On October 21, 2025 (Tuesday), Chinese smartphone giant realme announced its latest flagship duo in China with the release of the realme GT8 and GT8 Pro. Both phones carry the Rico GR cameras, with differences on the camera configuration and the processor.
Modular camera design, Rico GR partnership
While both models feature a bespoke camera design, it’s only the Pro model that has an interchangeable camera frame, the non-Pro model is not customizable (via GSMArena).
That being said, both smartphones are developed jointly with renowned camera series Rico GR, incorporating the camera’s imaging capabilities on the flagship duo, including an anti-glare lens for the main camera.
Since the camera frame can be replaced on the Pro model, the company is also releasing the 3MF model file so advanced users can customize it to their own, according to Revü.
Both the realme GT8 and GT8 Pro use a triple-camera setup, with differences on the sensors. The GT8 has a 50MP main, a 50MP periscope telephoto with OIS, and an 8MP ultra-wide sensor.
Meanwhile, the GT8 Pro has a 50MP main, a 200MP periscope telephoto with 3x optical zoom and OIS, and a 50MP ultra-wide.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 7,000mAh battery
The realme GT8 Pro is powered by the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, while the GT8 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite, released in 2024, with memory configurations ranging up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, and up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM.
Aside from the processor, both smartphones share the same 6.79-inch AMOLED display (2K resolution, with 144Hz refresh rate, and 7,000-nits of peak brightness) and the same 7,000mAh battery, although the GT8 comes with 100W charging while the GT8 Pro opts for a faster 120W.
More features are present on both phones, such as the in-display fingerprint sensor and the Android 16-based realme UI 7.0.
Pricing & Availability
Pricing information of the realme GT8 and GT8 Pro are as follows:
realme GT8
- 12GB + 256GB: CNY 2,899 (~roughly PHP 23.7K)
- 16GB + 256GB: CNY 3,199 (~roughly PHP 26.2K)
- 12GB + 512GB: CNY 3,399 (~roughly PHP 27.8K)
- 16GB + 512GB: CNY 3,599 (~roughly PHP 29.5K)
- 16GB + 1TB: CNY 4,099 (~roughly PHP 33.6K)
realme GT8 Pro
- 12GB + 256GB: CNY 3,999 (~roughly PHP 32.8K)
- 16GB + 256GB: CNY 4,299 (~roughly PHP 35.2K)
- 12GB + 512GB: CNY 4,499 (~roughly PHP 36.9K)
- 16GB + 512GB: CNY 4,699 (~roughly PHP 38.5K)
- 16GB + 1TB: CNY 5,199 (~roughly PHP 42.6K)
Pre-orders for both smartphones have now started in China. Both models can be bought in either Blue, White, or Green colors.
Rico GR is a long-running camera series by Japan-based company, Ricoh.