Realme GT 8 (China) vs GT 7 (Global)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 (China) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Realme GT 7 (Global), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 9400e and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 (China)
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3336K versus 2505K)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (508 vs 450 PPI)
- 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3053 and 2184 points
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 (Global)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Reverse charging feature
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3136 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 508 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 162.42 mm (6.39 inches) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) | 76.13 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green | 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
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 3400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 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 | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 790 |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 19212 | 15981 |
| Single-core score | 3053 | 2184 |
| Multi-core score | 9594 | 7300 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1006747 | 734964 |
| GPU | 1186580 | 830537 |
| Memory | 432721 | 358578 |
| UX | 710862 | 581728 |
| Total score | 3336910 | 2505807 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [30 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3001 | 1916 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 49 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 1 | 57 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 2 | 49 FPS | 31 FPS |
| Section 3 | 42 FPS | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12974 | 8040 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 30905 | 17009 |
| Video editing | 7273 | 6480 |
| Photo editing | 69025 | 26452 |
| Data manipulation | 18371 | 15003 |
| Writing score | 43824 | 22746 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (51st and 138th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 8 (China)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-07 (ZARGAL) | AnTuTu 11 | 3313361 |
| π 2026-07-05 -> RsBlackSquad | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| π 2026-07-04 -> RsBlackSquad | AnTuTu 11 | 3422025 |
| π 2026-06-26 (Prosto_Toxa) | Battery life | SOT 10:20 / 17:47 |
| π 2026-06-20 -> RsBlackSquad | Geekbench 6 GPU | 19556 |
Realme GT 7 (Global)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 2483073 |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | CPU Throttle | 76% |
| π 2026-08-30 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu 11 | 2456694 |
| π 2026-08-22 (JP) | AnTuTu 11 | 2518801 |
| π 2026-08-10 (Nayan kumar) | AnTuTu 11 | 2399920 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | - | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 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 | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 15 min) | Yes (56% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:36 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 18:23 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:53 hr |
| Gaming | - | 09:51 hr |
| Standby | - | 113 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#17th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | 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) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 47 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 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 0.36 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 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 | 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, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $410 | $749 |
| 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 display, performance, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 8 (China). But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Realme GT 7 (Global).
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