realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition with 6.78″ 1.5K 8T LTPO OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, 6500mAh battery, IP68 + IP69 ratings announced


realme has introduced the realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition in China, as it had promised. This has the same 6.78-inch 1.5K 8T LPTO OLED screen with up to 6000 nit peak brightness, 2600Hz instant touch sampling rate, and has four-sided curved screen design from the GT7 Pro.

This also gets the same Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and this has up to 512GB UFS 4.1 storage. It has, 11480mm² Ice Berg dual VC cooling with 30% better heat transfer. There is Sky communication system 2.0 along exclusive self-developed dual-sided high and low frequency antenna for lag-free gaming experience.

It packs a 50MP main camera with Sony IMX896 sensor, OIS and a 8MP ultra-wide camera, but drops the periscope telephoto sensor from the standard model. The phone runs Android 15-based realme UI 6.0. There are IP68+IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

In the Neptune Exploration Edition, the back cover uses the star pattern process to present a blue storm effect, and it is matched with a metal middle frame. The phone also comes in Star Trail Titanium version.

The phone packs a huge 6500mAh silicon-carbon negative electrode battery with 120W fast speed charging for 50% charge in 14 minutes, and has an exclusive longevity algorithm 4 years of durability.

realme GT 7 Pro Racing Edition specifications
  • 6.78-inch (2780×1264 pixels) 1-120Hz 8T LTPO OLED display with up to 6000 nits peak brightness, 2600Hz instant touch sampling rate, Dolby Vision, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 2600Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, Full-brightness DC Dimming
  • Up to 4.32GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm SoC with 1100MHz Adreno 830 GPU
  • 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB / 512GB (UFS 4.1) storage
  • Android 15 with realme UI 6.0
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP rear camera with 1/1.56″ sensor, Sony IMX896 sensor, OIS, f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with Sony sensor, f/2.45 aperture
  • In-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
  • Dimensions: 162.45×76.89×8.55mm;Weight: 218g
  • Dust and water resistant (IP68+IP69)
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Hi-Res audio
  • 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS: L1+L5, GALILEO:E1+E5a, Beidou: B1I+B1C+B2a, QZSS:L1+L5, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 6500mAh (typical) battery with 120W fast charging
Pricing and availability
  • realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition 12GB + 256GB – 3099 yuan (USD 424 / Rs. 36,835 approx.)
  • realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition 16GB + 256GB – 3299 yuan (451 / Rs. 39,210 approx.)
  • realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition 12GB + 512GB – 3699 yuan (USD 506 / Rs. 43,965 approx.)
  • realme GT7 Pro Racing Edition 16GB + 512GB – 4999 yuan (USD 684 / Rs. 59,420 approx.)

With a maximum subsidy of 500 yuan, and the national subsidy, it starts at just, 2634 yuan (USD 360 / Rs. 31,310 approx.), making it the most affordable Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phone, says the company.


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