Realme GT 8 And GT 8 Professional Unveiled With Snapdragon Chips, Ricoh Cameras, And 120W Charging

Realme has formally launched its new flagship lineup — the Realme GT 8 and GT 8 Professional — in China, introducing main upgrades in efficiency, digital camera high quality, and battery expertise. The corporate goals to strengthen its premium phase presence with a give attention to customizable design, superior {hardware}, and its first main collaboration with Japanese digital camera producer Ricoh.

The GT 8 Professional serves because the top-tier mannequin, that includes a smooth flat-edged design and a modular rear digital camera housing that customers can swap between round, sq., or clear covers. It comes with IP69 certification, making certain robust resistance to mud and high-pressure water jets. The cellphone is on the market in matte white, inexperienced, and darkish blue finishes — the latter two utilizing a paper-like textured materials.

Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, the GT 8 Professional provides 12 GB or 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB of UFS 4.1 storage. Its 6.79-inch AMOLED show delivers Quad HD+ decision (3136 × 1440), a 144 Hz variable refresh price, 10-bit coloration depth, HDR assist, and peak brightness of seven,000 nits. Audio is dealt with by stereo audio system.

Digicam efficiency is a significant spotlight. The setup features a 32 MP entrance digital camera and a triple rear array with a 50 MP predominant sensor (f/1.8, OIS, PDAF), a 50 MP ultrawide lens (116°), and a 200 MP periscope telephoto lens providing 3x optical and as much as 120x digital zoom. Developed in partnership with Ricoh, the system consists of anti-reflective lens coatings, a devoted GR-style digital camera mode, and coloration filters impressed by Ricoh’s iconic movie tones.

The GT 8 Professional homes a 7,000 mAh battery with 120W wired and 50W wi-fi charging, able to reaching 100% in 43 minutes. Realme claims a five-year battery lifespan. Further options embrace 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader, the Realme R1 coprocessor for gaming, and Android 16 with Realme UI 7.0.

Realme GT8

The GT 8 mannequin retains a lot of the Professional’s design however makes use of the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, UFS 4.0 storage, and less complicated cameras — together with an 8 MP ultrawide, 50 MP telephoto (3.5x), and 16 MP entrance digital camera. It additionally lacks wi-fi charging and the interchangeable digital camera module, although it retains the 7,000 mAh battery with 100W quick charging.

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