Realme is launching the GT7 Professional flagship on November 4, and the gadget is already listed for pre-orders/registrations in China. In line with a leaked picture from an internet retailer, the telephone may have a beginning worth of CNY3,999, which is about $560/€520.
The brand new Realme flagship will characteristic a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a brand-new Samsung Eco2 OLED show. It’s also anticipated to have an IP69 score, a large 6,500 mAh battery with 120W charging and three highly effective cameras.
Our sources identified that each one these options could possibly be the explanation for a worth improve. The predecessor, Realme GT5 Professional, arrived in December 2023 with a CNY3,399 price ticket, which is about 15% lower than the anticipated new worth.
Realme GT7 Professional colours
Xiaomi is making ready to do one thing comparable with the 15 collection and the Redmi K80 lineup – we’re taking a look at a worth hike of about CNY 600-700 (about $100) in only one 12 months. The rise is big within the context of the inflation fee in China, which has been just below 1% for the previous 9 months.
IDC revealed earlier this month that gross sales of premium smartphones in China (gadgets over CNY3,000/$500) have been on the rise up to now three quarters.
IDC: Smartphone market share by worth class
The Realme GT7 Professional will launch per week forward of the largest buying competition within the Asian nation, Singles Day (11.11). That is after we’ll see whether or not this technique of a better base worth will profit the model or whether or not customers will go for different, extra reasonably priced flagships.
