Say hello to the Realme GT 7T! It sits just below the GT 7, costing €100/INR 5,000 less. We’ll address the differences in a bit, but let’s start by examining the GT 7T on its own.
The Realme GT 7T ships with a case and a USB cable in Europe, but adds a 120W charger in India. The phone comes in 12/256 GB and 12/512 GB flavors, while the GT 7 goes up to 16/512 GB (in its Aston Martin-inspired Dream Edition).
In the hand, the Realme GT 7T is striking with its weight. It’s just 202 grams – not light, but certainly impressive considering the 7,000mAh battery inside. The use of a plastic frame and fiberglass back panel makes this reasonable weight possible.
The Realme GT 7T comes in the same IceSense Black and IceSense Blue colours as the GT 7, but adds a Racing Yellow, a nod to designs of old – remember the GT 5G Racing Yellow and the GT Neo3 150W?
The Realme GT 7T In Racing Yellow, IceSense Black, and IceSense Blue
We love the vegan leather finish. It truly feels exquisite to the touch. The shade is nice and very eye-catching. This would be our pick of the bunch.
The display of the Realme GT 7T differs from that of the GT 7. It’s not an LTPO panel, has a few more pixels, and is 0.2-inch bigger. We didn’t really notice any difference between the two (the LTPO panel of the GT 7 might make a difference with the battery life, however).
We love the Racing Yellow
The middle frame is plastic like on the GT 7, but it gives off a very convincing brushed metal effect. The frame is color-matched on the Black and Blue units, too. On the yellow, it has a silvery-metallic finish.
Let’s talk about the differences between the Realme GT 7 and the GT 7T. You wouldn’t notice them in the hand (Racing Yellow vs Dream Edition aside). The GT 7T has the same 50MP 24mm f/1.8 main and 8MP 16mm f/2.2 ultrawide cameras as the GT 7. The same goes for the 32MP 21mm f/2.5.
The Realme GT 7 does however offer a third camera on the back – a second 50MP unit with a 2x zoom (so around 48mm) with a bright f/2.0 optic. We liked the photos from the 2x camera in our review of the Realme GT 7.
The other difference is the chipset – Realme “demoted” the GT 7T to the Dimensity 8400 Max over the Dimensity 9400e. Both are built on the 4nm process, but the 9400e adds extra connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 7.
The processor inside the Dimensity 9400e has four Cortex-X4 prime cores – one peaking at 3.4GHz and three at 2.85GHz. The Dimensity 8400 Max relies only on Cortex-A725 cores – one at a maximum of 3.25GHz, three at 3.0GHz, four at 2.1GHz.
The graphics side is more slated towards the Dimensity 9400e, which has an Immortalis-G720 MC12 vs the MC7 on the Dimensity 8400 Max.
Because you still get the 7,000mAh battery and 120W charging, along with the same display visual quality (if not its LTPO tech), the GT 7T might present a very interesting alternative for those on a budget.
