Realme GT5 vs GT 8 Pro
69
out of 100
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92
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Realme GT5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2) that was released on August 28, 2023, against the Realme GT 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 years and 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
Reasons to consider the Realme GT5
- Supports higher wattage charging (150W versus 120W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 8 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 265% higher peak brightness (4000 against 1097 nits)
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4024K versus 1700K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Shows 59% longer battery life (37:13 vs 23:26 hours)
- Comes with 1760 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5240 mAh
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 2 years and 2 months newer
- 13% higher pixel density (508 vs 451 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1240 x 2772 pixels | 1440 x 3136 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 451 ppi | 508 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 7000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Dragontrail | 60-120 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.13 mm (6.42 inches) | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 75.38 mm (2.97 inches) | 76.87 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 205 g (7.23 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Green | White, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.24/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Average (D) · 60 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 740 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 680 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9376 | 28004 |
| Single-core score | 1992 | 3711 |
| Multi-core score | 5489 | 11175 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 620000 | 1129296 |
| GPU | 313000 | 1516328 |
| Memory | 322800 | 465192 |
| UX | 460347 | 913920 |
| Total score | 1700000 | 4024736 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1089 | 3001 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | 67% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 1 | 23 FPS | 57 FPS |
| Section 2 | 20 FPS | 49 FPS |
| Section 3 | 17 FPS | 42 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5317 | 12974 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 30905 |
| Video editing | - | 7273 |
| Photo editing | - | 69025 |
| Data manipulation | - | 18371 |
| Writing score | - | 43824 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#25th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-02-24 (Ёж) | AnTuTu 11 | 1700000 |
| 📘 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editz | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8607 |
| 📘 2025-11-06 -> Beyonder-editz | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1548 / 4533 |
| 📘 2025-10-12 -> Beyonder-editz | AnTuTu 11 | 1547536 |
| 📘 2024-12-18 (Atakan35) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 9376 |
Realme GT 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-18 (Mj.) | AnTuTu 11 | 4016269 |
| 📘 2026-08-03 (Gulhark) | AnTuTu 11 | 3957182 |
| 📘 2026-07-23 (Zergo) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898421 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (Vladsmesh) | AnTuTu 11 | 4243822 |
| 📘 2026-05-14 (mrt) | AnTuTu 11 | 4379440 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Realme UI 7.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 4 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5240 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 150 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 7 min) | Yes (86% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:16 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1100 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:00 hr | 16:17 hr |
| Watching video | 10:56 hr | 24:49 hr |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | 08:34 hr |
| Standby | 142 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#8th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| 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 | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | OmniVision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| 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, 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* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2023 | October 2025 |
| Release date | September 2023 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $500 | $999 |
| 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, 150 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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