Realme GT Neo 2 vs OnePlus 9R
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.62-inch Realme GT Neo 2 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 870) that was released on September 22, 2021, against the OnePlus 9R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT Neo 2
- Water-resistant body (IPX5 classification)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1300 and 1197 points
- The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 9R
- Optical image stabilization
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.62 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 397 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 600 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | - |
| PWM | 531 Hz | - |
| Response time | 6 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX5 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 698 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 650 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 670 MHz | 670 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS | ~1029.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3381 | - |
| Single-core score | 1300 | 1197 |
| Multi-core score | 3600 | 3254 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 406766 | 394805 |
| GPU | 188015 | 181854 |
| Memory | 190650 | 153954 |
| UX | 289033 | 301705 |
| Total score | 1074464 | 1032318 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1228 | 1224 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11701 |
| Video editing | - | 5825 |
| Photo editing | - | 28690 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9987 |
| Writing score | - | 15274 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT Neo 2
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-20 (Walid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1090680 |
| π 2026-07-19 (Dr strange) | AnTuTu 11 | 1036473 |
| π 2026-06-24 -> Ra1nManQ | AnTuTu 11 | 1070347 |
| π 2026-04-28 (Walid) | AnTuTu 11 | 1074464 |
| π 2026-01-10 (Konstatinos KALYVAS) | AnTuTu 11 | 1101461 |
OnePlus 9R
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-22 -> Artix_1 | AnTuTu 11 | 1215466 |
| π 2026-04-20 (Unkown) | AnTuTu 11 | 1032318 |
| π 2025-10-05 (Pranav Gupta) | AnTuTu 11 | 823551 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | OxygenOS 14 |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperDart Charge (97% in 30 min) | Yes (100% in 39 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:32 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9280 x 6920 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119Β° | 123Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 16 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Monochrome: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung Bright S5KGW1 | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (β 0.58 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | Sony IMX481 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV02B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Realme GT Neo 2 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2021 | March 2021 |
| Release date | September 2021 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $390 | $500 |
| Successor | - Realme GT Neo 5 | - OnePlus 15R |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Realme GT Neo 2. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority β go for the OnePlus 9R.
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