Realme GT 7 (Global) vs Meizu 22
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 7 (Global) (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400e) that was released on May 27, 2025, against the Meizu 22, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 4 months after. 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 (Global)
- Comes with 1490 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5510 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- Reverse charging feature
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Meizu 22
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Better grip in hands β the body is 5.13 mm narrower
- Weighs 16 grams less
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1200 x 2670 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 465 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 88.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
GT 7 (Global)
6.78β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.2 in2
Meizu 22
6.3β³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.42 mm (6.39 inches) | 152 mm (5.98 inches) |
| Width | 76.13 mm (3 inches) | 71 mm (2.8 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.4/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400e | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15981 | 18446 |
| Single-core score | 2184 | 2118 |
| Multi-core score | 7300 | 6903 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 734964 | 692050 |
| GPU | 830537 | 827992 |
| Memory | 358578 | 417724 |
| UX | 581728 | 517120 |
| Total score | 2505807 | 2454886 |
| Samples | [30 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1916 | 1684 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 1 | 33 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8040 | 6943 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17009 | 25270 |
| Video editing | 6480 | 7018 |
| Photo editing | 26452 | 56200 |
| Data manipulation | 15003 | 11731 |
| Writing score | 22746 | 30559 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (148th and 153rd place)
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 7 (Global)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-07 (Ravi) | AnTuTu 12 | 2679312 |
| π 2026-10-04 (mrkiup89) | AnTuTu 12 | 2652753 |
| π 2026-09-30 (Aziz) | AnTuTu 12 | 2571021 |
| π 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0 | AnTuTu 12 | 2579291 |
| π 2026-09-05 (montyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 2483073 |
Meizu 22
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | Flyme AIOS 2 |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5510 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:36 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 18:23 hr | - |
| Watching video | 22:53 hr | - |
| Gaming | 09:51 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#17th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 47 mm | 72 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $749 | $640 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on GT 7 (Global):
- The Dream Edition is thicker at 8.73 mm and 5 grams heavier.
Notes on Meizu 22:
- USB 3.2 with DisplayPort support is available only on the 1TB model.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life and software are more important to you, then choose the Realme GT 7 (Global). But if the design is more of a priority β go for the Meizu 22.
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