realme GT 8 Pro vs realme GT 7

Comparing the realme GT 8 Pro 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: realme GT 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while realme GT 7 runs at 3.4 GHz, making realme GT 8 Pro the better performer.

Display: realme GT 8 Pro offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while realme GT 7 offers 6.78 inches, making realme GT 8 Pro the larger display of the two. realme GT 8 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to realme GT 7's LTPO AMOLED, making realme GT 8 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme GT 8 Pro and realme GT 7 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme GT 8 Pro and realme GT 7 feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme GT 7 delivers longer battery life with 16h 37m, while realme GT 8 Pro delivers 12h 45m, making realme GT 7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme GT 8 Pro and realme GT 7 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme GT 8 Pro and realme GT 7 equally at 8.3.

User Rating: realme GT 7 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme GT 8 Pro has a rating of 4.3.

realme GT 8 Pro

₹72,999

@ Flipkart

realme GT 7

₹36,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

21 Nov, 2025

27 May, 2025

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 9400e	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.79 inches (17.25 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	LTPO AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3136 px (QHD+)	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 (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	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


7000 mAh	7000 mAh	6600 mAh
120W Super VOOC Charging	120W Ultra Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.3/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Unique design with switchable camera modules
Exceptional day-to-day and gaming performance
Impressive 200MP telephoto lens and Ricoh GR modes
Fluid, responsive and customisable software

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

Inconsistent primary camera
Underwhelming battery life
USB 2.0

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

4.3/5

(66 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,264 ratings)

4.7/5

(34 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,932,397 AnTuTu Score	2,125,733 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
12h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 37m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹72,999

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₹36,999

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₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Nov 21, 2025

(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

5 Year

6 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 9400e

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 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 840

Immortalis-G720 MC12

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB / 16 GB

8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB

16 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.

3,932,397

2,125,733

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 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.

7,235

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.4 %

17.2 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

LTPO AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.79 inches (17.25 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3136 px (QHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

7000 nits

6000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

508 ppi

450 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.8 %

89.76 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.20 %

93.9 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

161.80 mm

162.42 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.87 mm

76.13 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.30 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

214 grams

206 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Eco Leather

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 90° field-of-view22 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX906 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel 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

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 0.5µm pixel size

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 Contrast Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 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

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3.1" 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

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

7000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Super VOOC Charging v3.0 50% in 15 minutes

Yes 120W Ultra Charging 50% in 14 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 79 mins

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

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.

12h 45m

16h 37m

15h 10m

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

0h 39m 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 700 (band 12)

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

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) / 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 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) / 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)