realme GT 2 Explorer Master vs Nubia Z40s Pro

Comparing the realme GT 2 Explorer Master vs Nubia Z40s Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme GT 2 Explorer Master and Nubia Z40s Pro run at the same processing speed of 3.2 GHz.

Display: realme GT 2 Explorer Master offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Nubia Z40s Pro offers 6.67 inches, making realme GT 2 Explorer Master the larger display of the two. Both realme GT 2 Explorer Master and Nubia Z40s Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Nubia Z40s Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while realme GT 2 Explorer Master offers 50 MP, making Nubia Z40s Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both realme GT 2 Explorer Master and Nubia Z40s Pro feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both realme GT 2 Explorer Master and Nubia Z40s Pro offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both realme GT 2 Explorer Master and Nubia Z40s Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

realme GT 2 Explorer Master

₹41,390

(Not Released in India)

Nubia Z40s Pro

₹40,290

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2023

11 Oct, 2022

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Primary Camera
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP Camera	8 MP Periscope Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
100W Fast Charging	80W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

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General

Operating System

Android v12

Custom UI

Realme UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi

395 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.38 %

89.99 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.2 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.4 mm

161.3 mm

Width

74.3 mm

74 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

195 grams

205 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Mineral Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.635 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX787 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

2 MP	8 MP f/3.4 Periscope Camera125 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

7680x4320 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging 100% in 25 minutes

Yes 80W Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope