Realme GT Neo6 (realme-bale)
![]() GT Neo6, booting 6.14 mainline kernel | |
Manufacturer | Realme |
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Name | GT Neo6 |
Codename | realme-bale |
Model | RMX3852, RE5C46L1 |
Released | 2024 |
Type | handset |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM8635) |
CPU |
1× 3.0 GHz Kryo Prime (Cortex-X4) 4× 2.8 GHz Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) 3× 2.0 GHz Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) |
GPU | Adreno 735 |
Display |
1264 x 2780 @ 120Hz (6.78" LTPO AMOLED) |
Storage |
256 / 512 / 1024 GB UFS 4.0 |
Memory |
12 / 16 GB LPDDR5X |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software The software and version the device was shipped with. |
Android (Realme UI) 14 |
Extended version The most recent supported version from the manufacturer. |
Android (Realme UI) 15 |
FOSS bootloader | No |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Mainline Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline. |
yes |
pmOS kernel The kernel version that runs on the device's port. |
N/A |
Unixbench score Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench. |
0.0 |
Flashing It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher . |
Untested
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USB Networking After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system). |
Untested
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Internal storage eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ... |
Untested
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Battery Charging and battery level reporting works |
Untested
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Screen Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control. |
Untested
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Touchscreen |
Untested
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Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
Untested
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Audio Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons. |
Untested
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Camera |
Untested
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Camera Flash |
Untested
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IR TX |
Untested
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Connectivity | |
WiFi |
Untested
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Bluetooth |
Untested
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GPS |
Untested
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NFC Near Field Communication |
Untested
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Modem | |
Calls |
Untested
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SMS |
Untested
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Mobile data |
Untested
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Miscellaneous | |
FDE Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr. |
Untested
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USB OTG USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching |
Untested
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Sensors | |
Accelerometer Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile |
Untested
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Magnetometer Sensor to measure magnetism |
Untested
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Ambient Light |
Untested
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Proximity |
Untested
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Hall Effect Also known as flip cover sensor |
Untested
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Haptics |
Untested
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Barometer Sensor to measure air pressure |
Untested
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Power Sensor Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge! |
Untested
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At the moment, Realme GT6 (RMX3851) cannot be unlocked, due to restrictions against global Realme devices, so it was dropped from the wiki. |
Maintainer
Users owning this device
- Internal Hellhound (Notes: Daily driver, 12/256GB, mainlining project)
Installation
How to enter flash mode
Bootloader / FastbootD modes will be available only with unlocked bootloader. |
Recovery
Power on the device with both
You can also reboot into recovery using ADB or reboot from FastbootD / Bootloader:
From FastbootD / Bootloader
$ fastboot reboot recovery
Using ADB
$ adb reboot recovery
FastbootD
This mode doesn't have any hardware button combination.
You can reboot into this mode from Bootloader or using ADB:
From Bootloader
$ fastboot reboot fastboot
Using ADB
$ adb reboot fastboot
Bootloader (Fastboot)
Power on the device with both
You can also reboot into bootloader using ADB or reboot from FastbootD:
From FastbootD
$ fastboot reboot bootloader
Using ADB
$ adb reboot bootloader
Qualcomm Emergency Download Mode (EDL / 9008)
While your phone is powered off, hold both
You can also boot into EDL using ADB:
$ adb reboot edl
Rolling back to Android 14
This section is written for those, who have updated their phones to Android 15 and wants to unlock bootloader. If your device already runs Android 14, you can skip this section and get straight to the unlock. [1]. This procedure also WILL ERASE your data, so do all necessary data backup before rolling back.
- First and foremost, you need to get rollback package.
- As soon as you download your rollback package, enable developer options on your device.
- Turn on airplane mode on your device and find "Software update" (com.oplus.ota) app on your device.
- Clear all of its data and then return into Settings -> About device -> Software update.
- Press on 3 dots at the top right corner of your screen and choose "Local install".
- Select your rollback package via opened file manager and hit "install" button.
- After rollback has been applied, reboot your device via software update and wait for it to wipe all user data and reboot back into system.
OEM unlock
Android 14 only!
- First make sure to enable USB debugging [2] and OEM unlock in Android. Make sure you are also using 3rd party cable and you already have backup of all of your data, since device WILL BE ERASED after unlocking bootloader!
- Set your device language to English.
- Log into your realme (heytap) account or sign it up on your device.
- Download latest DeepTest for your device. Wait for last day of your current month at 7pm (UTC+3) or first day of your next month and then open it and press "Apply for deep testing".
- Wait approximately 5-7 days, you could get accepted even earlier.
- If you got accepted, you will find a button "Enter deep testing". press it and you will be rebooted into bootloader.
- Connect your device to PC, open terminal with android platform tools installed and write next command:
$ fastboot flashing unlock
- On your device, accept unlock by pressing first and then .
- Your device will automatically wipe itself and reboot with unlocked bootloader!
Dual booting
Thanks to beautiful A/B partitioning with separated from the boot image recovery partitions (recovery_a and recovery_b), we can easily dual boot our device with ability to switch slots right on our device, using custom recovery (e.g. Orange Fox or TWRP). Tutorial will be written soon.