Realme GT 7 (China) vs GT 7 (Global)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme GT 7 (China) (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400+) that was released on April 23, 2025, against the Realme GT 7 (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 (China)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2835K versus 2505K)
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2674 and 2184 points
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 (Global)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT 7 (China) and GT 7 (Global) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
120.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
75.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2800 pixels 1264 x 2780 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 453 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6500 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 92% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
1465 nits

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 162.42 mm (6.39 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 76.13 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.4/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) Β· 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
92%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT 7 (China) and Realme GT 7 (Global)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MediaTek Dimensity 9400e
Max clock 3730 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek NPU 790
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1612 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT 7 (China) and Realme GT 7 (Global)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8411
Compute Score (GPU)
22748
Compute Score (GPU) 22748 15981
Single-core score 2674 2184
Multi-core score 8411 7300
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2835794
2505807
CPU 850683 734964
GPU 1023913 830537
Memory 354236 358578
UX 606962 581728
Total score 2835794 2505807
Samples [5 tests] [30 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
2438
Stability 44% 59%
Graphics test 18 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 2438 1916
3DMark Solar Bay
10715
Graphics test 41 FPS 31 FPS
Section 1 45 FPS 33 FPS
Section 2 41 FPS 31 FPS
Section 3 36 FPS 27 FPS
Graphics score 10715 8040
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
22613
Web score 28633 17009
Video editing 7544 6480
Photo editing 57809 26452
Data manipulation 14186 15003
Writing score 29795 22746
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (130th and 147th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT 7 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Alex)AnTuTu 123080686
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (Π“Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠΌΡƒΡ…Π°)AnTuTu 112844435
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Salah)AnTuTu 112755034
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-23 (Nyxin)AnTuTu 112934601
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-23 -> AbdulsattarAnTuTu 112835794
Realme GT 7 (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-30 (Aziz)AnTuTu 122571021
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 122579291
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 (montyy)AnTuTu 112483073
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0CPU Throttle76%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 112456694

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Realme UI 6.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7200 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging - Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (56% in 15 min)
Full charging time - 0:36 hr
Battery cycles - 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 18:23 hr
Watching video - 22:53 hr
Gaming - 09:51 hr
Standby - 113 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° 112Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 47 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2025 May 2025
Release date April 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $410 $749
Successor - Realme GT 8 (China) -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 120 W
Further details
Notes on GT 7 (Global):
    - The Dream Edition is thicker at 8.73 mm and 5 grams heavier.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 7 (Global). But if the performance, gaming, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Realme GT 7 (China).

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