The Cheapest Snapdragon 888 Phone is Here! Ft. realme GT

Hello everyone, recently realme have launched their two smartphones in the realme GT series. According to realme one of them is a camera flagship of realme, which is realme GT Master Edition. And another one is a performance flagship which is realme GT. So today we are going to talk about both of these smartphones. So let’s start!

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realme GT

This smartphone comes with the latest Snapdragon 888 processor. Also, this is the cheapest smartphone with Snapdragon 888 we can get in any smartphone in India. And the realme GT master edition has Snapdragon 778G processor.

Specifications

Display

Like all the other realme phones both GT, smartphones come with a 6.4” sAMOLED display. This display has a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s decent bright with 1000 nits of peak brightness (While streaming HDR content). This is the same display we get in budget smartphones of realme, so it is the same quality except for the refresh rate.

UI

Both the smartphones come with realme UI 2.0 which is based on Android 11. Again there is no difference between this UI and realme budget smartphone’s UI. It is filled up with lots of features but with lots of bloatware. Although, it can be removed.

Camera

Both of the smartphones have a triple rear camera setup at the back. Both of them have a 64MP primary sensor and 8MP ultrawide lastly 2MP macro. Again, this is the same camera setup that we get in realme budget smartphones. The only difference is the image processing is much stronger here because of the flagship ISP. The ME has some cool features like Street photography.

In front of the ME has a 32MP selfie shooter, the same as realme 7 pro. And the GT has a 16MP shooter. The front camera is also not that much good, but it takes decent selfies.

The real main camera can shoot up to 4K@30fps. In front, there is the only support of 1080p@30fps. It has features like AI highlight videos which can shoot HDR videos. No OIS in both smartphones.

Performance

There is no compromise in the performance of realme GT, this phone comes with Snapdragon 888 processor. The ME comes with Snapdragon 778G processor. Snapdragon 778G can be compared with dimensity 1100. In the same price dimensity 1200 is also there in realme X7 Max.

You can play BGMI at 60fps* on both smartphones. Also, both smartphones do not have any issue regarding performance for 90% of the users.

Design & Build

Both the smartphones have an option of vegan leather back. The master edition is designed in a collab with Naoto Fukasawa, a famous designer. The master edition has a suitcase-like leather design at back. The GT has yellow vegan leather and a black polycarbonate combination. There is other two design option for both smartphones.

Except for the vegan leather option, all the other designs are in polycarbonate glossy finish. And the frame present here is also the plastic. Basically, it is a glass-plastic sandwich design. As of now, there is not any confirmation of the glass used at the front panel from the realme.

Like all the other realme phones these phones are good to hold in hand. Not too much big and not too much small, decent size. Lastly, there’s not any protection against water in both smartphones.

Connectivity

Both of them are 5G smartphones with multiple 5G bands support. Also, both have the latest Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 support. And carrier aggregation is supported here as well with multiple bands support. NFC is also supported here. Lastly, both support Dual 4G VoLTE.

Ports & Buttons

Both of them have all the ports and buttons a user needs. Also, it is much easier to reach any port or button. But still, there’s only USB C 2.0 support. Also, both have an under-display optical fingerprint scanner. They also have the 3.5mm jack-

Battery & Charging

The realme GT master edition has a 4300mAh dual-cell battery. The realme GT has a 4500mAh dual-cell battery. Both of the smartphones will need to be charged once a day, they will not last for more than one day.

But to charge the phones this phone comes with a 65W SuperDart charging. They will take up to 40 minutes to charge completely. So even if the battery discharges it can be charged in few moments.

Memory and Storage

Both have 8GB RAM and 128 GB storage variants. The other variant of ME has 8GB RAM and 256 GB storage. But the realme GT has 12GB and 256 GB. The GT has the latest LPDDR5 Ram and UFS 3.1 storage.

Pros

The good part about these smartphones is their future-proofing and design.

They supports multiple 5G bands to ensure you can use 5G at most cases.
Also, the vegan leather options are much premium to hold in hand.
The charging is also much faster than many of its competitors.
Lightweight.
Tons of camera features.

Cons

There are many cons as well in them.

Camera is not as good as others in the same price.
No OIS in ₹40000.
No Glass back at that price.
The other polycarbonate option is a fingerprint magnet.
Display is the same as their budget phones. The competitors offers much better panel in same price.
No USB 3^rd gen in this price.
UI is filled up with bloatware, just like budget phones.

Conclusion

In conclusion, we would say that there are also better options than the GT series. With only a difference of ₹2k to 3k, you should not compromise on other things. But still, these smartphones are more than enough for most users. So even if you buy this Smartphone there is not that much issue.

Availability

GT Master Edition is available on Flipkart and Realme’s online store. There are three color options and two storage options. The ME is available in Voyager Grey (Vegan Leather), Luna White, and Cosmos Black. It costs-

8GB+128GB= ₹27,999
8GB+256GB= ₹29,999

realme GT is also available on Flipkart and Realme Online Store. There are three colors and two storage options. The three color options are Racing Yellow (Vegan Leather), Dashing Blue, and Dashing Silver. It costs-

8GB+128GB= ₹37,999
12GB+256GB= ₹41,999

That’s it guys for today’s blog. If you have any queries related to these smartphones you can comment down below. Check our Website and YouTube Channel for more. We’ll meet in the next blog. Until then, Stay Safe Stay Sarcastic