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| Realme is the new OnePlus, and the GT 2 Pro’s prowess proves it |
Realme is the new OnePlus, and the GT 2 Pro’s prowess proves it
What has become of
OnePlus? OnePlus, once the darling of the savvy smartphone bargain hunter, has
lost its way with the current OnePlus 10 Pro, leaving it vulnerable to a
cheaper newcomer. Worse yet (for OnePlus, not you), the rival comes from within
the company. It is the Realme GT 2 Pro, which is almost identical to the
OnePlus 10 Pro but costs less.
Let us take a look at the
two together to see why skipping the marketing and conserving money is the
better option.
How much is it?
The 8GB/128GB OnePlus 10
Pro will set you back $899 in the United States, while the 12GB/256GB variant
will set you back £799 in the United Kingdom. The 12GB/256GB edition of the
Realme GT 2 Pro costs 699 pounds (about $910).
The OnePlus 10 Pro
features a wraparound camera module inspired by the Galaxy S21 Ultra, a
matte-finish piece of Gorilla Glass 5 on the back, Gorilla Glass Victus over
the screen, and a large cluster of Hasselblad-branded camera lenses. All of
these are established flagship smartphone cliches, so you know what to expect
from the OnePlus 10 Pro.
The Realme GT 2 Pro is
slimmer and lighter, but the biopolymer back panel is the most noticeable
improvement. It is made of environmentally friendly materials and has the look
and feel of high-quality paper. Realme collaborated on the overall design with
industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa, whose signature can be found on the device.
The Realme GT 2 Pro is
not your typical smartphone. It looks, feels, and is made of different
materials than any other premium smartphone. The OnePlus 10 Pro looks great and
is built using tried-and-true methods, yet it never feels unique. The Realme GT
2 Pro does, and it weighs less than 190 grams, which is a nice spot for
big-screen phones. The Realme GT 2 Pro's design has personality, and it is the one
I would choose.
Observation and listening
Can Realme compete, or
even come close to competing, with OnePlus' high-performance screens? It is not
good news for OnePlus, but it is great news for you. They both have the same
6.7-inch, 3216 x 1440 pixel, 120Hz LPTO 2.0 AMOLED display with a billion
colors and HDR10+ certification. The only difference is that the screen of the
Realme GT 2 Pro is flat, while the OnePlus 10 Pro's is curved.
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They have the same level
of customization, including multiple color modes, the ability to pick a Display
P3 setting for a larger color gamut, and the ability to vary the color
temperature. When watching 4K YouTube videos, I can not tell the difference
between them, and I can not tell the difference between them when using the OS
or apps, either. The OnePlus 10 Pro's speakers produce a somewhat richer, more
rounded sound, whilst the GT 2 Pro's can be a little tinny.
In direct sunshine, flat
screens have a harder time, and the GT 2 Pro suffers from more reflections than
the OnePlus 10 Pro. A flat screen, on the other hand, is preferred by certain
people, particularly gamers. Visually. when they are placed next to one other
Performance and software
Realme's software is
known as Realme UI 3.0, whereas OnePlus' version is known as OxygenOS 12. Both
are based on Android 12 and are essentially identical. I dislike both and would
rather use Samsung's OneUI or Google's software on the Pixel, both of which are
better built, more reliable, and easier to use.
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| Realme is the new OnePlus, and the GT 2 Pro’s prowess proves it |
Both phones are powered
by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, which, predictably, makes them fly.
When it comes to RAM and internal storage capacity, though, the Realme GT 2 Pro
is a better value. The standard Realme GT 2 Pro has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of
storage, but you would have to pay more for the OnePlus 10 Pro to acquire the
same. However, none features a microSD card slot.
Simply put, both
operating systems have flaws, the phones have the same chipset, and the
batteries are the same capacity and charge at the same rate. Furthermore, the
Realme GT 2 Pro features the same RAM and storage as the top-of-the-line
OnePlus 10 Pro.
Taking pictures
This is where the OnePlus
10 Pro's greater price should be made clear. After all, it bears the Hasselblad
name, implying not only the expertise of a well-known camera manufacturer, but
also OnePlus' substantial investment. The Realme GT 2 Pro lacks such a seal of
approval, thus it can not possibly stay up, right?
It depends on the
features and specifications. Both have a 150-degree wide-angle camera and a
50-megapixel wide-angle camera, however the Realme phone has a 50-megapixel
main camera while the OnePlus has a 48-megapixel main camera. The OnePlus
boasts an 8MP telephoto lens with a 3.3x optical zoom, whereas the Realme does
not. Instead, it sports a unique 3MP microscope camera with a 40x magnification
capability.
In our galleries, you can
see the 150-degree, wide-angle, and primary photographs made with each phone.
The OnePlus camera offers a more nuanced approach to white balance and some
more vibrant greens and yellows in the wide-angle and main images, but I would
not say it is the overall superior photograph in either case. The landscape of
the Realme is more natural, as is the shade of the sky on the horizon.
The Realme illuminates
the image more than the OnePlus at night, displaying more detail. Realme's
photographs of the rooftop reveal a few of bright stars in the sky that are
missing from the OnePlus photo, and the Realme's photos of the stone trough and
white flowers are crisper and more focused than the OnePlus photo.
The cameras are the most
significant feature and performance difference between the two phones, but
neither is significantly better than the other, and the less expensive Realme
phone takes good images in nearly all conditions. Apart from the loss of a
telephoto camera (not that the OnePlus's 8MP telephoto is very good), it will
more than suffice.
Sharing is not the same as caring.
The OnePlus 10 Pro and
the Realme GT 2 Pro are nearly identical phones with different branding on
them. What caused this to happen? They were both conceived under the watchful
eye of BBK Electronics, and you can imagine them taking place in the same
conference room in the same office building on a different day, with different
marketing teams scribbling on white boards.
It is all a ruse, and
there is no genuine advantage to buying the more expensive one. When viewed in
a cynical light, the two (three if you include the also very similar Oppo Find
X5 Pro) exist only to extract more money from those swayed by claims of a
thriving community, brand loyalty based on previous hardware, or pretty
marketing photos of people either daring to leap or never settling?
What is our
recommendation? Do not be fooled by the marketing. Just go with the cheapest
option. Because they all use the same software, they all have the same
drawbacks. You will not be missing out on any key camera or battery features,
and you will not be sacrificing performance or design. The OnePlus 10 Pro is nice,
but the Realme GT 2 Pro better reflects what we all loved about OnePlus in the
first place: a low price, a cutting-edge chipset, and entertaining everyday
camera functions.
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