Realme is launching the GT7 Professional flagship on November 4, and the gadget is already listed for pre-orders/registrations in China. In keeping with a leaked picture from a web based retailer, the cellphone can have a beginning value of CNY3,999, which is about $560/€520.

The brand new Realme flagship will function a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and a brand-new Samsung Eco2 OLED show. Additionally it is anticipated to have an IP69 score, an enormous 6,500 mAh battery with 120W charging and three highly effective cameras.

Our sources identified that each one these options could possibly be the rationale for a value enhance. The predecessor, Realme GT5 Professional, arrived in December 2023 with a CNY3,399 price ticket, which is about 15% lower than the anticipated new value.

Realme GT7 Professional colours

Xiaomi is getting ready to do one thing comparable with the 15 collection and the Redmi K80 lineup – we’re taking a look at a value hike of about CNY 600-700 (about $100) in only one 12 months. The rise is large within the context of the inflation charge 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 value class

The Realme GT7 Professional will launch every week forward of the most important buying pageant within the Asian nation, Singles Day (11.11). That is once we’ll see whether or not this technique of a better base value will profit the model or whether or not customers will go for different, extra inexpensive flagships.