Realme’s GT Professional smartphones are certainly a uncommon breed. For the reason that model got here to be in 2018, Realme introduced only a handful of highly effective smartphones, and solely two made it to India. The final time round, it was the Realme GT 2 Professional in 2022, which supplied flagship efficiency at a premium price ticket of Rs. 49,999.
However lots has modified up to now two years. Lately, having 8GB of RAM on a flagship machine is now not adequate, significantly with the emergence of synthetic intelligence (AI) options which have solely elevated in quantity since 2024. Priced from Rs. 59,999 for the bottom 12GB + 256GB variant, Realme’s newest GT 7 Professional debuts a top-notch processor and comes with little compromise in each different space, making it a critical and sensible contender within the premium section.
*Please observe that we obtained the Chinese language mannequin of the Realme GT 7 Professional. This mannequin has a 6,500mAh battery versus the 5,800mAh capability of the Indian mannequin. Nevertheless, that is the one change between the 2 fashions.
Realme GT 7 Professional Design: Fascinating
- Dimensions – 162.45mm x 76.89mm x 8.55mm
- Weight – 220.2 grams
- Sturdiness – IP69
The GT 7 Professional differentiates itself from the Realme GT 2 Professional and different GT smartphones within the firm’s lineup. It has a really mature design philosophy with clear strains, flat sides, and a really slim total look due to its 3D-curved glass screens used for its show and its rear panel.
The Realme GT 7 Professional’s design positive is a departure from the cheesy and racing-inspired designs of previous GT smartphones
I obtained the colourful Mars Orange end, however Realme affords a refined Galaxy Gray end. Each finishes have a matte-finished rear panel, however the Mars Orange colourway will get the contrasted (virtually lustrous) orange end, which additionally has a wavy sample that seems like a gradient terrain layer of a map. The metallic bronze color, together with the colourful matte orange again, offers it a really sci-fi form of look. I additionally like the marginally raised digital camera module, which has a neatly designed off-sided bevelled border round it.
The Realme GT 7 Professional has an IP69-rated design for mud and water resistance
Given its sheer measurement, steel body, and sizeable battery inside, I anticipated the telephone to really feel heavy. Nonetheless, it is not too heavy and lends a premium heft to the machine.
Its IP69 ranking is presently the best attainable sturdiness ranking a tool can get. The ‘6′ stands for wonderful safety in opposition to wonderful mud; the ‘9′ applies to pressurised water and even steam cleansing, which means this telephone can face up to the weather, immersion, and all sorts of wet climate with none issues. This IP ranking additionally turns out to be useful when utilizing this telephone underwater, because it additionally packs a particular underwater pictures mode.
All the time do not forget that these scores and seals are supposed to defend your telephone in such environments and that guarantee protection is not going to cowl injury triggered by utilizing it in such circumstances.
Realme features a soft-feel silicon case within the field, which feels premium
Realme GT 7 Professional Show: Nearly as good because it will get
- Show measurement – 6.78-inch, 2780 x 1,264 pixels
- Show kind – AMOLED, 120Hz refresh fee, 240Hz contact sampling
- Show safety – Gorilla Glass 7i
The Realme GT 7 Professional simply affords the most effective show’s in its section. The corporate claims a most peak brightness of 6,500 nits from its particular show, which was codeveloped with Samsung. Realme additionally claims that this energy-efficient ECO show, together with its LTPO 8T expertise, lets customers achieve an additional 500mAh of battery life, which is spectacular. Whereas these are producer claims, we did discover the outcomes of our battery take a look at to be equally spectacular, as you will note within the Battery part of this evaluate.
The Realme GT 7 Professional’s quad-curved show glass will be distracting outdoor
By way of color replica, the show produces refined and pure colors. You too can crank issues as much as get some punchy hues by heading into Settings> Show & brightness> Display color mode and deciding on the Vivid color profile.
The corporate claims it affords a quad-curved show, which offers a extra immersive viewing expertise, however the 3D-curved glass, aside from being aesthetic, didn’t really feel particular and reveals some distracting reflections across the edges when viewing video outdoor. Regardless, I preferred the thin and uniform bezel.
The show glass is a correct smudge magnet
Realme GT 7 Professional Software program: The standard with a splash of AI
- Software program model – Android 15
- Software program – Realme UI 6.0
- Software program dedication – 3 years of software program + 4 years of safety
Realme appears to have made some aware efforts in relation to reducing down the variety of third-party apps. The telephone comes pre-loaded with solely three third-party apps—Amazon, Myntra, and Fb—all of that are uninstallable.
Over the previous 12 months, AI has gained recognition, and Realme has experimented with lighter AI purposes by means of software program updates. With the GT 7 Professional, Realme has lastly delivered a whole suite of AI instruments.
The Realme GT 7 Professional with Realme UI 6.0 affords loads of AI instruments, however these don’t carry out as anticipated
The Pictures app inside the picture editor packs a majority of recent AI-enabled options. The AI UnBlur instrument does a satisfactory job of eradicating blur from photographs or shifting youngsters or pets, however the ensuing picture appears removed from excellent or what one would anticipate from such a instrument. The identical applies to the AI Eraser, which has a Take away individuals possibility. Whereas the AI Eraser efficiently recognized each individual within the scene, the outcomes aren’t as spectacular as these we have seen on Google’s Pixel gadgets. Regardless of its capabilities, the sketch-to-AI instrument encountered a number of “did not generate” messages.
Realme UI 6.0 affords loads of lock display customisation choices
The brand new Stay Alerts function, which mimics Apple’s Dynamic Island function, improves on Realme’s Mini Capsule, which was utterly ineffective on its finances C55 smartphone. Mini Capsule developed into Fluid Cloud (a bubble to the left of the selfie digital camera) throughout ColorOS forks (OnePlus, Oppo, and Realme) and has now became Stay Alerts, which lastly copies what Apple does on its iPhones (with a bubble overlapping the selfie digital camera) however with lesser performance. The function nonetheless helps solely Swiggy and Zomato for third-party notifications however can now additionally present music playback, recreation timer, private hotspot, and display recording actions in its bubble.
Realme GT 7 Professional Efficiency: Downright spectacular!
- Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- RAM – 12/16GB (LPDDR5X)
- Storage – 256/512GB (UFS 4.0)
There have additionally been some uncommon purposes of AI. Realme claims to have used AI to enhance each gaming efficiency and high quality.
AAA cellular titles like Genshin Impression labored flawlessly even with the Gaming Tremendous Body AI mode switched on
AI Gaming Tremendous Decision can bump up the decision of a recreation from the standard 720p to as much as 1.5K. AI Gaming Tremendous Body, when turned on within the slide-out console after launching a recreation does crank up the FPS. So you may take pleasure in flawless MEMC-enhanced framerates in video games like Genshin Impression or Honkai: Star Rail. And it really works as marketed. I used to be in a position to play Genshin Impression at 120fps on the Highest graphics setting when the function was switched on. The telephone didn’t overheat throughout the gameplay both.
Even with out the Tremendous Decision function, the Realme GT 7 Professional impressed me by providing a gradual 60fps on the highest graphics setting. 120fps Tremendous Decision enhanced gaming is presently supported for choose video games, and this brief checklist contains Free Fireplace, BGMI and Honor of Kings (HOK).
The desk beneath reveals how spectacular the benchmarks have been due to the Realme GT 7 Professional’s Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Additionally included are some benchmark outcomes from our Apple iPhone 16 Professional Max evaluate for the sake of comparability.
| Benchmark | Realme GT 7 Professional | iQoo 12 | Samsung Galaxy S24 | iPhone 16 Professional Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu v10 | 27,15,106 | 19,83,471 | 14,80,582 | 1,58,7059 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 25,876 | 13,320 (3.0) | 16,910 | NA |
| Geekbench 6 Single | 2,953 | 2,225 | 1,845 | 3,203 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 9,094 | 6,726 | 5,771 | 7,846 |
| GFXB T-rex | 60 | 143 | 119 | 59.4 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 60 | 143 | 119 | 59.7 |
| GFXB Automobile Chase | 60 | 127 | 109 | 59 |
| 3DM Slingshot Excessive OpenGL | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | NA |
| 3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | NA |
| 3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | 8,942 |
| 3DM Wild Life Limitless | 24,042 | Maxed Out | 13,576 | NA |
Realme GT 7 Professional Cameras: Effectively-equipped
- Major digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/1.8, OIS
- Telephoto digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.65, OIS
- Ultrawide digital camera – 8-megapixel, f/2.2, no AF
- Selfie digital camera – 16-megapixel, f/2.45, no AF
Realme GT 7 Professional major digital camera samples. (Faucet to develop pictures)
The first digital camera produces vibrant photographs with deep distinction, and it does this with out skimping on dynamic vary, making certain loads of element within the shadows. These photographs come out sharp, however at occasions I did really feel that the system overdoes the HDR processing, including pointless element. Nevertheless, these cases have been occasional. In low gentle, the digital camera produces spectacular element, however the noise processing tends to flatten textures, which you’ll discover solely whenever you pixel peep.
Realme GT 7 Professional 3X (optical) digital camera samples (Faucet pictures to develop)
Realme GT 7 Professional 6X (digital) digital camera pattern (Faucet picture to develop)
The 3X optical zoom telephoto digital camera can also be a performer in daylight, and pictures captured at 6X zoom supply sufficient element to be usable. In low gentle, the photographs captured by this digital camera nonetheless seem sharp however with a minor drop intimately. The 2X magnification, which is a crop of the first digital camera, stands out like a sore thumb, managing pictures which are tender in daylight however present a extreme drop in total high quality in low gentle.
Realme GT 7 Professional ultrawide digital camera samples (Faucet to develop pictures)
The ultra-wide-angle digital camera is low-resolution, and as anticipated, it didn’t produce high quality outcomes. Daylight photographs seem tender and lack texture and element. Low-light photographs appeared defocused.
Selfie digital camera pattern (Faucet picture to develop)
Selfies look sharp and have near-accurate edge detection in daylight. In low gentle, the extent of element drops considerably, however the outcomes are nonetheless usable, offered there’s some ambient lighting within the neighborhood.
Video high quality is common for a smartphone at this value level. Taking pictures 4K video at 30fps confirmed little or no element due to the digital camera’s aggressive noise discount. Stabilisation is nice, however I did discover some minor flickering.
4K 60fps video affords the smoothest framerate and element in daylight. 8K video recordings captured at 24fps are a gimmick and never usable. In low gentle, 4K 60fps mode managed the very best quality. One element to notice is that the ultrawide-angle digital camera doesn’t supply 4K video recording due to its low-resolution sensor.
Realme GT 7 Professional Battery: Incredible!
- Battery capability – 6,500mAh (5,800mAh on the India mannequin)
- Charging fee – 120W SuperVOOC (wired)
- Wi-fi charging – NA
There are giant batteries, and there’s what Realme calls a “Titan” battery. And the branding positive is smart, as this energy-dense battery is the largest we now have examined on a flagship smartphone thus far. And it is all concerning the numbers. It managed a really spectacular 27 hours and 35 minutes in our video loop battery life take a look at.
The telephone additionally fees up rapidly due to SuperVOOC wired charging tech that manages a 56 % cost in simply quarter-hour, a 99 % cost in half-hour and completes the charging course of in 40 minutes. And that is downright spectacular on condition that it’s charging a 6,500mAh battery.
The Realme GT 7 Professional’s 6.500mAh (in our Chinese language unit) fees rapidly
As anticipated, given Realme’s already spectacular battery optimisations, the telephone lasted me 2 complete days on a single cost with reasonable utilization, which additionally included minor digital camera utilization and a few 3D gaming aside from the standard social media scrolling and video streaming. Certainly, it’s a excellent match not only for street warriors but in addition for avid gamers, as this telephone packs a really highly effective processor. To offer you an concept about how nicely this battery (and Realme’s optimisations) work. I spoke for an hour on 5G on a full battery, and it didn’t even budge from 100%.
Sadly, Realme has solely managed to incorporate a 5,800mAh battery within the Indian mannequin because of certifications, which we didn’t have entry to for evaluate. This could drop the utilization figures we talked about above, as there’s a very noticeable distinction between the 2. Nevertheless, Realme claims the decrease capability lets it cost from 0-100% in half-hour. Certainly, these are Realme’s claims, however given the speeds we now have skilled on the 6,500mAh mannequin, we do not discover this troublesome to consider.
Realme GT 7 Professional Verdict
After a two-year hole, it does really feel that Realme has carried out its analysis and got here well-prepared to tackle the competitors that exists on this section. Realme has managed to ship a really succesful machine. And in doing so, it has lastly established itself nicely within the premium section.
The Realme GT 7 Professional’s IP69-rated design, efficiency (as seen from the efficiency chart above), and battery life can simply crush among the high-end premium flagships that retail at a a lot larger price ticket, making it a superb value-for-money proposition.
It fumbles a bit in relation to its cameras (particularly video recording), however there’s nonetheless room for some updates that might enhance its efficiency for the higher. In case you are trying to find higher cameras at this value level, the OnePlus 12 (Overview) is certainly a more sensible choice. And in case you aren’t in a rush, the OnePlus 13 is simply on the horizon. The upcoming iQoo 13 also needs to be a superb candidate for these solely thinking about efficiency or gaming.
The GT 7 Professional’s AI instruments are removed from what’s accessible on a Pixel or a Samsung smartphone, each when it comes to polish and functionality. So, in case you are searching for an AI buffet, this isn’t the fitting telephone.
Whereas the Indian mannequin’s battery utilization figures stay a thriller, Realme has performed its numbers recreation nicely, providing a flagship telephone with a sizeable battery, quick charging, and spectacular uncooked efficiency. This makes it troublesome to disregard—at the least till the Snapdragon 8 Elite begins exhibiting up in different premium gadgets. And as soon as that occurs, a value reduce may make it a really engaging proposition.
