realme GT 7 vs iQOO 15R

Comparing the realme GT 7 vs iQOO 15R 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while realme GT 7 runs at 3.4 GHz, 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 realme GT 7 and iQOO 15R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme GT 7 and iQOO 15R 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 realme GT 7 and iQOO 15R 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: realme GT 7 and iQOO 15R both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

realme GT 7

₹39,999

@ Flipkart

iQOO 15R

₹49,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

94%

92%

Release Date

27 May, 2025

03 Mar, 2026

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


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

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

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

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

Cons

Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Lots of pre-installed apps

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

User Ratings

4.4/5

(1,456 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,166 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

May 27, 2025

(Official)

Feb 24, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G720 MC12

Adreno 826

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

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.

2,125,733

3,078,708

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

13.0 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.

N/A

5,071

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.2 %

26.1 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

466 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.76 %

90.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.9 %

94.57 %

Design

Height

162.42 mm

157.61 mm

Width

76.13 mm

74.42 mm

Thickness

8.30 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

206 grams

202 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

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

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

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

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

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

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

7600 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Ultra Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 100W Super Flash 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.

16h 37m

18h 23m

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

0h 27m 0s

0h 45m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)