Realme GT 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 7 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 4, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 Pro
- Comes with 2918 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 3582 mAh
- 74% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3125K versus 1801K)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (32:07 vs 28:13 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (2319 against 1751 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3591 and 2995 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.4 mm narrower
- Weighs 23.8 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
GT 7 Pro
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
iPhone 16 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 222.8 g (7.86 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Orange | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.59/5) | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) · 90 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24257 | 33278 |
| Single-core score | 2995 | 3591 |
| Multi-core score | 9380 | 9090 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 893166 | 555276 |
| GPU | 1098769 | 546980 |
| Memory | 443515 | 176885 |
| UX | 690404 | 522035 |
| Total score | 3125854 | 1801176 |
| Samples | [12 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1732 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 35 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 30 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 7585 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#90th place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-16 (Awiewizz) | AnTuTu 11 | 3125854 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (tei0q) | AnTuTu 11 | 3315538 |
| 📘 2026-05-11 (Neang1201) | AnTuTu 11 | 3360878 |
| 📘 2026-04-23 (Vladisss) | AnTuTu 11 | 3111924 |
| 📘 2026-02-02 (Santiijago) | AnTuTu 11 | 3300025 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-27 (FontFrontPromptORG) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 3087 / 8369 |
| 📘 2026-08-21 (Neuron) | AnTuTu 11 | 1500141 |
| 📘 2026-07-04 (Lks jaay) | Battery life | Battery report |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (Anton) | AnTuTu 11 | 1782199 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Rain) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3656 / 9628 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | - |
| OS size | 58 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6500 mAh | 3582 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 16:09 hr | 11:41 hr |
| Watching video | 18:28 hr | 17:46 hr |
| Gaming | 07:48 hr | 05:35 hr |
| Standby | 132 hr | 132 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (27th and 85th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 24FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | - | 142 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX480 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | September 2024 |
| Release date | November 2024 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $800 | $999 |
| Successor | - Realme GT 8 Pro | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.48 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro:
- In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 16 Pro. But if the gaming and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Realme GT 7 Pro.
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