Realme GT 8 Pro vs GT 6
92
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
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 GT 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 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 Pro
- Delivers 173% higher peak brightness (4051 against 1485 nits)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 1809K)
- Shows 44% longer battery life (37:13 vs 25:51 hours)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The phone is 1 year and 5 months newer
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 | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 7000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | 60-120 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91% | 91.2% |
| 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 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 214 g (7.55 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Blue, Green | Silver, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.24/5) | Good (3.37/5) |
| Drop resistance | Average (D) Β· 60 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28004 | - |
| Single-core score | 3711 | 1944 |
| Multi-core score | 11175 | 4865 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1129296 | 597008 |
| GPU | 1516328 | 479969 |
| Memory | 465192 | 298004 |
| UX | 913920 | 434585 |
| Total score | 4024736 | 1809566 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 85% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3001 | 1010 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 49 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Section 1 | 57 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 2 | 49 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Section 3 | 42 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12974 | 4776 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 30905 | 21204 |
| Video editing | 7273 | 6744 |
| Photo editing | 69025 | 44359 |
| Data manipulation | 18371 | 13834 |
| Writing score | 43824 | 24576 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#21st place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 11 | 4016269 |
| π 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu 11 | 3957182 |
| π 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898421 |
| π 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 4243822 |
| π 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu 11 | 4379440 |
Realme GT 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-02 (ridzy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1809566 |
| π 2026-03-20 (Hadis) | AnTuTu 11 | 1895729 |
| π 2026-01-14 (Alexander198823) | AnTuTu 11 | 1951699 |
| π 2025-11-11 (Avishek Sankar Das) | AnTuTu 11 | 1807243 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Parth Panchal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1601805 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | - |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 15 min) | Yes (66% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:28 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1100 cycles | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:17 hr | 10:56 hr |
| Watching video | 24:49 hr | 16:54 hr |
| Gaming | 08:34 hr | 06:11 hr |
| Standby | 157 hr | 114 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (8th and 140th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 2x |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYTIA-808 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 65 mm | 47 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.5 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 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 | October 2025 | June 2024 |
| Release date | November 2025 | June 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $599 |
| 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, 120 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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