Weekly poll: will you buy the Realme GT 7 Pro?

The Pro skips a generation, it seems, so Realme went from the GT 5 Pro to the Realme GT 7 Pro with the GT 6 and GT 6T in the middle. The 6-series offered great value at mid-range prices, but the extra budget of the Pro model allows for some properly impressive stats.

Let’s start with the display. It’s a 6.78” LTPO panel with 1,264 x 2,780px resolution – same as many other GT models. This one, however, was developed by Samsung to be both super efficient and super bright (reaching 6,000 nits). Like many other brands, Realme has dropped the optical fingerprint reader in favor of an ultrasonic one.

Realme GT 7 Pro

You also get the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite and a large battery – 6,500mAh for the Chinese unit, but the one in India is getting a smaller 5,800mAh. That’s still the largest battery in the GT family. Another first is that this is the first Realme phone with an IP68 rating and it has IP69 too.

The GT-series is known for performance, battery tech and to an extent displays. But lately, it has been taking cameras seriously too. This one has a 50MP 1/1.56” sensor (IMX906) in the main, a 50MP 3x telephoto (a longer 73mm lens, 1/1.95” IMX882) and still an 8MP ultra wide. 8K video recording is an option, though it tops out at 24fps.

The Realme GT 7 Pro launched in China, starting at CNY 3,600 for a 12/256GB unit. That’s around $505/€465, but we don’t have the global pricing just yet.

That price is quite a bit lower than some other Snapdragon 8 Elite models. For example, the OnePlus 13 is CNY 4,500 for the same memory configuration. And the Xiaomi 15 Pro is CNY 5,300. Dimensity 9400 models like the vivo X200 Pro (CNY 5,300) and Oppo Find X8 Pro (CNY 5,300) are too expensive as well. To be fair, these are more premium offerings and have the upper hand in some areas, but they could be above your budget.

The iQOO 13 comes close with a CNY 4,000 price tag. It also uses the 8 Elite and is rated IP68/IP69. The display is different, a 6.82” panel with a higher 1440p+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The battery (in the Chinese unit) is smaller at 6,150mAh. The camera setup gains a better 50MP ultra wide at the expense of the telephoto module – it has a smaller 50MP sensor (1/2.93” vs. 1/1.95”) and a shorter 46mm lens (2x).

vivo iQOO 13 • Xiaomi 14T Pro

The Xiaomi 14T Pro is not available in China, so we can’t do a direct price comparison, but it is €800 in Western markets. It uses the older Dimensity 9300+ and a 6.67” 12-bit 144Hz display (not an LTPO panel). The main camera flaunts a big 1/1.31” 50MP sensor, but the telephoto has a tiny 1/2.88” sensor behind the 60mm lens (2.6x). The ultra wide is a bit better but still not great at 12MP. This phone has a 5,000mAh battery and an IP68 rating.

The Realme GT 7 Pro will be up against other competitors soon enough, we will know more as the company announces its plans for a global rollout. The launch for India is scheduled for November 26 when the GT 7 Pro will become the country’s first Snapdragon 8 Elite phone.

We will have a review up soon enough, in the mean time tell us what you think about the Realme GT 7 Pro.