iQOO 15R vs realme GT 7

Comparing the iQOO 15R vs realme GT 7 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO 15R scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,090, while realme GT 7 scores 7,308, making iQOO 15R the better performer.

Display: realme GT 7 offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 inches, making realme GT 7 the larger display of the two. iQOO 15R features a AMOLED display compared to realme GT 7's LTPO AMOLED, making iQOO 15R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 15R and realme GT 7 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 15R and realme GT 7 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 15R delivers longer battery life with 18h 23m, while realme GT 7 delivers 16h 37m, making iQOO 15R the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 15R and realme GT 7 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO 15R receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while realme GT 7 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: iQOO 15R and realme GT 7 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

iQOO 15R

₹46,998

@ Amazon

realme GT 7

₹41,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 Mar, 2026

27 May, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9400e	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


7600 mAh	7000 mAh	6600 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	120W Ultra Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Flagship-grade performance
Massive 7,000mAh battery
Exceptional display quality
Reliable rear camera system

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Lots of pre-installed apps

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(915 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,264 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,078,708 AnTuTu Score	2,125,733 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
18h 23m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 37m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹46,998

@ Amazon

₹41,990

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

May 27, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

4 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.85 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Immortalis-G720 MC12

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,078,708

2,125,733

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

16.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

5,071

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

17.2 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

6000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

89.76 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

93.9 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

157.61 mm

162.42 mm

162.98 mm

Width

74.42 mm

76.13 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.30 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

202 grams

206 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera1/2.8" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7600 mAh

7000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 120W Ultra Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

18h 23m

16h 37m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 45m 0s

0h 27m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)