The fastest-growing smartphone brand realme has launched two new realme GT series devices in its home country China These phones, called realme GT Master Edition and realme GT Master Explorer Explorer Edition, feature a unique suitcase-inspired design, Qualcomm chipsets, high-refresh-rate display, fast charging, and more. Let’s take a detailed look at these handsets.

realme GT Master Edition Series Specifications and Features

The realme GT Master Edition series is co-designed by Naoto Fukasawa. He is the same Japanese industrial designer who was responsible for the design of previous realme Master Edition phones.

However, unlike those smartphones, which were merely new design variants of existing models, the new Master Edition phones are new handsets by themselves.

These devices sport an identical suitcase-inspired design made out of vegan leather. They also come in a standard glass finish. The regular realme GT Master Edition comes in three options, namely Suitcase Gray, Dawn, and Snow Mountain. Whereas, the realme GT Master Explorer Edition also comes in an additional Suitcase Apricot version.

The vanilla Realme GT Master Edition features a 6.43-inch Samsung Super AMOLED display (flat) with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels (FHD+), 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, punch-hole, and 1,000 nits peak brightness. As for performance, it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC.

On the other hand, the realme GT Master Explorer Edition features a much powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC. It also flaunts a 6.55-inch Samsung Super AMOLED display (curved) with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels (FHD+), 120Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, 6,000,000:1 contrast ration, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 92.1% screen-to-body ratio, punch-hole, and 1,100 nits peak brightness, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

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For photography and videography, the cheaper model uses a 64MP (wide) + 8MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (macro) triple camera setup on the back and a 32MP front-facing camera. Whereas, the premium model arrives with a 50MP Sony IMX766 primary sensor with OIS, 16MP ultra-wide camera, 2MP macro camera, and a 32MP selfie camera.

On the connectivity front, the handsets support dual-SIM, 5G, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, GNSS, NFC, and USB Type-C port. Unfortunately, they lack a MicroSD card slot as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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Anyway, they include all the essential sensors like an accelerometer, in-display fingerprint sensor, compass, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. Additionally, the realme GT Master Explorer Edition alone sports a dual-speaker system with support for Dolby Audio. However, both of them have Hi-Res Audio certification.

Both phones run realme UI 2.0 based on Android 11 and support 65W SuperDart fast charging. The Master Edition is backed by a 4,300mAh battery, while the Master Explorer Edition houses a 4,500mAh battery.

Last but not least, the smartphones measure around 8-9mm in thickness and weigh about 174-185g.

realme GT Master Edition Series Price and Availability

The realme GT Master Edition series will retail for the following price tags in China.

• realme GT Master Edition

  • 8GB + 128GB – ¥2,399 ($371)
  • 8GB + 256GB – ¥2,599 ($402)

• realme GT Master Explorer Edition

  • 8GB + 128GB – ¥2,899 ($448)
  • 12GB + 256GB – ¥3,199 ($494)

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The devices will be available for grabs at 4 PM (local time) for those who registered for the Early Acces sale. Pre-orders will be opened post that, followed by the first open sale on July 27. The realme GT Master Explorer Edition customers will be eligible for a flat ¥100 ($15) discount for a limited time.

There’s no official word on the phone’s availability outside mainland China. However, it may launch at least in India.

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