The race to launch the world’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphone is still on. While we thought Motorola had won it, Realme has emerged to give neck-to-neck competition to its Chinese counterpart. Realme has now announced the launch date of the Realme GT 2 Pro in China. The smartphone, which is confirmed to come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, is all set to launch on December 9.
With this, the Realme GT 2 Pro and the Motorola Edge X30 launch will coincide. To recall, Motorola recently announced the launch of its Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship phone on December 9 in China. The Realme phone will also launch in China first (via Weibo).
While Motorola and Realme will become the first companies to launch the first phone with the latest Qualcomm chipset, there are other OEMs in the line too. Xiaomi, OnePlus, and Oppo have confirmed that they will launch their flagships phones with the Snapdragon 888 successor. The Xiaomi 12, the OnePlus 10 series, and the Oppo Find X4 are expected to launch sometime soon.
It is likely to sport a 6.8-inch WQHD+ OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, support for 125W fast charging, and Android 12 with Realme UI 3.0 on top. The phone could also pack an in-display fingerprint scanner. While pricing details remain unknown, Realme GT 2 Pro could start at $799 (around Rs 60,000).
