But lots has modified previously two years. These days, having 8GB of RAM on a flagship system is not adequate, significantly with the emergence of synthetic intelligence (AI) options which have solely elevated in quantity since 2024. Priced from Rs. 59,999 for the bottom 12GB + 256GB variant, Realme’s newest GT 7 Pro debuts a top-notch processor and comes with little compromise in each different space, making it a severe and sensible contender within the premium phase.
*Please observe that we obtained the Chinese mannequin of the Realme GT 7 Pro. This mannequin has a 6,500mAh battery versus the 5,800mAh capability of the Indian mannequin. However, that is the one change between the 2 fashions.
Realme GT 7 Pro Design: Captivating
- Dimensions – 162.45mm x 76.89mm x 8.55mm
- Weight – 220.2 grams
- Durability – IP69
The GT 7 Pro differentiates itself from the Realme GT 2 Pro and different GT smartphones within the firm’s lineup. It has a really mature design philosophy with clear traces, flat sides, and a really slim general look due to its 3D-curved glass screens used for its show and its rear panel.
The Realme GT 7 Pro’s design certain is a departure from the cheesy and racing-inspired designs of previous GT smartphones
I obtained the colourful Mars Orange end, however Realme affords a delicate Galaxy Grey end. Both finishes have a matte-finished rear panel, however the Mars Orange colourway will get the contrasted (nearly lustrous) orange end, which additionally has a wavy sample that seems like a gradient terrain layer of a map. The metallic bronze color, together with the colourful matte orange again, provides it a really sci-fi kind of look. I additionally like the marginally raised digital camera module, which has a neatly designed off-sided bevelled border round it.
The Realme GT 7 Pro has an IP69-rated design for mud and water resistance
Given its sheer dimension, metallic body, and sizeable battery inside, I anticipated the telephone to really feel heavy. Still, it is not too heavy and lends a premium heft to the system.
Its IP69 ranking is presently the best potential sturdiness ranking a tool can get. The ‘6′ stands for wonderful safety towards positive mud; the ‘9′ applies to pressurised water and even steam cleansing, that means this telephone can face up to the weather, immersion, and all kinds of wet climate with none issues. This IP ranking additionally is useful when utilizing this telephone underwater, because it additionally packs a particular underwater pictures mode.
Always keep in mind that these scores and seals are supposed to shield your telephone in such environments and that guarantee protection won’t cowl harm prompted through the use of it in such situations.
Realme features a soft-feel silicon case within the field, which feels premium
Realme GT 7 Pro Display: As good because it will get
- Display dimension – 6.78-inch, 2780 x 1,264 pixels
- Display sort – AMOLED, 120Hz refresh fee, 240Hz contact sampling
- Display safety – Gorilla Glass 7i
The Realme GT 7 Pro simply affords probably the greatest show’s in its phase. The firm claims a most peak brightness of 6,500 nits from its particular show, which was codeveloped with Samsung. Realme additionally claims that this energy-efficient ECO show, together with its LTPO 8T expertise, lets customers achieve an additional 500mAh of battery life, which is spectacular. While these are producer claims, we did discover the outcomes of our battery take a look at to be equally spectacular, as you will note within the Battery part of this evaluation.
The Realme GT 7 Pro’s quad-curved show glass will be distracting open air
In phrases of color replica, the show produces delicate and pure colors. You may crank issues as much as get some punchy hues by heading into Settings> Display & brightness> Screen color mode and deciding on the Vivid color profile.
The firm claims it affords a quad-curved show, which gives a extra immersive viewing expertise, however the 3D-curved glass, other than being aesthetic, didn’t really feel particular and reveals some distracting reflections across the edges when viewing video open air. Regardless, I appreciated the thin and uniform bezel.
The show glass is a correct smudge magnet
Realme GT 7 Pro Software: The traditional with a splash of AI
- Software model – Android 15
- Software – Realme UI 6.0
- Software dedication – 3 years of software program + 4 years of safety
Realme appears to have made some aware efforts in terms of reducing down the variety of third-party apps. The telephone comes pre-loaded with solely three third-party apps—Amazon, Myntra, and Facebook—all of that are uninstallable.
Over the previous 12 months, AI has gained recognition, and Realme has experimented with lighter AI purposes by means of software program updates. With the GT 7 Pro, Realme has lastly delivered a whole suite of AI instruments.
The Realme GT 7 Pro with Realme UI 6.0 affords loads of AI instruments, however these don’t carry out as anticipated
The Photos app inside the picture editor packs a majority of recent AI-enabled options. The AI UnBlur device does a satisfactory job of eradicating blur from images or shifting children or pets, however the ensuing picture seems removed from excellent or what one would count on from such a device. The similar applies to the AI Eraser, which has a Remove folks possibility. While the AI Eraser efficiently recognized each individual within the scene, the outcomes will not be as spectacular as these we have seen on Google’s Pixel units. Despite its capabilities, the sketch-to-AI device encountered a number of “did not generate” messages.
Realme UI 6.0 affords loads of lock display customisation choices
The new Live Alerts characteristic, which mimics Apple’s Dynamic Island characteristic, improves on Realme’s Mini Capsule, which was utterly ineffective on its price range C55 smartphone. Mini Capsule developed into Fluid Cloud (a bubble to the left of the selfie digital camera) throughout ColorOS forks (OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme) and has now became Live Alerts, which lastly copies what Apple does on its iPhones (with a bubble overlapping the selfie digital camera) however with lesser performance. The characteristic nonetheless helps solely Swiggy and Zomato for third-party notifications however can now additionally present music playback, recreation timer, private hotspot, and display recording actions in its bubble.
Realme GT 7 Pro Performance: Downright spectacular!
- Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- RAM – 12/16GB (LPDDR5X)
- Storage – 256/512GB (UFS 4.0)
There have additionally been some uncommon purposes of AI. Realme claims to have used AI to enhance each gaming efficiency and high quality.
AAA cellular titles like Genshin Impact labored flawlessly even with the Gaming Super Frame AI mode switched on
AI Gaming Super Resolution can bump up the decision of a recreation from the same old 720p to as much as 1.5K. AI Gaming Super Frame, when turned on within the slide-out console after launching a recreation does crank up the FPS. So you may take pleasure in flawless MEMC-enhanced framerates in video games like Genshin Impact or Honkai: Star Rail. And it really works as marketed. I used to be capable of play Genshin Impact at 120fps on the Highest graphics setting when the characteristic was switched on. The telephone didn’t overheat through the gameplay both.
Even with out the Super Resolution characteristic, the Realme GT 7 Pro impressed me by providing a gentle 60fps on the highest graphics setting. 120fps Super Resolution enhanced gaming is presently supported for choose video games, and this quick checklist contains Free Fire, BGMI and Honor of Kings (HOK).
The desk beneath reveals how spectacular the benchmarks had been due to the Realme GT 7 Pro’s Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Also included are some benchmark outcomes from our Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max evaluation for the sake of comparability.
| Benchmark | Realme GT 7 Pro | iQoo 12 | Samsung Galaxy S24 | iPhone 16 Pro Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu v10 | 27,15,106 | 19,83,471 | 14,80,582 | 1,58,7059 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 25,876 | 13,320 (3.0) | 16,910 | NA |
| Geekbench 6 Single | 2,953 | 2,225 | 1,845 | 3,203 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 9,094 | 6,726 | 5,771 | 7,846 |
| GFXB T-rex | 60 | 143 | 119 | 59.4 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 60 | 143 | 119 | 59.7 |
| GFXB Car Chase | 60 | 127 | 109 | 59 |
| 3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | NA |
| 3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | NA |
| 3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | 8,942 |
| 3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 24,042 | Maxed Out | 13,576 | NA |
Realme GT 7 Pro Cameras: Well-equipped
- Primary digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/1.8, OIS
- Telephoto digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.65, OIS
- Ultrawide digital camera – 8-megapixel, f/2.2, no AF
- Selfie digital camera – 16-megapixel, f/2.45, no AF
Realme GT 7 Pro major digital camera samples. (Tap to develop photographs)
The major digital camera produces vibrant images with deep distinction, and it does this with out skimping on dynamic vary, guaranteeing loads of element within the shadows. These images come out sharp, however at occasions I did really feel that the system overdoes the HDR processing, including pointless element. However, these situations had been occasional. In low mild, the digital camera produces spectacular element, however the noise processing tends to flatten textures, which you’ll discover solely if you pixel peep.
Realme GT 7 Pro 3X (optical) digital camera samples (Tap photographs to develop)
Realme GT 7 Pro 6X (digital) digital camera pattern (Tap picture to develop)
The 3X optical zoom telephoto digital camera can be a performer in daylight, and pictures captured at 6X zoom provide sufficient element to be usable. In low mild, the images captured by this digital camera nonetheless seem sharp however with a minor drop intimately. The 2X magnification, which is a crop of the first digital camera, stands out like a sore thumb, managing photographs which are gentle in daylight however present a extreme drop in general high quality in low mild.
Realme GT 7 Pro ultrawide digital camera samples (Tap to develop photographs)
The ultra-wide-angle digital camera is low-resolution, and as anticipated, it didn’t produce high quality outcomes. Daylight images seem gentle and lack texture and element. Low-light images appeared defocused.
Selfie digital camera pattern (Tap picture to develop)
Selfies look sharp and have near-accurate edge detection in daylight. In low mild, the extent of element drops considerably, however the outcomes are nonetheless usable, supplied there’s some ambient lighting within the neighborhood.
Video high quality is common for a smartphone at this value level. Shooting 4K video at 30fps confirmed little or no element due to the digital camera’s aggressive noise discount. Stabilisation is nice, however I did discover some minor flickering.
4K 60fps video affords the smoothest framerate and element in daylight. 8K video recordings captured at 24fps are a gimmick and never usable. In low mild, 4K 60fps mode managed the highest quality. One element to notice is that the ultrawide-angle digital camera doesn’t provide 4K video recording due to its low-resolution sensor.
Realme GT 7 Pro Battery: Fantastic!
- Battery capability – 6,500mAh (5,800mAh on the India mannequin)
- Charging fee – 120W SuperVOOC (wired)
- Wireless charging – NA
There are giant batteries, and there’s what Realme calls a “Titan” battery. And the branding certain is smart, as this energy-dense battery is the most important we’ve got examined on a flagship smartphone up to now. And it is all concerning the numbers. It managed a really spectacular 27 hours and 35 minutes in our video loop battery life take a look at.
The telephone additionally expenses up rapidly due to SuperVOOC wired charging tech that manages a 56 p.c cost in simply quarter-hour, a 99 p.c cost in half-hour and completes the charging course of in 40 minutes. And that is downright spectacular on condition that it’s charging a 6,500mAh battery.
The Realme GT 7 Pro’s 6.500mAh (in our Chinese unit) expenses rapidly
As anticipated, given Realme’s already spectacular battery optimisations, the telephone lasted me 2 complete days on a single cost with reasonable utilization, which additionally included minor digital camera utilization and a few 3D gaming other than the same old social media scrolling and video streaming. Indeed, it’s a excellent match not only for street warriors but in addition for players, as this telephone packs a really highly effective processor. To provide you with an thought about how effectively this battery (and Realme’s optimisations) work. I spoke for an hour on 5G on a full battery, and it didn’t even budge from 100%.
Sadly, Realme has solely managed to incorporate a 5,800mAh battery within the Indian mannequin attributable to certifications, which we didn’t have entry to for evaluation. This ought to drop the utilization figures we talked about above, as there’s a very noticeable distinction between the 2. However, Realme claims the decrease capability lets it cost from 0-100% in half-hour. Indeed, these are Realme’s claims, however given the speeds we’ve got skilled on the 6,500mAh mannequin, we do not discover this troublesome to imagine.
Realme GT 7 Pro Verdict
After a two-year hole, it does really feel that Realme has executed its analysis and got here well-prepared to tackle the competitors that exists on this phase. Realme has managed to ship a really succesful system. And in doing so, it has lastly established itself effectively within the premium phase.
The Realme GT 7 Pro’s IP69-rated design, efficiency (as seen from the efficiency chart above), and battery life can simply crush among the high-end premium flagships that retail at a a lot increased price ticket, making it a superb value-for-money proposition.
It fumbles a bit in terms of its cameras (particularly video recording), however there’s nonetheless room for some updates that would enhance its efficiency for the higher. If you might be looking for higher cameras at this value level, the OnePlus 12 (Review) is certainly a more sensible choice. And if you happen to aren’t in a rush, the OnePlus 13 is simply on the horizon. The upcoming iQoo 13 also needs to be candidate for these solely interested by efficiency or gaming.
The GT 7 Pro’s AI instruments are removed from what’s accessible on a Pixel or a Samsung smartphone, each when it comes to polish and functionality. So, in case you are on the lookout for an AI buffet, this isn’t the precise telephone.
While the Indian mannequin’s battery utilization figures stay a thriller, Realme has performed its numbers recreation effectively, providing a flagship telephone with a sizeable battery, quick charging, and spectacular uncooked efficiency. This makes it troublesome to disregard—no less than till the Snapdragon 8 Elite begins displaying up in different premium units. And as soon as that occurs, a value reduce may make it a really engaging proposition.
