Realme GT 5G may be India's cheapest Snapdragon 888 phone, hints CEO

Realme is launching the GT 5G flagship phone in India on August 18.

Realme GT 5G could be the cheapest Snapdragon 888-powered phone in India, Realme India and Europe CEO, Madhav Sheth hinted in a tweet. Sheth wrote that the Realme GT 5G with the latest Snapdragon 888 “will come at a never-seen-before price”. This is a sly attack on Xiaomi, which launched its cheapest flagship phone, the Mi 11X Pro, earlier this year. What Sheth is saying here is that the GT 5G is going to be cheaper than the Mi 11X Pro, meaning an affordable flagship phone for customers. Sheth previously told India Today Tech that the Realme GT 5G’s India price will be more than Rs 30,000. This fits into what Sheth said on Twitter earlier this week. The Realme GT 5G is a crucial phone for the company because it spearheads the GT series, which will now replace the X-series in India and will be its flagship phone for this year. As such, it becomes important for the company to set the price right, at least low enough to attract customers, because Xiaomi’s Mi 11X Pro is a popular phone and has been in high demand ever since its launch in India. In fact, the higher-specced Mi 11 Ultra, which costs much more than the Mi 11X Pro, has been Xiaomi’s most anticipated phone this year.