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To give you a quick rundown of the rest of the Realme GT 8 Pro’s specs, it features a 6.79-inch LTPO AMOLED 144Hz HDR 1440p display with 7000 nits peak brightness, up to 1TB of storage paired with 16GB of RAM, a Ricoh-branded 50MP main camera with 200MP telephoto and 50MP ultrawide lenses, a 32MP selfie camera, an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and IP68\/IP69 dust and water resistance.<\/p>\n
The phone comes in several colors and back materials, including fiberglass and eco-leather finishes, paired with an aluminum frame. There’s even a sleek Aston Martin F1 Limited Edition<\/a>, and it looks as good as it sounds. On a more general note, Realme phones look every bit as good as any other premium phone on the market, and considering how many times I’ve dropped my Realme X2 Pro without it shattering, I think it’s fair to say they’re durable.<\/p>\n We still don’t know the global retail price of the Realme GT 8 Pro, but the phone is already out in China<\/a> with a starting price of \u00a54,000 ($560). Chinese resellers like TradingShenzhen<\/a> and Giztop<\/a> list it starting at around $550 and $650, respectively, so it’s safe to say it’ll cost quite a bit less than its OnePlus 15 counterpart. That’s a fantastic price, especially when you compare it to Samsung’s offerings.<\/p>\n It’s still unclear whether the Realme GT 8 Pro will be officially sold in the US. While you could technically import it, if it has the same lack of US band support as previous Realme phones, you probably won’t have much luck using it as a daily phone.<\/p>\n Swappable camera modules are a silly little gimmick<\/p>\n Despite the phenomenal specs that the Realme GT 8 Pro packs, it seems like every other Android phone needs some sort of gimmick to stand out. Good specs at an amazing price just don’t seem to cut it anymore, do they?<\/p>\n Anyway, the Realme GT 8 Pro’s gimmicks are mainly found in its camera, a department where Realme has traditionally fallen short, especially compared to Samsung, Apple, and Google. Realme partnered with camera manufacturer Ricoh to design the camera system and integrate Ricoh GR modes into the phone’s camera app, but that’s far from the only thing going on.<\/p>\n You see, the GT 8 Pro is the first phone to feature a swappable camera module housing. You wouldn’t be wrong to assume that the camera module itself was replaceable, but unfortunately, the part you’re swapping is purely aesthetic.<\/p>\n The good news is that if you’re a fan of customization and smartphone design in general, you’ll love these swappable modules, which come in three different shapes.<\/p>\n Whether you prefer the default round, a square transparent piece, a wooden texture, or even a fuzzy “robot” smiley, you can swap them out easily by removing the two Torx screws that hold them in place. The modification looks miles better than those silly camera cutouts some phone cases have, and it also means you can replace it if it gets scratched after a few years.<\/p>\n I’m not sure if Realme has plans to introduce aftermarket camera mods that improve the base cameras, like the Hasselblad True Zoom<\/a> module for the Moto Z from days past<\/a>, but it would be awesome if they did.<\/p>\n There are many reasons why I want the Realme GT 8 Pro<\/p>\n When the OnePlus 13<\/a> and the first wave of Snapdragon 8 Elite<\/a> dropped earlier this year, I thought that was it: it’s the perfect time to upgrade. However, the OnePlus 13 was a bit too expensive for me(particularly where I live), and not too long after the OnePlus 13, rumors of an upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 started popping up that promised a generational improvement over the already amazing 8 Elite.<\/p>\n That ship has sailed, so I figured I’d wait until the end of the year to see what the Realme GT 8 Pro had to offer\u2014and now, the time to upgrade has finally come.<\/p>\n On paper, it’s one of the best flagship phones on the market. It doesn’t compromise in any area, including the camera. In fact, in many departments, such as RAM, battery capacity, and fast charging capabilities, it’s at the top of the pack. Plus, the near-stock Android experience that Realme UI 7.0 delivers is excellent, in my opinion.<\/p>\n My experience with the Realme X2 Pro has been great, and the phone still holds up six years later, even though it hasn’t been supported for years\u2014something the Realme GT 8 Pro addresses with five years of updates and security patches. All in all, I think there is little reason not to choose the Realme GT 8 Pro over something else.<\/p>\n Even if the Realme GT 8 Pro’s price ends up inflated locally due to VAT, it will still be a bargain compared to other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and Pixel 10, since those phones are subject to the same taxes anyway.<\/p>\n 9\/10<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSoC \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tDisplay \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6.82-inch, 3168×1440 (QHD+), 510 ppi, 120Hz VRR, ProXDR with LTPO 4.1<\/p>\n The OnePlus 13 is a high-performance smartphone boasting a Hasselblad camera system with a 50MP sensor, a lightweight and intuitive OxygenOS 15 operating system, and a sleek, durable design. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary The Realme GT 8 Pro packs flagship specs at an affordable price. 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