realme just announced its realme GT Master Edition and the Master Exploration Edition in the GT series in China. The Master Explorer Edition has a 6.55-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super 56° curved OLED AMOLED screen with 480Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 10240-level brightness adjustment, 1100 nits peak brightness, 32-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 92.1% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 3.15mm ultra-narrow chin. It features an in-screen fingerprint sensor.
The phone is powered by Snapdragon 870 with 5G SA/NA, up to 12GB of RAM with up to 7GB virtual RAM, has Linear vibration motor and brand new 4D vibration. It features 50-megapixel main camera with IMX766 sensor, OIS, 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera, 2-megapixel macro camera. The phone packs a 4500mAh with 65W Super Dart fast charging that offers 0 to 100% charge in 33 minutes.
The realme GT Master Edition replaces the Snapdragon 870 with 788G, has a 6.43-inch 120Hz FHD+ flat AMOLED screen, 64MP main camera, 8MP ultra-wide-angle and 2MP macro cameras, retains the 32MP front camera and has a slightly smaller 4300mAh battery with 65W fast charging.
The unique back designed by Naoto Fukasawa is inspired from the design of a suitcase. The vegan leather back cover has a concave-convex grille texture that is not only visually recognizable, but also softer to the touch compared to glass. The Master Explorer version comes in gray and apricot colours while the Master Edition comes only in gray. These also come in normal AG glass back versions in gradient and white colours.
realme GT Master Edition Explorer specifications
- 6.55-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 120Hz 56° curved OLED display, HDR10+, up to 1100 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass Protection
- Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 11 with realme UI 2.0
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with Sony IMX766 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS+EIS, LED flash, 16MP 119° Ultra Wide Lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX615 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio
- Dimensions: 159.9×72.5×8mm / 8.8mm (gray & apricot); Weight: 183.5g (gray & apricot) / 185g (white & gradient)
- 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS (L1 + L5)/GLONASS/Navic/QZSS/Galileo, NFC, USB Type-C
- 4500mAh (typical) / 4400mAh (minimum) battery with 65W ultra-fast flash charging
realme GT Master Edition specifications
- 6.43-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 120Hz OLED display, up to 1000 nits brightness
- Octa Core (4 x 2.4GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Kryo 670 CPUs) Snapdragon 778G 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 642L GPU
- 8GB RAM with 128GB / 256GB storage
- Android 11 with realme UI 2.0
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 64MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 8MP 119° Ultra Wide Lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX615 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- Super linear speaker, Hi-Res Audio
- Dimensions: 159.2×73.5×8mm / 8.7mm (gray); Weight: 178g / 174g
- 5G SA/ NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/Beidou/ Glonass/QZSS/Galileo, NFC, USB Type-C
- 4300mAh (typical) / 4200mAh (minimum) battery with 65W ultra-fast flash charging
The realme GT Master Edition is priced at 2399 yuan (US$ 370 / Rs. 27,635 approx.) for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 2599 yuan (US$ 401 / Rs. 29,940 approx.).
The realme GT Master Edition Explorer is priced at 2799 yuan (US$ 432 / Rs. 32,245 approx.) for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 3099 yuan (US$ 478 / Rs. 35,680 approx.). The pricing is for limited period, after that it will cost 100 yuan more. These will go on sale in China starting from July 30 with pre-orders starting today.