The battle for the best smartphone camera rages on, we’re seeing tons of interesting hardware setups from several big brands like Vivo, Oppo, and Xiaomi to name a few. Not one to be left behind, Realme recently announced its its new GT 8 Pro flagship, which comes as a result of a four-year technical collaboration with veteran camera brand RICOH GR. That in mind, Realme has packed some pretty cool hardware into the GT 8 Pro’s camera setup.
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Let’s take a look at all the “standard” smartphone stuff first—the GT 8 Pro features a large 6.79-inch QHD+ AMOLED display with a smooth 144Hz refresh rate, which is capable of reaching an ultra-bright 7,000 nits of peak brightness. Inside the device is Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage. You’re also getting a massive 7,000 mAh capacity battery with fast 120W wired charging speeds.
As mentioned earlier, the GT 8 Pro’s biggest selling point is its camera setup. The phone comes with a custom RICOH GR Camera System which includes a 50MP Anti-Glare Main Camera with 7P lens and a 5-layer anti-reflective coating for glare reduction, which works in tandem with a software-based “RICOH GR mode” which offers two classic RICOH GR focal lengths at 28mm and 40mm. There’s also support for five film profiles: Positive Film, Negative Film, High-Contrast B&W, Standard, and Monotone.
For long-range photos, the GT 8 Pro packs a 200MP Ultra Clarity Telephoto Camera, which in turn supports 3x optical zoom, 6x lossless zoom, and an impressive 12x lossless zoom. The telephoto lens also comes with a dedicated 3x “golden focal length,” which Realme says has been optimized for expressive portrait photography with natural depth of field. For content creators, the phone does support 4K 120fps Dolby Vision Recording on the main and telephoto cameras, alongside 4K 120fps 10-bit Log and 8K 30fps ultra-high-resolution recording options.
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As for availablity, the Realme GT 8 Pro starts at CNY 3,999 for markets in China, with global pricing to be announced later on. Given Realme’s focus on the phone’s camera capabilities, it’s clear that it wants to win over mobile photographers, although time will tell how it fares against its Android-powered rivals.
