OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Comparison

OnePlus introduced its OnePlus 11R smartphone in India earlier this week and now the Realme GT Neo 5 has gone official in China. Both smartphones are positioned as affordable flagship smartphones in their respective markets. They pack Qualcomm's 2022 flagship chipset and are filled to the brim with features. Let's pit them against each other and find out if the yet-to-launch, Realme GT Neo 5, has the potential to give sleepless nights to the OnePlus device in India.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Design

The OnePlus 11R uses a plastic frame and a glass rear panel. It flaunts an unconventional-looking offset circular camera island at the back that houses the triple rear cameras. Over to the front, the device gets a premium-looking curved display with a corner hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. As for the dimensions, it measures 163.4 x 74.3 x 8.7 mm and weighs 204 grams.

The Realme GT Neo 5 also utilizes a plastic frame and adorns a fancy-looking rear end. The rectangular camera island gets a transparent surround, which is lit by an RGB LED strip. Moving to the front, the smartphone gets a flat type display with a centrally placed hole-punch cutout for the front-facing camera. The device measures 163.9 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm and weighs 199 grams.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Display

The OnePlus 11R sports a 6.74-inch AMOLED 10-bit panel with a 1.5K resolution (2772×1240 pixels), a 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent DCI-P3 color coverage, up to 1450 nits peak brightness, and 1440Hz PWM dimming.

The Realme GT Neo 5 also gets a similar 6.74-inch AMOLED 10-bit panel with a 1.5K resolution (2772×1240 pixels), a 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent DCI-P3 color coverage, and up to 1450 nits peak brightness. However, this panel supports a higher 2160Hz PWM dimming.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Performance

Both smartphones are powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, which is built on TSMC's 4nm fabrication process. It is an octa-core processor and comprises one Cortex-X2 core clocked at 3.19GHz, three Cortex-A710 cores clocked at 2.75GHz, and four Cortex-A510 cores clocked at 1.80GHz. Graphical duties are handled by the Adreno 730 GPU onboard.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Cameras

The OnePlus 11R is equipped with a 50MP Sony IMX 890 primary camera sensor with a 1/1.56-inch sensor size and OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), an 8MP ultrawide snapper, and a 2MP macro sensor.

On the other side, the Realme GT Neo 5 gets a triple rear camera setup featuring a 50MP Sony IMX 890 primary shooter, accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide sensor, and a 2MP macro camera. Both smartphones get a 16MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calls.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Battery

The OnePlus 11R is powered by a 5000mAh battery under its hood coupled with 100W SuperVOOC fast charging support. In comparison, the Realme GT Neo 5 gets a 5000mAh battery with options of 150W/240W SuperVOOC fast charging.

OnePlus 11R vs Realme GT Neo 5: Conclusion

Both the OnePlus 11R and the Realme GT Neo 5 are closely matched in terms of features. However, there's one area where the OnePlus device trumps the Realme smartphone and that's in the display department. The OnePlus 11R gets a premium-looking curved panel as opposed to the flat panel of the Realme GT Neo 5.

As for the pricing, the OnePlus 11R starts at ₹39,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant in India. The Realme GT Neo 5 starts at around ₹32,000 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB variant in China. That's insane pricing by Realme and if the smartphone arrives in India at a similar price, then it would be a steal deal and a good alternative to the OnePlus 11R.