Realme Neo 8 SE clearly baits iPhone 17 Pro in new leak

The Neo 7, 7 SE and 7 Turbo are Realme's most direct replacements for the GT Neo6 series in 2025. The ~7,000mAh battery smartphones' successors might uphold their line's design legacy despite the name change, according to a new leak.

It indicates that at least 1 of those devices might revive the 'transparent' camera hump of the GT Neo5 (albeit without the Halo LED accents). Its Neo 7-style rear cameras are set in a new window that stretches all the way across the rear panel, in a manner reminiscent of the latest "iPhone 17 Pro" renders.

Realme's possible reminder to the world that it would have been doing that long before Apple also allegedly reveals that its next-gen device will boast the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor, as opposed to the Dimensity 8400 of its potential Neo 7 SE predecessor. 

The rest of the "8 SE's" rear panel is finished in a transparent-effect glass much like that of the Nothing Phone (3) (or, indeed, the Neo 7 Turbo).

The alleged Realme Neo 8-series design leak also hints at new Hyper Vision tuning for its triple rear cameras. It might also switch to a smaller 6.57-inch display that drops LTPO technology for an LTPS backplane in 2026.