Realme GT Master Edition launched: Sleek and unique

(Pocket-lint) - Realme has unveiled 2 caller versions of its GT phone, and they're called the GT Master Edition amd GT Explorer Master Edition. Despite a akin name, however, they're rather antithetic to the flagship-powered Realme GT launched earlier successful the year. 

In a batch of ways, it is to Realme's GT bid what the Nord CE (Core Edition) is to OnePlus' Nord series. They're smaller, sleeker and stripped down versions with little almighty internals. 

A large differentiator is the design, astatine slightest with the Naoto Fukusawa models which diagnostic concave vegan leather made to look similar a suitcase plan from the famed Japanese designer. 

There are besides a non vegan leather models, which are slimmer and lighter and much average-looking successful appearance. In fact, they're fundamentally a copy-and-paste plan from immoderate of Realme and Oppo's caller designs.

The Explorer looks precise overmuch similar the Find X3 Neo, implicit with the curves astir the edges, portion the modular Master Edition features a level display. 

Both phones diagnostic 3 cameras arranged successful a file and acceptable successful a elemental rectangle protrusion, but determination are differences successful sensors, with much high-end cameras successful the Explorer. 

The Explorer's camera strategy features a 50-megapixel Sony IMX 766 sensor successful the superior camera, the aforesaid arsenic what's successful the Nord 2's main camera. It besides has an ultra-wide and macro sensor. 

The regular GT Master Edition cameras diagnostic your accustomed mid-range suspects. There's a 64-megapixel superior camera alongside an 8-megapixel ultrawide and a debased solution 2-megapixel macro. 

On the front, Realme has equipped a Samsung AMOLED sheet susceptible of reaching 120Hz refresh rates, making them ace creaseless and responsive. 

Inside, the regular Master Edition telephone is powered by the almost-flagship Snapdragon 778G processor with built-in 5G enactment and that's paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. The Explorer has a Snapdragon 870, up to 12GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. 

Like the show refresh rates, the artillery tech is equipped with immoderate top-tier capabilities too. Specifically, the 4300mAh capableness is divided successful 2 to alteration 65W SuperDart charging. That means a afloat complaint from bare successful astir fractional an hour. 

Prices for the Master Edition volition commencement astatine astir $399 and the Explorer volition beryllium disposable for astir $499. UK and EU pricing volition beryllium revealed soon. 

Writing by Cam Bunton. Originally published connected 18 August 2021.