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Realme GT 7 (Global) vs Google Pixel 9a

83 out of 100
Realme GT 7 (Global)
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Realme GT 7 (Global)
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 7 (Global) (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400e) that was released on May 27, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 7 (Global)
  • Shows 70% longer battery life (34:22 vs 20:15 hours)
  • 90% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2505K versus 1321K)
  • Comes with 1900 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5100 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 23W)
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Delivers 33% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1446 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Weighs 20 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Realme GT 7 (Global) and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
75.6
(Good)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
GT 7 (Global)
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type AMOLED POLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.2%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
GT 7 (Global)
6.78″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
GT 7 (Global)
1446 nits
Pixel 9a +33%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.42 mm (6.39 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 76.13 mm (3 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 206 g (7.27 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.4/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
GT 7 (Global) +6%
89.8%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme GT 7 (Global) and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400e Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3400 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1300 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme GT 7 (Global) and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
GT 7 (Global) +30%
2184
Pixel 9a
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT 7 (Global) +79%
7300
Pixel 9a
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 7 (Global) +105%
15981
Pixel 9a
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 15981 7784
Single-core score 2184 1677
Multi-core score 7300 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 7 (Global) +90%
2505807
Pixel 9a
1321069
CPU 734964 445318
GPU 830537 410687
Memory 358578 175537
UX 581728 289527
Total score 2505807 1321069
Samples [30 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT 7 (Global) +81%
1916
Pixel 9a
1060
Stability 59% 81%
Graphics test 14 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1916 1060
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 31 FPS -
Section 1 33 FPS -
Section 2 31 FPS -
Section 3 27 FPS -
Graphics score 8040 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
GT 7 (Global) +18%
15256
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 17009 10570
Video editing 6480 7547
Photo editing 26452 21264
Data manipulation 15003 12988
Writing score 22746 16308
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#148th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme GT 7 (Global)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-07 (Ravi)AnTuTu 122679312
📘 2026-10-04 (mrkiup89)AnTuTu 122652753
📘 2026-09-30 (Aziz)AnTuTu 122571021
📘 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 122579291
📘 2026-09-05 (montyy)AnTuTu 112483073
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Realme UI 6.0 Stock Android
OS size - 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 23 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 15 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:36 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 800 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:23 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 22:53 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 09:51 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 113 hr 91 hr
General battery life
GT 7 (Global) +70%
34:22 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
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) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Focal length 47 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
GT 7 (Global)
n/a
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced May 2025 March 2025
Release date May 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $749 $499
Successor - - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Not included
Further details
Notes on GT 7 (Global):
    - The Dream Edition is thicker at 8.73 mm and 5 grams heavier.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme GT 7 (Global) is definitely a better buy.

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