realme GT Master Edition 5G vs iQOO Z5x 5G

Comparing the realme GT Master Edition 5G vs iQOO Z5x 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme GT Master Edition 5G and iQOO Z5x 5G run at the same processing speed of 2.4 GHz.

Display: iQOO Z5x 5G offers a screen size of 6.58 inches, while realme GT Master Edition 5G offers 6.43 inches, making iQOO Z5x 5G the larger display of the two. realme GT Master Edition 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z5x 5G's IPS LCD, making realme GT Master Edition 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: realme GT Master Edition 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO Z5x 5G offers 50 MP, making realme GT Master Edition 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme GT Master Edition 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z5x 5G offers 8 MP, making realme GT Master Edition 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z5x 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while realme GT Master Edition 5G delivers 15h 14m, making iQOO Z5x 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme GT Master Edition 5G and iQOO Z5x 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

realme GT Master Edition 5G

₹21,999

(Out of Stock)

iQOO Z5x 5G

₹17,690

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

08 Sep, 2021

09 Jan, 2022

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 778G	MediaTek Dimensity 900	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.58 inches (16.71 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2408 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Macro Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4300 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
65W Super Dart Charging	44W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Sleek, lightweight design
Capable performer
Stunning display

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Audio setup is not the best
No HDR streaming available on Netflix
Cameras need to be tuned better

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(47,608 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

539,766 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
15h 14m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 08, 2021

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

MediaTek Dimensity 900 MT6877

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L

Mali-G68 MC4

Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

539,766

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s

N/A

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.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

14.8 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.58 inches (16.71 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2408 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1000 nits

650 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

401 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.31 %

84.7 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.7 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

159.2 mm

163.9 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.5 mm

75.3 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8 mm

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

174 grams

189 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.3 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.8 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.5 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Super Dart Charging 100% in 33 minutes

Yes 44W Fast Charging 58% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W 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.

15h 14m

N/A

16h 04m

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

0h 33m 37s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

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

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.057 W/kg Body: 1.181 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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