Realme GT 7, review: the first smartphone at graphene and with a battery never seen that lasts an eternity – the right choice

One of the most advanced borders of research today is the one that concerns the so -called « new materials », substances designed to offer higher performance, environmental sustainability and innovative functionality compared to traditional materials. And no « new material » in recent years has met more enthusiasm than graphenea monoatomic carbon sheet known for its extraordinary resistance and electrical conductivity. The « material of wonders », as has been nicknamed, is widely studied and explored in the workshops, but in commercial products, especially in the non -professional sphere, it has been seen for now little or at all. The Realme GT 7, That we have been testing for a couple of weeks, it is the first smartphone to make use of the graphene (in the PC field instead it is Acer to have adopted a similar solution for its Predator Triton 14 ai laptop). The GT 7, strictly related to The GT 7 Pro That we saw at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​arrives with the ambition to compete with flagship phones, starting from a much lower price and being able to drop two axes, both children of research on new materials. The aforementioned graphene e A huge battery, 7000 mAhdespite the normal, almost small dimensions of the GT 7, which allows an autonomy practically never seen on a smartphone.
Oitre at the basic edition, Realme then also made a special variant called «Dream Edition»In collaboration with the Formula Uno team Aston Martincharacterized by a particular aerodynamic design and « Aston Martin Racing Green » color: We talk about it in a dedicated study.

Graphene I love you (and fresh)

Realme talks about Icsense Graphene, A solution that integrates the graphene in the rear cover of the smartphone and on the screen. This material promises an extremely efficient thermal conduction, up to 10 times higher than traditional graphite.
The graphene layer, with an area of ​​about 4000 mm square, covers the main internal heat sources. Realme aims, with this technology, also to influence the temperature perceived to the touch of the device, describing it as « Skin-Touch temperatures »: Icsense Graphene allows the smartphone to dynamically adapt to environmental conditions, with the aim of being fresh to the touch in summer and warmer and comfortable during the winter.
In this mid season it was difficult to thoroughly evaluate Realme’s statement, but The phone has never become hoteven when we made him download some gigas of data while the device was in charging, a condition that usually makes the internal temperature clearly rise. « We see great potential in combining the innovation of materials with a quality design to raise the user’s experience, especially for younger users who appreciate both aesthetics and functionality, » he told us Jason Guo, CEO of Realme Europe.
The finishes available for the GT 7 are Icsense Blue (the one we have in trial) and Icsense Black, characterized by a texture that facilitates the grip; Then there is the most conspicuous yellow race version (Yellow Racing). The devices are IP69 certified for dust resistance and water.
GT 7 is quite thin (8.25 mm), pleasantly flat and stable even when resting on a surface to type without challenging it. The back of the phone returns a premium impression, but everything is made of plastic, including edges. The touch does not seem, but it is: a compromise necessary than other more expensive models to contain costs but also for the use already mentioned by the graphene.

Battery and charging system

The GT 7 mounts a 7000 mAh battery, called « Titan Battery », which represents one of the largest ever integrated into a modern smartphone. This ability allows you to cover quite quietly Two days of average usewithout obviously exceeding those activities that put autonomy to the test (gaming, navigation with GPS).
After the first two days of the most intense use, we wanted to understand how much the battery would last on stand by: with the phone connected to home wifi, then with active emails and notifications, but without ever activating the screen, The Realme GT 7 has reached almost 8 days of use. From the screen that we propose, with 2% battery it has still managed to work for several other hours, downloading the genshin impact game and almost 3 giga of data.
To a truly super autonomy is added the owner charging technology called Supervooc that reaches 120 watts: a special power supply is branded Realme (or OPPO, or OnePlus: Supervooc is common to the three brands, all children of the same Chinese conglomerate, BBK), but if you have it you can load GT 7 from 0% to 50% in about 15 minutesthus guaranteeing a day of average use (up to 100% just 41 minutes, in our tests). With a Type-C Non Supervooc USB charger, you can still enjoy a quick charging, albeit less fast.
The presence of Smart Bypass technology is also interesting, which directly directs the power supply to the motherboard during the game or intensive use, reducing the deterioration of the battery and minimizing the heat generated.

Hardware and software

The heart of Realme GT 7 is the Mediatek Dimensity 9400E chipset, based on a 4 Nm production process of TSMC. With an All-Big-core configuration and an Arm Immortalis-G720 GPU, this chipset is placed, say the numbers of benchmark, among the first three of the Android market in terms of absolute performance, absolutely competitive with the best Qualcomm Snapdragaon chipsets. The GT 7 is equipped with a decidedly excellent AMOLED display, 6.78 inches with a update frequency at 120 Hz, a resolution of 2780 × 1264 pixels and a peak brightness that even reaches 6000 nit. The panel supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, ensuring a high -level visual experience for both multimedia and gaming.
From a software point of view, the smartphone is equipped with RealMe UI 6.0 based on Android 15, with various integrated solutions. Not all of them are really useful at the moment, but some promise well, as for the planners that facilitates the management of daily activities: which can be activated with a double touch on the back, uses the recognition of the screen contents to automatically generate calendar items from various sources (chat, social media, email). The IA suite also includes translators, Eraser 2.0, and Tools 2.0 for the creation and optimization of contextual content and suggestions in chat. There is no lack of integration with Google Gemini, now fully integrated into the Android world. « With our Next AI initiative, we are integrating artificial intelligence into three pillars: imaging, efficiency and gaming – replies Jason Guo, CEO of Realme Europe -. In the next three years, we propose to distribute 100 million smartphones enabled to AI, making these functions intelligent accessible to a wider audience ».

Camera and functions to

Compared to the GT 7 Pro seen a few months ago, and more generally than the best premium smartphones of 2025, the Realm GT 7 is a model that asks to accept some compromises when you take photos and turn videos.
The highlight of the imaging sector is the main sensor Sony IMX906 of 50 MP: it makes excellent shots of the day and good photos even when the light descends, thanks also to the help of the AI ​​which offers functions such as « Ai Travel Snap » and « Ai Landscape+ », capable of significantly improving shots in complex conditions. As a backlight we recorded a decisive Lens Flare effect, rather annoying.
Then there are two further sensors, of quality lower than the primary: a 2x 50 MP telephoto lens (effective during the day, less usable in the evening) and an 8 MP ultra-granning camera. The zoom can be pushed up to 10x and beyond: the to adjust the shots thinks about it, even if the (re) construction of the images works well with writings and geometric forms (buildings), while it combines vehicles with people and animals.

Prices and conclusions

The Realme GT 7 is proposed in version 12 GB RAM + 512 GB a 799.99 euros. The availability on the Italian market is immediate, accompanied by special launch offers that provide direct discounts for the first buyers and exclusive packages including original Realme accessories.
If you are looking for a non -gigantic phone but equipped with a lot, a lot, indeed a lot of autonomy, the GT 7 can be for you, provided that you are interested in spending a little more than the medium -gamma models to bring home even high -level hardware specifications and a non -top but still qualitative camera.