The GT 7 Pro, a smartphone from the Chinese company Realme, will go on purchasing in India next month. It is powered by the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite System-on-Chip (SoC). This will be the first flagship smartphone in India to use the newest, highest-end Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU, according to the firm.

“At Realme, we are committed to being the first to push boundaries and cutting-edge technology to our customers,” said a Realme spokesperson. “We couldn’t be prouder to be the first brand in India to launch a smartphone featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.”

Realme GT 7 Pro: What to expect

Although Realme has not disclosed all of the GT 7 Pro’s characteristics, it is anticipated that the smartphone will include a 6,500mAh battery and support for 120W fast charging. Regarding imaging, it is said to have a 50MP Sony IMX 906 primary camera sensor, along with a 50MP telephoto camera (Sony IMX 882) and an 8MP ultra-wide angle camera. The smartphone most likely has an IP68/IP69 classification for water and dust protection.

The GT 7 Pro is anticipated to come equipped with Qualcomm’s ultrasonic in-display fingerprint reader in addition to its Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite: Details

A second-generation Oryon CPU (central processing unit) with a 2+6 octa-core architecture—two Prime cores and six Performance cores—is featured in the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is based on a 3nm architecture. Performance and power efficiency are improved by this setup. Power efficiency is further enhanced by the chip’s Adreno GPU (graphic processing unit), which has a revolutionary sliced architecture.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite also incorporates a Qualcomm AI Engine, which consists of a Hexagon neural processing unit (NPU), CPU, and GPU. On-device generative AI capabilities are made possible by the NPU’s 45% improved AI performance and efficiency.