Verdict: realme GT 7 offers top value for money
The realme GT 7 presents itself as a high-quality smartphone with IP69 certification, a huge 7,000 mAh battery, eSIM support and a versatile camera setup.
The performance is very good, and the camera setup offers a wide range of options for an upper mid-range smartphone.
realme also provides the GT 7 with many AI functions, with the AI Planner feature standing out.
We were unable to measure the advertised, spectacular brightness of the display during testing, but the panel is still accurate.
Unfortunately, features such as wireless charging and 6 GHz Wi-Fi are not available.
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Table of Contents
- Verdict: realme GT 7 offers top value for money
- Specifications of the realme GT 7
- Build and features: realme GT 7 is IP69 certified
- Communication and operation: No 6 GHz WLAN
- Software and sustainability: Android 15 with lots of AI
- Cameras: Versatile trio with up to 4K 120 fps video
- Display: Accurate 120 Hz OLED with supposedly peak 6,000 cd/m² luminance
- Performance, emissions, and battery life: Fast SoC and long run times
- Notebookcheck's overall impressions of the realme GT 7
- Potential competitors in comparison
The realme GT 7 is an upper mid-range version of the realme GT 7 Pro and is the successor to the realme GT 6. It's positioning in this segment aims to impress with a particularly good price-performance ratio.
The GT 7 is available in two storage variants: 12/256 GB and 12/512 GB, which originally start at an RRP of €750 and €800, respectively but were already reduced by €100 at launch.
A Dream Edition model is also available that has been created in collaboration with the Aston Martin F1 team.
The GT 7 Dream Edition is distinguished by more RAM, special accessories, an unusual color option, and costs €900.
Specifications of the realme GT 7
Build and features: realme GT 7 is IP69 certified
The realme GT 7 is available in IceSense Black and IceSense Blue color options. The frame is made of aluminum, the front is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, and the graphene back has a matte finish.
The workmanship is of a good standard, although the gaps between the back and frame are not always completely even and the GT 7 creaks slightly when twisted.
It is also both dust and waterproof in accordance with IP69 standards and can even withstand high-pressure and steam jet cleaning.
The USB port is only of the 2.0 specification, so there's no DisplayPort-out supported.
The infrared transmitter can come in handy for remote control of air conditioning systems, cameras, entertainment devices, and the like.
Communication and operation: No 6 GHz WLAN
In combination with our Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 reference router, the realme GT 7 offers fast Wi-Fi throughput and delivers stable transfer rates. However, despite Wi-Fi 7 support, the 6 GHz band is not supported.
The GT 7's cellular reception is good in the city and we had no problems in the suburbs either. The voice quality of the smartphone is good when held to the ear, but ambient noise filtering is only moderate.
In addition to two nano-SIM cards, the GT 7 can also use an eSIM instead of the second physical SIM.
For biometric security, an optical fingerprint sensor is integrated into the display, which offers fast recognition and quickly unlocks the smartphone.
Face recognition is also available via the front camera, although this quickly reaches its limits in the dark and is less secure.
The Rain-Water-Smart-Touch function is practical and effectively prevents incorrect entries on the touchscreen due to water.
| Networking | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
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| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
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| Honor 400 Pro | |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
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| Global Average -3 | |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
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| Average of class Smartphone | |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Software and sustainability: Android 15 with lots of AI
The realme GT 7 comes with realme UI 6.0 layered on top of Google's Android 15. According to the manufacturer, the GT 7 is eligible for four years of major updates and six years of security patches.
Numerous AI tools are included, which allow speech and text to be summarized, text creation, and the gaming experience. Additionally, realme also focuses on image post-processing.
However, the real highlight is the AI Planner feature that can filter out appointments from documents, emails or images, and enter them directly into calendars.
When it comes to sustainability, however, realme is reluctant to make any concrete statements.
The outer packaging is plastic-free. Instructions for repairs or spare parts for customers are not offered.
Cameras: Versatile trio with up to 4K 120 fps video
The front camera has a high 32 MP resolution but does not use pixel binning, which is particularly noticeable when taking pictures in low light. The details look a little artificial at full size, but otherwise the realme GT 7 takes very appealing selfies. Videos can be recorded in 4K Ultra HD 60 fps.
The triple camera on the back includes two 50 MP sensors, but the zoom has to make do without optical image stabilization (OIS). It still delivers decent results in the digital zoom range up to 100x.
The main camera produces very high-contrast images and overdoes it with saturation, especially in dark green tones. The ultra-wide angle lens is of a low 8 MP resolution but surprises with decent results.
Videos can be recorded at a maximum of 8K 30 fps, though Ultra HD videos can go even up to 120 FPS.
Image comparison
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Main CameraMain CameraUltra-wide angle5x ZoomLow light
Display: Accurate 120 Hz OLED with supposedly peak 6,000 cd/m² luminance
The 6.78-inch OLED panel of the realme GT 7 is evenly illuminated, offers a high level of detail, and is an accurate color display.
The manufacturer promises brightness levels of up to 6,000 cd/m², but we could not confirm the same in our measurements. With a pure white display, we achieved an average of 1,530 cd/m² in our measurement. It doesn't get any brighter with a reduced white area (APL18) or HDR playback.
We measure the peak brightness via a measurement field in the developer options, but even here it stops at 2,746 cd/m².
The OLED flickers at a relatively low base frequency of 90 Hz, but realme also uses high-frequency PWM dimming, which should reduce the impact on sensitive users.
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Brightness Distribution: 97 %
Center on Battery: 1519 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.83
ΔE Greyscale 1.1 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
98.8% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Realme GT 7 OLED, 2780x1264, 6.8" | Samsung Galaxy S25 AMOLED, 2340x1080, 6.2" | Honor 400 Pro AMOLED, 2800x1280, 6.7" | Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Flow AMOLED, 3200x1440, 6.7" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | -84% | -15% | -27% | |
| Brightness middle | 1519 | 1301 -14% | 1535 1% | 1846 22% |
| Brightness | 1530 | 1311 -14% | 1531 0% | 1850 21% |
| Brightness Distribution | 97 | 98 1% | 99 2% | 93 -4% |
| Black Level * | ||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1 | 3.1 -210% | 1.1 -10% | 1.2 -20% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 1.7 | 4.4 -159% | 2.2 -29% | 2.9 -71% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.1 | 2.3 -109% | 1.7 -55% | 2.3 -109% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.01 109% | 2.29 96% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 6661 98% | 6454 101% | 6511 100% | 6707 97% |
* ... smaller is better
| Display / HDR Peak Brightness | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Display / APL18 Peak Brightness | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 90 Hz Amplitude: 16.76 % Secondary Frequency: 2083 Hz |  | |
The display backlight flickers at 90 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 90 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8350 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.23 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.578 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.647 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 5 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0.96 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.5155 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.4465 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 2 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms). | ||
Performance, emissions, and battery life: Fast SoC and long run times
The realme GT 7 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9400e. The SoC offers high performance in all areas and the system speed is very high in everyday use.
The surface temperatures rise sharply in the 3DMark stress test and climb just above the 48 °C mark in places. This is high but not critical. The SoC remains stable in most stress tests, but throttles slightly in the more demanding ones.
The GT 7's two speakers deliver a good sound experience, but high tones sometimes distort a little at maximum volume. Bluetooth codec support is decent, but there's no LC3 or Auracast support.
With its 7,000 mAh battery battery, the smartphone is ideally equipped for long runtimes. These are at a very good level, but even longer run times would certainly have been possible with higher efficiency.
The GT 7 can be charged with a 120 W power adapter. Unfortunately, this was not available to us for testing.
| PCMark for Android - Work 3.0 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Average of class Smartphone (4507 - 27169, n=193, last 2 years) | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Octane V2 - Total Score | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (2228 - 100368, n=205, last 2 years) | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Geekbench AI | |
| Single Precision TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Average of class Smartphone (51 - 2472, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Half Precision TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Average of class Smartphone (51 - 9453, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Quantized TensorFlow NNAPI 1.2 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Average of class Smartphone (123 - 13084, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Jetstream 2 - 2.0 Total Score | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Average Mediatek Dimensity 9400e (n=1) | |
| Average of class Smartphone (13.8 - 387, n=159, last 2 years) | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 47.3 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 35.1 °C / 95 F, ranging from 21.9 to 63.7 °C for the class Smartphone.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48.3 °C / 119 F, compared to the average of 34.1 °C / 93 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.1 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32.8 °C / 91 F.
3DMark Steel Nomad Stress Test
| 3DMark | |
| Wild Life Stress Test Stability | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Steel Nomad Light Stress Test Stability | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Solar Bay Stress Test Stability | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Wild Life Extreme Stress Test | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
Realme GT 7 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (91.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24.1% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 6.1% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 64% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (89.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 23.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 5.3% lower than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.5% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 12%, average was 36%, worst was 134%
Compared to all devices tested
» 31% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
| Battery Runtime - WiFi v1.3 | |
| Realme GT 7 | |
| Samsung Galaxy S25 | |
| Honor 400 Pro | |
| Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra | |
Notebookcheck's overall impressions of the realme GT 7
The realme GT 7 offers a powerful overall package with many AI functions and a huge battery that you would not expect in a smartphone of this size.
The camera setup is decent, but also shows a few shortcomings in the test. However, it is difficult to find anything comparable in this price range.
Realme GT 7
- 06/27/2025 v8
Daniel Schmidt
Total Sustainability Score: Potential competitors in comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Drive | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 83.2%  | Realme GT 7 Mediatek Dimensity 9400e ⎘ ARM Immortalis-G720 MP12 ⎘ 12 GB Memory, 512 GB | Amazon: 1. $299.89 for Realme GT7 Pro GT 7 Pro ... 2. $11.99 Ibywind 2 Pcs Screen Protect... 3. $7.99 Lucyliy (3 Pack) Compatible ... | 206 g | 512 GB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.78" 2780x1264 450 PPI OLED |
2. 88.9%  | Samsung Galaxy S25 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 12 GB Memory, 256 GB | Amazon: 1. OtterBox Samsung Galaxy S25 ... 2. $7.98 firtstnow 3 Pack Glass Scree... 3. $18.99 Super Fast Charger Type C, 2... List Price: 899€ | 162 g | 256 GB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.20" 2340x1080 416 PPI AMOLED |
3. 82.5%  | Honor 400 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 750 ⎘ 12 GB Memory, 512 GB | Amazon: 1. $11.32 HGJTFANY [5 Pcs Screen Prote... 2. $7.87 FZZSZS (4-Pack for Honor 400... 3. $6.88 Damolong Screen Protector Co... List Price: 800€ | 205 g | 512 GB UFS 4.0 Flash | 6.70" 2800x1280 460 PPI AMOLED |
4. 85.3%  | Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno 830 ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB | Amazon: 1. $7.99 Suttkue for Xiaomi Poco F7 P... 2. $10.19 Ibywind For Xiaomi Poco F7 U... 3. $7.59 Anoowkoa 2 Pack for Xiaomi P... List Price: 800€ | 212 g | 512 GB UFS 4.1 Flash | 6.67" 3200x1440 526 PPI Flow AMOLED |
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