With a starting price of Rs 49,999, the GT 2 Pro has a lot to offer. Such as a 2K display, fast charging, a good set of cameras and the promise of good gaming performance. So is this a better option than Moto phone? Let’s find out.
Design of Realme GT 2 Pro
The back panel of Realme GT 2 Pro has an optional unique texture. It is said that this is an imitation done to give the feel of paper products. Regarding the special material used in its back, Realme says that it has been taken from renewable sources and has been used in the white and green versions of the phone. Whereas, the Steel Black variant has a common glass panel with frosted texture.
After using the white unit for a few weeks, I’m happy to say that the phone doesn’t suffer from any permanent stains or marks in daily use, as I thought it would. Its wavy texture creates good grip. It also ensures that fingerprints and smudges are not an issue. I like the look of its matte-finished aluminum frame and the overall aesthetic of the phone, but I wish Realme had given its most expensive model a little more character to make it stand out from the rest of the phones in the portfolio.
A big selling point of the Realme GT 2 Pro is its display, which is usually found in expensive Android flagships. Its 6.7-inch AMOLED panel has 2K (3216×1440) resolution, with 10-bit color depth and maximum brightness of 1,400 nits. It also has LTPO 2.0 technology, which means the refresh rate can vary from 1Hz to 120Hz depending on your activity. Apart from this, Realme has used Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for scratch protection. Needless to say, its display performs well for playing games and watching videos.
A 65W SuperDart fast charger, a USB cable and a case are provided in the box of Realme GT 2 Pro.
Realme GT 2 Pro price, specs and software
The price of the base variant of Realme GT 2 Pro is in the range of Rs 50 thousand. This is 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. Whereas, the variant priced at Rs 57,999 has 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and this is the variant that I have.
Realme GT 2 Pro has Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. It supports 13 5G bands and you get DUAL 5G support for both SIMs. This should be enough for the upcoming 5G network in India.
The phone has stereo speakers, which are Dolby Atmos certified. Like Apple’s True Tone feature, color temperature sensors are provided in the front and back of the phone to adjust its display color (white balance). Additionally, heart rate monitoring has been implemented in the in-display fingerprint sensor as an experimental feature.
The Realme GT 2 Pro has a stainless steel vapor cooling chamber, which promises to protect the phone from overheating. The software includes a GT Mode toggle, which is supposed to prevent throttling the phone’s processor to deliver better performance in heavy apps.
Two features of the phone are missing. Wireless charging and IP rating. Although there is a rubber gasket around the SIM tray to prevent water, which suggests that measures have been taken to protect the phone from water. But, Realme has not given any official guarantee. In comparison, both these features have been offered in Motorola Edge 30 Pro, which may turn customers away from GT 2 Pro.
Realme GT 2 Pro runs on Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12. The look of the interface is customizable and it runs smoothly. There are a lot of bundled apps on the phone, including Realme Store and Community. Most of these can be uninstalled. I didn’t face any notification spam or any other issues from Realme’s first-party apps, which surprised me.
With this phone, Realme has promised three years of Android OS updates and four years of security updates. I think this is a good way to keep the faith.
Performance and battery life of Realme GT 2 Pro
Carrying the Realme GT 2 Pro does not feel cumbersome or heavy. Although this is said to be the case for many flagship Androids. The phone is not too thick and weighs (189 grams), which makes it feel light and easy to carry. However, its glass back variant is a bit heavy, weighing 199g.
The GT 2 Pro handled popular social and productivity apps well. Its interface was always fast and fluid. I also like that the in-display fingerprint sensor is close to the center of the display.
The display of the phone becomes bright enough for the content to be clearly visible. It becomes bright even in direct sunlight. The display resolution was ‘auto select’ throughout my review period and I found it rendered all apps and content very well, including games, at WQHD+ resolution.
The Realme GT 2 Pro excelled with media playback and gaming.
Videos looked great with excellent color saturation, adequate brightness and good HDR rendering. The stereo speakers were also very loud and sounded good. Gaming performance was also solid. Asphalt 9: Legends ran smoothly, with solid frame rates and good graphics. However, after playing a demanding game like Fortnite for a long time, the phone’s body became hot. Even when playing the game indoors, I noticed that the upper half of the frame and parts of the back panel got very hot after about 20 minutes. After a point I had to put a case on the phone because the heating was unbearable.
This issue was not with every game. But graphically demanding games push the GT 2 Pro’s cooling system to its limits. The phone also performed very well in benchmarks. Got an impressive score of 972,119 points in AnTuTu.
The battery life of the phone was also quite good. I was able to use the phone for a day or a little more on a single charge. The phone lasted 20 hours and 41 minutes in our HD video loop test. Charging its 5,000mAh battery with a 65W charger doesn’t take much time. You can fully charge it in just over half an hour. That means it charges very fast.
Camera of Realme GT 2 Pro
Realme GT 2 Pro has a good set of cameras. It performs well in daytime and low light. Realme has used Sony IMX766 50 megapixel sensor for the main rear camera. It also has a wide F/1.8 aperture with optical stabilization. It can shoot videos in 8K resolution at 24fps. Autofocus was quick in daylight and landscape shots yielded rich detail and colors. Close-up shots yielded excellent background blur with excellent details. Low-light pictures were also very good. It had less noise and more detail than average. Due to OIS, sharp and good details were found in low-light close-ups.
Realme GT 2 Pro has an ultra-wide camera with a 50-megapixel Samsung JN1 sensor. we did this OnePlus 10 Pro (review) I have seen. Ultra-wide shots yielded less detail and colors weren’t very accurate to the actual scene, but barrel distortion and HDR were handled better. The camera app has a 150-degree shooting mode, like the 10 Pro. This allows you to take advantage of the full field of view of the lens. Low-light photos were not as bright as those obtained from the main camera. There was still a lot to experiment with, though.
The third camera of the phone is a 2-megapixel sensor with ‘micro-lens’. It allows capturing extreme close-ups at 20x or 40x magnification. This lens can be used to capture something special from everyday objects. In ‘Microscope’ shooting mode, the phone should be a millimeter away from its subject. Because light is an issue in this mode, two LEDs above and below the micro-lens are automatically activated when using this mode. Apart from this there are some interesting filters also.
Realme GT 2 Pro has the same 32-megapixel Sony IMX615 sensor selfie camera, which was in OnePlus 10 Pro. It takes good pictures during the day and in low light. Skin smoothing is enabled by default for selfies. However, if you switch to the Natural profile, the skin tone and texture become much better.
The video recording capabilities of the Realme GT 2 Pro are also top-notch. 8K videos shot during the day and at night looked good, but the stabilization made the camera look a little jerky. Videos recorded at 4K also looked great and had smooth stabilization. The camera app also allows you to switch between the main and ultra-wide cameras when recording at this resolution.
what is our decision
There should be no doubt that the Realme GT 2 Pro is a very good premium smartphone. In my opinion the base variant with 8GB RAM offers the best value. I would recommend it for its great performance, unique texture design, good battery life and cameras. However, if IP rating and wireless charging matter to you, the Motorola would be a smarter choice.
Its 12GB variant is less expensive than other Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones, but the price is around Rs 58 thousand. i think that Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G (review) Or OnePlus 9 Pro 5G (review) Options like these are more complete flagships and offer better value. Yes, they may lack the processor power of the GT 2 Pro, but they make up for it with features like wireless charging and an official IP rating.