The Realme GT 7 Pro is currently available in regions such as Europe, starting at €798.99 compared to €1,049 for its fellow IP69-rated 2024/5 flagship the OnePlus 13.
Therefore, it might be the new Android smartphone for those who want to experience Snapdragon 8 Elite power for less - although it comes with compromises such as the absence of wireless charging.
The same smartphone might be back in the form of a new version that might be even cheaper, as it will sacrifice the 7 Pro's rear-facing periscope zoom lens, replacing it with a ring-flash according to the latest leaks.
The vanilla GT 7 will retain the 8 Elite platform, however, according to a new Geekbench listing. The leak asserts that a device the model number now linked to the supposedly upcoming Realme smartphone will have the same octa-core, up to 4.32GHz chipset as the 7 Pro.
The "RMX 5090" has posted arguably underwhelming scores for those specs, however, especially considering that it apparently has 16GB of RAM - the GT 7 Pro itself has done better with the 12GB to which it is restricted outside China.
Nevertheless, it seems its vanilla sibling might indeed launch with top-end internals soon.