Realme GT 8 Pro vs Realme GT3

92 out of 100
Realme GT 8 Pro
VS
63 out of 100
Realme GT3

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.79-inch Realme GT 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 21, 2025, against the Realme GT3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 8 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 Pro
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Delivers 314% higher peak brightness (4000 against 967 nits)
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 1486K)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Comes with 2400 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4600 mAh
  • Shows 60% longer battery life (37:13 vs 23:18 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
  • 13% higher pixel density (508 vs 451 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Realme GT3
  • Supports higher wattage charging (240W versus 120W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT 8 Pro and Realme GT3 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)

Should I update?
No 98% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Realme GT3 to Realme GT 8 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.79 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3136 pixels 1240 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 508 ppi 451 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 7000 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection 60-120 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91% 88.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
GT 8 Pro +314%
4000 nits
967 nits

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Blue, Green White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.24/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 60 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
GT 8 Pro +3%
91%
88.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT 8 Pro and Realme GT3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 4600 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT 8 Pro and Realme GT3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT 8 Pro +157%
3711
1446
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT 8 Pro +178%
11175
4021
Compute Score (GPU)
28004
Compute Score (GPU) 28004 -
Single-core score 3711 1446
Multi-core score 11175 4021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 8 Pro +171%
4024736
1486727
CPU 1129296 561332
GPU 1516328 242808
Memory 465192 268117
UX 913920 414470
Total score 4024736 1486727
Samples [14 tests] [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT 8 Pro +246%
3001
Stability - 89%
Graphics test 22 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 3001 867
3DMark Solar Bay
12974
Graphics test 49 FPS -
Section 1 57 FPS -
Section 2 49 FPS -
Section 3 42 FPS -
Graphics score 12974 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
n/a
2767
Stability - 61%
Graphics test - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 2767
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
26260
Web score 30905 -
Video editing 7273 -
Photo editing 69025 -
Data manipulation 18371 -
Writing score 43824 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-18 (Mj.)AnTuTu 114016269
📘 2026-08-03 (Gulhark)AnTuTu 113957182
📘 2026-07-23 (Zergo)AnTuTu 113898421
📘 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh)AnTuTu 114243822
📘 2026-05-14 (mrt)AnTuTu 114379440
Realme GT3
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-07 -> Slowed_SasAnTuTu 111478989
📘 2026-02-12 (Marshall)AnTuTu 111486727

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Realme UI 4.0
OS updates 4 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 4600 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 240 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (86% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 4 min)
Full charging time 0:40 hr 0:11 hr
Battery cycles 1100 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:17 hr 06:52 hr
Watching video 24:49 hr 11:34 hr
Gaming 08:34 hr 04:38 hr
Standby 157 hr 148 hr
General battery life
GT 8 Pro +60%
37:13 hr
23:18 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) -
Angle of widest lens 112° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 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/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP -
Aperture f/2.6 -
Focal length 65 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) -
Pixel size 0.5 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50D Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/3.3
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV02B10
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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 5.3
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 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 February 2023
Release date November 2025 March 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $650
Successor - - Realme GT 8 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 240 W
*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 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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