Hands on: Realme GT Master Edition review

With the sub-Rs 30,000 telephone phase getting fascinating and aggressive, Realme has added a brand new telephone to the phase with the launch of the Realme GT Master Edition. It is without doubt one of the most original wanting units we’ve seen as Realme has gone for out of the field design. The suitcase-inspired design of the GT Master Edition does stand out from the group, however that’s simply one of many key options of the system.

Powered by the Snapdragon 778, the Realme GT Master Edition is the second telephone in India to take action, after the Moto Edge 20. The efficiency is {smooth} and we're additionally proud of the 120Hz AMOLED show on the system. The Realme GT Master Edition is available in three variants with as much as 12GB of RAM and 256GB of inside storage.

Further, you get super-fast 65W quick charging which might cost the system in simply 35 minutes. But, the system disappoints in relation to battery life because it might final solely as much as 5 hours in our preliminary testing. You additionally get a 3.5mm headphone jack, but it surely lacks a twin stereo speaker setup.

The Realme GT Master Edition is a design-first method and we're impressed with it as of now. While the Realme X7 Max is accessible for Rs 24,999 now in India, the Realme GT Master Edition is for individuals who needed a Realme mid-range telephone beneath Rs 30,000 with a Snapdragon chipset.

Realme GT Master Edition launch date, worth, and availability

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6GB+128GB: Rs 25,999

8GB+128GB: Rs 27,999

8GB+256GB: Rs 29,999View Deal

Launched in India on August 18 alongside the Realme GT and Realme Book, the Realme GT Master Edition is available in three variants 一6GB+128GB for Rs 25,999, 8GB+128GB variant priced at Rs 27,999, 8GB+256GB variant priced at Rs 29,999. The 6GB variant will go on sale later. The different two variants can be accessible by way of Flipkart ranging from August 26.

The Realme GT Master Edition is accessible in Voyager Grey, Luna White and Cosmos Black. More on the color choices in a minute. With the sub Rs 30,000 price ticket and the brand new Snapdragon 778 chipset in tow, the Realme GT Master Edition will tackle the OnePlus Nord 2, Mi 11X, Moto Edge 20, Poco F3 GT, and extra. The Realme X7 Max launched just a few months in the past is now accessible for Rs 24,999 leaving the Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000 phase to the Realme GT Master Edition.

	Realme GT ME	Realme X7 Max
Processor	Snapdragon 778	Dimensity 1200
Display	6.43" FHD+, 120Hz	6.43" FHD+, 120Hz
RAM	6/8GB	8/12GB
Storage	128/256GB	128/256GB
Rear digicam	64+8+2MP	64+8+2MP
Front digicam	32MP	16MP
Battery	4300mAh, 65W	4500mAh, 50W
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Weight	174/180g	179g
Thickness	8/8.7mm	8.4mm
Price	Rs 25,999 \| Rs 27,999 \| Rs 29,999	Rs 26,999 \| Rs 29,999

Design

Realme GT Master Edition

(Image credit score: Srivatsa Ramesh)

Most telephones within the sub Rs 30,000 phase now provide glorious specs for the worth. The phase is now extra aggressive than ever with loads of nice choices. However, one space the place many of the telephone producers have settled at present is within the design division. Realme has grabbed the chance right here and made a superb wanting telephone, particularly with the Voyager Grey variant which we're utilizing within the review.

The system is accessible in three color choices 一 Voyager Grey, Luna White and Cosmos Black. The Luna White comes with a Matte end and the Cosmos Black comes with a darkish copper tint. The Voyager Grey is a particular variant and its again panel design is impressed by a journey suitcase, which is designed by Naoto Fukasawa.

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Realme GT Master Edition — (Image credit score: Srivatsa Ramesh)

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In easy phrases, the telephone seems to be premium, feels premium, and is nice to carry within the hand. The again is made up of 100% vegan leather-based and Realme has used the primary concave vegan leather-based within the trade. The horizontal grid of the suitcase replicates an precise journey suitcase. The in-hand really feel is one thing now we have not felt earlier than and it positively feels nice and distinctive. The leather-based additionally curves neatly on the edges as effectively giving a cushty feel and appear.

Next to the digicam module, this variant additionally comes with the signature of Naoto Fukasawa, the designer together with refined Realme branding. We actually appreciated the design on the Realme GT Master Edition and that is actually a very good development to see within the sub Rs 30,000 phase the place a model is making an attempt to do one thing completely different when it comes to design and supplies.

The telephone weighs 174 grams (180g for Grey) and is 8mm skinny (8.7mm for Grey). The telephone doesn't really feel too heavy and is mild sufficient to make use of single-handedly.

Display

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Just just like the Realme X7 Max, the Realme GT Master Edition additionally comes with a 6.43-inch Samsung-made Super AMOLED show with a Full HD+ decision. You can choose 60Hz, 120Hz or choose auto, the place the telephone will determine the refresh fee based mostly on the app you're interacting with. The 120Hz refresh fee on the AMOLED display screen is {smooth} and fulfilling.

The telephone additionally comes with a 360Hz contact sampling fee, 91.7% display screen to physique ratio, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut protection, and as much as 1000nits of peak brightness. You additionally get help for HDR10, HLG, and Widevine L1 content material.

The show will get vibrant sufficient to learn beneath the daylight and it provides punchy colors and deep blacks. Like now we have mentioned beforehand, we nonetheless suppose the Mi 11X has the very best show within the phase with an E4 AMOLED panel.

Performance

Realme GT Master Edition

(Image credit score: Srivatsa Ramesh)

One of the primary telephones with a Snapdragon 778 powered telephone, the Realme GT Master Edition packs in Kryo 670 Prime core clocked at 2.4GHz, three Cortex A78 cores at 2.2GHz and 4 Cortex A55 cores clocked at 1.9GHz. For graphics and gaming, there may be an Adreno 642L GPU. The telephone comes with as much as 8GB of RAM and also you rise up to 256GB of storage. The telephone additionally comes with as much as 5GB of digital RAM which Realme calls dynamic RAM enlargement.

The efficiency of the Realme GT Master Edition has been glorious throughout our preliminary review interval and we didn't face any lags and jitters within the center. We did strive gaming for a couple of minutes and the telephone did carry out effectively. There can also be a devoted ‘GT mode’ that may be switched on throughout gameplay to carry peak efficiency by using max CPU and GPU efficiency, taking display screen refresh fee to 120Hz, turning on Ultra-HD Visual Effects and 4D gaming vibration. On high of that, the telephone additionally comes with a vapour chamber that has an space of as much as 1729.8mm² and is rated to carry down the temperature by as much as 15%.

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While the efficiency has been tremendous {smooth} to this point, we'll maintain our last verdict on the efficiency and gaming for our full review.

The telephone runs on Realme UI 2.0 based mostly on Android 11 一 however we did discover that Realme has added a variety of pre-installed third-party apps. While most of them may be uninstalled, we’d have appreciated to see fewer pre-installed apps. Other options embrace dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, GPS, superlinear speaker, Hi-Res Audio certification, and so on.

5G bands supported

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The speaker will get loud, however it's not a twin speaker setup which makes it much less very best to observe content material with out earphones. With the competitors catching up with the twin speaker setup, Realme ought to have supplied the identical right here. As a bonus, the GT Master Edition additionally comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack.