Realme GT 6T vs Google Pixel 8
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 6T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on May 22, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme GT 6T
- Has a 0.58 inch larger screen size
- Shows 34% longer battery life (26:21 vs 19:39 hours)
- Comes with 925 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 4575 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 27W)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1393K versus 1142K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (1459 against 1052 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 18W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 428 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 6000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.2% |
| PWM | - | 170 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162 mm (6.38 inches) | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Green | Black, Gray, Rose gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1459.2 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 340077 | 355012 |
| GPU | 488087 | 374696 |
| Memory | 325317 | 183080 |
| UX | 239575 | 229909 |
| Total score | 1393056 | 1142697 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [9 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 4575 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (18 W) |
| Reverse charging | - | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 15 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:31 hr | 08:08 hr |
| Watching video | 16:47 hr | 14:06 hr |
| Gaming | 06:25 hr | 04:49 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" | 1/1.31" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | 1/2.9" |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 64 |
| Zoom | - | 129 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/3.1" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | October 2023 |
| Release date | May 2024 | October 2023 |
| Launch price | $399 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on GT 6T:
- The 128 GB model received UFS 3.1 memory, while the other versions UFS 4.0.
- The IP65 certification is implemented only in specific countries.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

