range mobile phone, with the help of Snapdragon 8s Gen3's powerful graphics rendering capabilities, it can super-resolve Genshin Impact from 720P resolution to 1.5K (1200P) image quality without the need for additional independent display chips.
Left 720P Right 1200P
It can be seen that the 1.5K quality screenshot on the right, the texture details of the character's clothes and the ground are clearer than those on the left720P.
The Geek Performance panel has also been retained, and you can customize the core frequency of the CPU and GPU in different scenarios by swiping left to call, enhancing the playability of the game.
2. Honkai: Star Dome Railway
Honkai:Star Dome Railway mobile game,At the highest image quality + highest frame rate,10 minutes of game in the Star Rubbing Sea Hub,The average frame rate is stable at 53.21FPS,There will be fluctuating frequency reduction during the game,But the overall smoothness of the game is still very impressive,During the test, the game screen will not appear a card by card feeling。
Due to the high rendering pressure of the picture, after 10 minutes of testing, the maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage reached 49.3 degrees Celsius.
4. Image: Sony IMX882 main camera can also easily shoot night scenes
Realme GT Neo6 has a built-in dual camera module, the main camera uses a 50 million pixel Sony IMX882 (LYT-600) sensor, the default pixel four-in-one output is 12.5 million pixels, 1/1.953-inch image sensor, and supports OIS optical image stabilization.
- Main camera
In the daytime scene, the saturation of the main camera is on the bright side, but the color restoration is still very accurate, and there will be no fake feeling at a glance.
Moreover, the 2x cropped picture does not have excessive pixel loss, and thanks to the blessing of the super light and shadow engine, the layered texture of the picture is displayed very well, and the common overexposure or underexposure problems are also avoided, ensuring the overall quality of the picture.
- Night view
In terms of night scenes, it takes less than 2 seconds to shoot in night mode, and OIS optical image stabilization greatly increases the production rate, so the captured images will not appear white, and can accurately capture delicate picture details and natural color changes.
- Ultra-wide-angle
Ultra-wide-angle samples offer a panoramic view of all kinds of magnificent buildings and ultra-wide images.
5. Charging and battery life: The 5500mAh large battery is fully charged in less than half an hour, in exchange for 10.5 hours of ultra-long battery life
For the first time, the Realme GT Neo6 combines a 5500mAh high-capacity battery with a super 100W (120W) fast charging power, making it the fastest 5500mAh battery phone in its class.
Secondly, it also inherits the family-style SUPERVOOC S power management chip, with a discharge efficiency of up to 99.5%, which further improves the battery life of the whole machine.
In this regard, we have also done a series of tests on the charging speed and battery life of the Realme GT Neo6.
- Charging test
We started the test with the power consumption of the mobile phone to 1%, and in just 10 minutes, the battery can reach more than half, reaching 51%, and the battery can reach 88% in 20 minutes, at this time, the charged power can be used for most of the day, and it takes 25 minutes to fully charge.
It takes less than half an hour to fully charge a 5500mAh ultra-large capacity battery, which is the only one in the current 5500mAh large-capacity battery mobile phone.
- Endurance test
For the endurance test, we use a professional endurance test tool - the battery dog produced by Fast Technology for testing.
In terms of test items, the default power test will be carried out to 20%, and at the same time, all test items including CPU high voltage, CPU multi-threading, AI recognition, picture browsing, video playback and web browsing will be checked, and the real load will be restored to the greatest extent by simulating user usage scenarios, infinitely close to the real power consumption.
During the test, in order to keep the environmental variables of all models tested in order to maintain the same and ensure the accuracy of the test results, Battery Dog automatically adjusted the brightness of the screen to 50%, and turned off the auto-brightness and adjusted the volume to 30%.
After the battery dog uninterrupted test, the power consumption from 100% to 20%, it took 9 hours, 18 minutes and 09 seconds, after conversion, the full battery life can reach nearly 10.5 hours, which can meet the use time of ordinary users in a day.
6. Summary: The Snapdragon 8s Gen3 mobile phone with the strongest mid-range product power is none other than him
In 2024, major mobile phone manufacturers must show the greatest sincerity in order to gain a foothold in the mid-range mobile phone market.
Realme GT Neo6 has made a good example for mid-range phones with the help of the hard power of the product.
In the actual test,Realme GT Neo6 in the face of Genshin Impact、Star Rail and other high-load mobile games that eat performance,The picture can be stable at more than 50FPS,Although there will be a slight frame drop during the game,But as a mid-range model,We can't overexpect it to have top performance like Snapdragon 8 Gen3,But to measure it in this price segment,As long as the game picture is stable enough、High image quality without losing resolution,Then it can excel in the ranks of mid-range mobile phones。
We can even say with certainty that the realme GT Neo6 is more than capable of going toe-to-toe with last year's top-of-the-line flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen2.
Therefore, after our actual testing, the title of "the strongest third-generation Snapdragon 8s flagship" of Realme GT Neo6 is not a vacancy, and Realme has proved this for us with excellent product strength.
If there is a Snapdragon 8s Gen3, it can be called the performance benchmark in the mid-range machine, then, the realme GT Neo6 is a mid-range mobile phone that combines strong performance, high-quality screen display, and the only large battery + high-power fast charging solution in the same price segment, and you can't even find a flaw in the realme GT Neo6 in the 2500 yuan price segment.
With many flagship configurations in one, this is the top mid-range mobile phone that truly satisfies users.
On the whole,RealmeGT Neo6For those users who pursue cost-effectiveness,2099The starting price of yuan,2999The cap price,3000Yuan,Its screen、Performance and battery life have been squeezed into the first echelon,With these three elements alone,It is difficult for people to be interested in other brands of mobile phones,This also makes the realme GT Neo6Stand firmly in the highly competitive mid-range mobile phone market。