Realme fans, rejoice. The Realme GT Master and Master Explorer Editions have been introduced and if you’re familiar with the line, the Master Edition phones are the brand’s finest smartphones.
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukusawa is behind the interesting look of the Realme GT Master and Master Explorer Editions. They come in variants with ridged patterns that look like suitcases with soft-touch leather. If you’re not too experimental, a more traditional frosted glass option is also available.
There are a couple of main differences between the Realme GT Master edition phones: screens, cameras, batteries, and processors.
The Explorer Edition is obviously the fancier option. It has a flagship Snapdragon 870 chipset, while the vanilla GT Master uses a Snapdragon 778G.
There’s also the curved 6.55-inch screen on the Explorer Edition, while the vanilla model has a flat 6.43-inch display. On the upside, they both have the same 120Hz AMOLED panel with a UD fingerprint scanner.
Another main difference is the cameras. The fancier version uses a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor with OIS, while the other settles for a standard 64-megapixel camera. The rest of the specs are listed below.
The Realme GT Master Edition has a price of CNY2,399 (around Php18,600) for the 8GB/128GB model and CNY2,599 (around Php20,100) for the 8GB/256GB. Meanwhile, the Master Explorer Edition is at CNY2,799 (around Php21,700) for the 8GB/128GB and CNY3,099 (around Php24,000) for the 12GB/256GB.
Realme GT Master Edition Specs
- Android 11, Realme UI 2.0
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.43-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED flat display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, 409ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate, 1000-nits peak brightness
- 2.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G octa-core processor
- 8GB RAM
- Adreno 642L GPU
- 128GB/256GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 32-megapixel front camera, f/2.5
- 64-megapixel (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8-megpaixel (f/2.2, ultra-wide) + 2-megapixell (f/2.4, macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Headphone jack
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 6, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.2
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
- NFC
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 159.2 x 73.5 x 8.7mm
- Weight: 178g
- Colors: Gray, White, Aurora
- 4,300mAh non-removable battery, 65W fast charging
Realme GT Master Explorer Edition Specs
- Android 11, Realme UI 2.0
- Dual SIM, Dual standby
- 6.55-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED curved display, 2400 x 1080 pixel resolution, 402ppi
- 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1100-nits peak brightness
- Corning Gorilla Glass 5
- 3.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G octa-core processor
- 8GB/12GB RAM
- Adreno 650 GPU
- 128GB/256GB internal storage, non-expandable
- 32-megapixel front camera
- 50-megapixel (f/1.9, omnidirectional PDAF, OIS) + 16-megapixel (f/2.2, ultra-wide) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, macro) rear cameras, LED flash
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- Headphone jack
- Stereo speakers
- HSPA+, 4G LTE, 5G
- WiFi 6, dual-band
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Dual-band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
- NFC
- USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 159.9 x 72.5 x 8.8mm
- Weight: 185g
- Colors: Gray, White, APricot, Aurora
- 4,500mAh non-removable battery, 65W fast charging