Realme GT 8 (China) vs Motorola Edge 70

87 out of 100
Realme GT 8 (China)
VS
72 out of 100
Motorola Edge 70

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 (China) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Motorola Edge 70, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 . 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 8 (China)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3336K versus 1368K)
  • Comes with 2200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4800 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 68W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 14% higher pixel density (508 vs 446 PPI)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 50 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT 8 (China) and Motorola Edge 70 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
140.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
38.6
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type OLED POLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3136 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 508 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 7000 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
1471 nits

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 6 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Blue, Green Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.63/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Edge 70 +1%
91.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT 8 (China) and Motorola Edge 70
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max clock 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)
- 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720)
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 722
GPU shading units 1536 512
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT 8 (China) and Motorola Edge 70
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT 8 (China) +130%
3053
1329
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT 8 (China) +127%
9594
4219
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 8 (China) +149%
19212
7727
Compute Score (GPU) 19212 7727
Single-core score 3053 1329
Multi-core score 9594 4219
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 8 (China) +144%
3336910
1368100
CPU 1006747 474637
GPU 1186580 331870
Memory 432721 228458
UX 710862 333135
Total score 3336910 1368100
Samples [10 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 22 FPS -
Graphics score 3001 -
3DMark Solar Bay
12974
n/a
Graphics test 49 FPS -
Section 1 57 FPS -
Section 2 49 FPS -
Section 3 42 FPS -
Graphics score 12974 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
26260
17468
Web score 30905 20377
Video editing 7273 7926
Photo editing 69025 38655
Data manipulation 18371 11910
Writing score 43824 20941

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT 8 (China)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL)AnTuTu3313361
📘 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquadCPU Throttle91%
📘 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquadAnTuTu3422025
📘 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa)Battery lifeSOT 10:20 / 17:47
📘 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquadGeekBench GPU19556
Motorola Edge 70
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-29 (Black)AnTuTu1361822
📘 2026-08-28 (Rupinder)AnTuTu1367750
📘 2026-08-15 (Ankit)AnTuTu1355373
📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ)CPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-07-12 (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ)AnTuTu1368100

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Hello UI
OS updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 68 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (40% in 15 min) Yes (85% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:45 hr 0:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:31 hr
Watching video - 16:02 hr
Gaming - 05:53 hr
Standby - 105 hr
General battery life
23:00 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung GNJ
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 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/2.8 -
Focal length 80 mm -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 16 mm 12 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 23 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 6.0 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, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
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 Yes

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2025 October 2025
Release date October 2025 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $410 $799
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme GT 8 (China) is definitely a better buy.

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