In a market where mobile phone designs are becoming more standardized, realme has officially launched its recently announcedRicoh ImagingThe collaborative flagship phone, the realme GT8 Pro, features Ricoh GR camera photography and an industry-first, removable mechanical lens module design, allowing users to freely change the lens design like assembling a model, aiming to create a flagship device that "understands creation."
Completely replicate the Ricoh GR shooting experience
This time, the collaboration between realme and Ricoh GR is not just a "OEM", but a comprehensive reproduction from the operating interface to image adjustment, including the addition of the "one-swipe quick start" camera function, and also the classic shutter sound and operating feel of the realme GR. At the same time, two classic focal lengths of 28mm human wide angle and 40mm close-up angle are added, as well as five film tones including GR's soul "high contrast black and white" and movie-like "positive film". In addition, an exclusive anti-glare lens is added, and the reflectivity is reduced to 0.2% through multi-layer coating.
Detachable mechanical design allows you to change the appearance of your phone as you wish
The realme GT8 Pro's lens module adopts a structure called "mechanical assembly design", and users can replace the trim panels in four different styles. The initial form is "Functional Robert", which combines the flash and star-shaped screws into a robot shape; there are also classic round, metal porthole square design, and transparent Rubik's Cube options.
To further promote the creative ecosystem, Realme has teamed up with the 3D printing community Tuozhu MakerWorld to hold a design competition, releasing official 3D design files to encourage users to create their own lens module shapes. The winner can win a grand prize worth 10,000 yuan.
Flagship configuration without compromise
The realme GT8 series is equipped with a camera system developed in collaboration with Ricoh GR, and is equipped with a 6.79-inch, 2K resolution, supports a 144Hz frame refresh rate, and corresponds to a dome screen with a peak brightness of 7000nits. However, the difference is that the realme GT8 Pro is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, the main camera telephoto lens adopts a 200-megapixel specification, the ultra-wide-angle lens has a 50-megapixel specification, and the battery is composed of two sets of 7000mAh capacity and supports 120W wired fast charging.
As for the realme GT8, it uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the telephoto lens has a 5000-megapixel specification, the ultra-wide-angle lens corresponds to 800 megapixels, and it uses a single battery with a capacity of 7000mAh. The wired fast charging only supports 100W specifications.
In terms of color, realme GT8 Pro is available in white, green, and navy blue, while realme GT8 is available in white, green, and blue. Both do not offer the additional black color option commonly found in Ricoh GR series models.
Market positioning and price
The realme GT8 Pro has a suggested retail price starting at RMB 3999, while the realme GT8 starts at RMB 2899. Both will go on sale in China starting at 4:40 PM today. In addition, realme also launched a new IP character, "MEOWKUKU," to further strengthen its youthful brand image.
However, Realme has not yet disclosed whether it plans to introduce the Realme GT8 series models developed in cooperation with Ricoh Imaging in Taiwan, or whether it may introduce additional international models.
