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.

The realme GT 7 can be purchased directly from Amazon, as it is only available in select European markets.

However, any warranty claims can be easily processed from Germany or other EU countries.

A 256 GB variant of the smartphone is available unlocked on Amazon US for $1,109.

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.

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

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.

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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.

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.

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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).

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.

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 46.5 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 32.8 °C / 91 F for the devices in the class Smartphone.
(-) 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.

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Battery Runtime

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.

Total Sustainability Score: 57.6%

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