Realme GT 8 Pro review | Infinium-tech

Introduction

Super bright display, big battery, high-end chipset – that was the Realme GT 7 Pro. Well, the GT8 Pro has these things too, but it builds on those pillars, which adds another level of excellence – it now even has cameraphone aspirations.

To signal this new development, the brand has collaborated with Ricoh – it’s not quite as high-profile a camera maker as Ducati or Hasselblad, but it’s something. An improved telephoto camera and an improved ultrawide module promise better images, while the replaceable camera island cover means you can shoot in style, too.

The already bright display of its predecessor gets even brighter for this year’s model, now reaching 7,000nits. Another 7,000 can be seen in the battery capacity area of ​​the GT8 Pro’s specsheet, which is impressively more than the well-equipped GT7 Pro. And, of course, the chipset of this latest model is the latest Snapdragon Elite offered by Qualcomm.

The list of niceties includes trivial but still premium things like an ultrasonic underdisplay fingerprint sensor, a pair of symmetrical speakers, Dolby Vision support for playback and recording, extra-tight dust and water sealing, extra fast charging capability – the GT8 Pro is shaping up to be quite a complete package.

Realme GT 8 Pro specifications at a glance:

• Body: 161.8×76.9×8.2 mm, 218 g; Glass front, aluminum frame, fiber-reinforced plastic back or silicone polymer (eco leather) back; IP68/IP69 dust resistant and water resistant (high pressure water jets; submersible up to 2 meters for 30 minutes).
• Display: 6.79″ LTPO AMOLED, 1B color, 144Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM), 7000 nits (peak), 1440x3136px resolution, 19.6:9 aspect ratio, 508ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm): Octa-core (2×4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6×3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M); Adreno 840.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM; UFS 4.1.
• OS/Software: Up to Android 16, 4 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 7.0.
• rear camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 22mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS; telephoto: 200 MP, f/2.6, 65mm, 1/1.56″, 0.5µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.0, 16mm, 116˚, 1/2.88″.
• Front Camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, 24 mm (wide), 1/3.1″.
• video capture: rear camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, Gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision, 10-bit Log; front camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; Gyro-EIS, HDR, Dolby Vision.
• Battery: 7000mAh; 120W wired, 120W UFCS, 14.4W PD, 55W PPS, 14.4W QC, 15 min to 50%, 43 min to 100%, 50W wireless, 79 min to 100%.
• Connectivity: 5G; é SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 6.0, aptX HD, LHDC5; NFC; Infrared port.
• various: Fingerprint reader (under the display, ultrasonic); Stereo speaker.

realme gt8 pro unboxing

Our GT8 Pro review unit came in a full-sized box like the old days, and it also had a charger – don’t expect to get one if you’re in most of the EU. If you get one, it should be 120W SuperVOOC which maximizes the charging speed of the phone. No matter where you are, a USB-A-to-C cable should be part of the package. It also includes a protective case for the phone.

The thing with the case is that its camera opening won’t be compatible with all possible sizes of camera island covers (more about that on the next page), and the phone may come with more than one of them. We’re not quite sure how this will all work. There is a small screwdriver in the box – it works as expected.