SpecEagle review · Realme

Realme GT Neo 5 SE review: A 2023 SD 7+ Gen 2 phone with 144 Hz display and 100 W charging.

Item: Realme GT Neo 5 SE
Rating: 76
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2023·$350

Overall

76/100

Class rank

#27 of 148

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A 144 Hz value gamer GT.

GT Neo 5 SE brought SD 7+ Gen 2 with 144 Hz and 100 W charging to $350 — value gamer pick.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

TypeLTPO OLED, 144 Hz

Size6.74 inches

Resolution2,772 × 1,240 px

02Camera

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Main64 MP, f/1.8

Macro2 MP

Depth2 MP

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 12 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7+ Gen 2

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.

Capacity5,500 mAh

Wired100 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2023.

06Value

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works

SD 7+ Gen 2 + 144 Hz at $350.
100 W charging + 5,500 mAh.
LTPO OLED.
Stereo.

What doesn't

2 MP filler lenses.
No IP rating.
Realme UI heavy.
No jack.

Cross-shop it against

Pixel 8a

$499 · score 83/100

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 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .