Realme GT 7 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2019with chipsetMediaTek Helio G90T. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme GT 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
  • Lighter design: 200g vs 222.8g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT 7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED, LTPO IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 640 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 84.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT 7 Pro
2323 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
637 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 222.8 g (7.86 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP52
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Orange
- White
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT 7 Pro
88.8 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT 7 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Helio G90T
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 2.0
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G76 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 144
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 230.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT 7 Pro
3122
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT 7 Pro
9538
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1684
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3122602
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)95381684
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24657n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT 7 Pro
2877913
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
368990
CPU619471120779
GPU122654478652
Memory60024772733
UX43165196826
NanoReview Score2877913368990
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
1321
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a7 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1321
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
8104
Writing scoren/a8202
Web scoren/a6022
Video editingn/a5662
Data manipulationn/a7000
NanoReview Scoren/a8104

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.1
Memory Cardn/aMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 58 GB 10.3 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 18 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (30% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT 7 Pro
32:07
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing16:09 h07:29 h
Video Playback18:28 h12:01 h
Games07:48 h05:02 h
Standby Mode132 h115 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording n/a No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung S5KGW1
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.7n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/2.81/4
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
87
Video quality
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
78
Overall camera score
Realme GT 7 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
84

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 25 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE, HP, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2.0 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B40/B41)
LTE category1812
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT 7 Pro
89.9 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
82.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced November, 2024 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr October, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 220
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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