Realme’s GT series has emerged as one of the best value-for-money flagships in recent years – challenging even OnePlus, which held that title for a long time. The GT 7 Pro had a good run as one of the more affordable Snapdragon 8 Elite phones out there. Now, its successor promises even more value.
The Realme GT 8 Pro uses the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and that is not the only upgrade over the GT 7 Pro. The screen is sharper (6.79” 1440p+, 144Hz vs. 6.78” 1264p+, 120Hz), the battery is bigger (7,000mAh vs. 6,500mAh) and the camera is better.
The 3x/65mm telephoto camera now has a large 1/1.56” 200MP sensor (Samsung HP5). This is quite the departure from the medium-sized 1/1.95” 50MP sensor inside the 3.5x/73mm periscope of last year’s model. The ultra-wide also got a major bump to a 50MP sensor (up from a lowly 8MP sensor).
The Ricoh GR mode is cool for fans of street photography, though we found it a bit limiting. The replaceable camera island is a gimmick, which some might find fun (and others can just ignore). The important thing is that the camera hardware produced excellent results with only minor complaints – this is excellent for something that costs a lot less than an all-out flagship like the Oppo Find X9 Pro.
Realme GT 8 Pro’s camera islands
The Realme GT 8 Pro has a fast chipset (the GPU needs more cooling), the display is great and the battery is one of the best we’ve tested (not as good as the Oppo or OnePlus 15, though).
The Oppo Find X9 Pro is a €1,300 phone and the vivo X300 Pro is even pricier at €1,400. Only the OnePlus 15 is in the same ballpark as the Realme at €1,000 (these prices are for 512GB units).
Oppo Find X9 Pro • vivo X300 Pro • OnePlus 15
If you are in the market for a flagship Android, is the Realme GT 8 Pro on your shortlist? You can check out our review for a detailed look at the phone before answering. We have also reviewed the other three phones mentioned above, if you want to dive into those.
