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Realme GT Neo6 SE
GT Neo6
GT 6
GT 6T
Bale, booting postmarketOS on 6.17 kernel
Bale, booting postmarketOS on 6.17 kernel
Manufacturer Realme
Name GT Neo6 SE
GT Neo6
GT 6
GT 6T
Codename realme-bale
Model
  • Bale: RMX3850 / RE5C39L1
  • Bale-B: RMX3852 / RE5C46L1
  • Bale-C: RMX3851 / RE5CA6L1
  • Bale-D: RMX3853 / RE606FL1
Released 2024
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 (SM7675)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (SM8635)
CPU
  • Bale / Bale-D: 1× 2.8 GHz Cortex-X4
    4× 2.6 GHz Cortex-A720
    3× 1.9 GHz Cortex-A520
  • Bale-B / Bale-C: 1× 3.0 GHz Cortex-X4
    4× 2.8 GHz Cortex-A720
    3× 2.0 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
  • Bale / Bale-D: Adreno 732
  • Bale-B / Bale-C: Adreno 735
Display 1264 x 2780 @ 120Hz
(6.78" LTPO AMOLED)
Storage
  • Bale / Bale-C: 256 / 512 GB
    (UFS 4.0)
  • Bale-B: 256 / 512 / 1024 GB
    (UFS 4.0)
  • Bale-D: 128GB
    (UFS 3.1)
    256 / 512 GB
    (UFS 4.0)
Memory
  • Bale / Bale-C: 8 / 12 / 16 GB
    (LPDDR5X)
  • Bale-B: 12 / 16 GB
    (LPDDR5X)
  • Bale-D: 8 / 12 GB
    (LPDDR5X)
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android (Realme UI) 14 (5.0)
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android (Realme UI) 16 (7.0)
FOSS bootloader Partial
postmarketOS
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
no
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
7.0-rc1
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
0.0
Features
Flashing
Whether it is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Untested
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS...
Works
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Untested
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Untested
Touchscreen
Untested
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Camera
Untested
Camera Flash
Works
IR TX
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
GPS
Untested
NFC
Near Field Communication
Untested
Modem
Calls
Untested
SMS
Untested
Mobile data
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Untested
Magnetometer
Sensor to measure the Earth's magnetism
Untested
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
Untested
Proximity
Untested
Hall Effect
Measures magnetic fields; usually used as a flip cover sensor
Untested
Haptics
Untested
Barometer
Sensor to measure air pressure
Untested
Power Sensor
Sensor to monitor current, voltage and power. Not fuel gauge!
Untested
U-Boot
Secondary Bootloader
Whether it is possible to chainload U-Boot from stock bootloader.
Works
Mainline
Whether latest upstream versions of U-Boot are not broken and it is possible to use them.
Works
Internal Storage
Whether it is possible to boot from internal storage (e.g. eMMC or UFS).
Works
USB Host
Whether it is possible to boot from a USB storage or connect a keyboard.
Untested
USB Peripheral
Whether it is possible to use device as a peripheral in U-Boot, e.g. for fastboot mode.
Works
Display
Works
Buttons
Whether it is possible to navigate in boot menu or grub with volume and power buttons.
Works


History of lineup

Entire 6th GT series was released in 1st half of 2024 (GT Neo6 SE - April 17th, GT Neo6 - May 9th, GT 6 - June 25th and GT6T - May 29th), featuring 5 Devices. Chinese GT6 model (realme-divo) became an exclusion, since it's built on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform (Lanai), also featuring significant hardware differences with bale series. All bale devices are built basically same (with some really minor changes), featuring Qualcomm's Palawan family SoCs as base, adding up more points to their identical builds.

Maintainer(s)

Device owners

Realme GT Neo6 SE

Realme GT Neo6

Realme GT 6

Realme GT 6T

Know your variant

Model Codename Model Number Supported?
Realme GT Neo6 SE realme-bale
  • RMX3850
  • RE5C39L1
N
Realme GT Neo6 realme-bale-b
  • RMX3852
  • RE5C46L1
Y
Realme GT 6 realme-bale-c
  • RMX3851
  • RE5CA6L1
N
Realme GT 6T realme-bale-d
  • RMX3853
  • RE606FL1
N

How to enter flash mode

Note Bootloader / FastbootD modes will be available only with unlocked bootloader.

Recovery

Power on the device with both Power and Volume Up buttons.
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 Power and Volume Down buttons.
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 Volume Up and Volume Down, then connect device to the PC using 3rd party cable!
You can also boot into EDL using ADB:

$ adb reboot edl

Installation

WIP

Dual booting

WIP

See also

WIP