The Realme GT 8 Pro is having some identity issues – is it a flagship or a flagship killer? Its €1,100 price tag says the former, its hardware says the latter. And so, the conclusion from last week’s poll is pretty simple – the GT 8 Pro needs a price cut.
The phone’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and massive 7,000mAh battery certainly impressed us in our review. And the 6.79” OLED display is a sharp, high-quality 1440p+ 144Hz panel with Dolby Vision. But it’s not an LTPO panel. Also, the USB-C port is only USB 2.0. Video stabilization could have been better. The same goes for the ultra-wide and selfie cameras.
These are things that could easily be brushed away if the GT 8 Pro were priced like a flagship killer, but it’s not – it starts at €1,100 for the 12/256GB model and the 16/512GB option is €1,200. You can already find offers at €100 less than this, but even so it is an expensive phone.
And that is what many people in the poll are saying – the Realme GT 8 Pro needs a price cut (more than €100 too). Some people like the phone as it is, especially since competing models like the OnePlus 15 have their own hardware imperfections. But many are looking at competing brands.
The good news is that few people have issues with the phone’s hardware or software – and that the price will fall over time.
