realme GT 7

Talking about the display, the Realme GT 7 is equipped with a 6.78-inch panel that bears FHD+ resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, 1.07 billion colours, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. That said, the peak brightness has been slightly reduced to 6,000 nits from the GT 7 Pro's 6,500 nits. This has no noticeable impact on the overall viewing experience. Whether indoors or under direct sunlight, the display remains clear and vibrant. Colours are punchy and sharp, bringing content to life with impressive detail and richness.

The Realme GT 7 features a triple rear camera setup similar to the GT 7 Pro, with one key difference: the tertiary 50MP lens. The handset includes a 50MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 50MP telephoto unit with 2x optical zoom instead of 3x. That said, the front camera sees an upgrade from 16MP to 32MP for selfies and video calling. The camera setup is typical of what you get on smartphones within the segment. There are also several modes to explore, including an AI Landscape mode that applies environment-specific filters, like Mountain, City, and Island, to enhance your landscape shots. Moreover, the smartphone supports 8K videography at 30fps from the primary camera and 4K at 30fps from the front.

The Realme GT 7 is powered by MediaTek's new Dimensity 9400e chipset, which brings flagship-level performance to the mid-range segment. The SoC stands as a direct rival to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, and the two chipsets deliver comparable results in synthetic benchmarks. In fact, the Realme GT 7 performs on par with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4-powered iQOO Neo 10 (review), with both devices scoring similarly on AnTuTu and Geekbench. However, when pitted against its true competitor, the OnePlus 13R, which runs on the more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the GT 7 still manages to edge ahead, at least on AnTuTu (tested in normal mode on the OnePlus device). The significant difference is in the CPU and UX scores of the Realme GT 7 and OnePlus 13R, where the former has the lead.

On the software front, the Realme GT 7 runs Realme UI 6.0 based on Android 15, right out of the box. In a first for the brand, Realme is promising four years of major Android updates and six years of security patches, ensuring the device remains relevant and secure at least until 2031. The software experience remains unchanged from the 'Pro' model, with as many as 58 apps pre-installed (5 are third-party), and an array of AI features, including AI Eraser, AI Smart Loop, Screen Recognition aka Circle to Search, AI Ultra Clarity, and AI Motion Deblur. You can read more about these features in our Realme GT 7 Pro review. To give you an overview, the features enhance the overall experience.

The Realme GT 7 features a 7,000mAh battery, which uses the latest Silicone-carbon tech, capable of holding higher energy density than the traditional Lithium-ion without being bulky. More energy means longer backup, and this was evident in our synthetic benchmark, as well as real-world tests. The PCMark battery test, which simulates real-world tasks on the smartphone, rated the Realme GT 7 with 16 hours and 37 minutes. This is the highest run time we've seen in its segment and beyond.