Two days ago, realme held a press conference and released its first new Snapdragon 8+ phone.
Speaking of which, among domestic mobile phone manufacturers, realme is considered to be one of the ones that pays more attention to appearance. Every year, there are several new phones with design brand.
For example, the onion white garlic of realme X in 2019, the suitcase apricot and suitcase gray of the Realme GT Master Discovery Edition in 2021 are full of design, and the color and material of the back cover are fancy.
The Realme GT2 Master Discovery Edition at this conference also has a new design, which looks very high-quality. Compared with other new Snapdragon 8+ machines, it can really make people’s eyes shine.
What surprised Tony the most was the price of this phone. The starting price is only 3,499 yuan, which is cheaper than the Xiaomi 12S next door. It successfully won the title of the cheapest new Snapdragon 8+ phone.
From master to explorer
What Tony received this time is the main color matching hard case Wilderness. It sounds like a tough guy style, and it is a must-have mobile phone for tough men.
is also very powerful and hard in real form. Three of the four corners on the back of the GT2 Master Exploration Edition have been wrapped with corner guards. The inside is made of light-pigmented leather with pebbled pattern and is inlaid with several rivets.
looks a bit like punk at first glance. The transition of several materials on the back cover is natural and does not feel too abrupt.
No matter how many promotional pictures you see, you can only feel the texture when you get a real phone.
This machine has no ugly plastic wrapping strips in the border connection part, and the metal and glass are tightly connected. After trying it, I couldn't insert an A4 paper at all.
In terms of bezel control, the GT2 Master Exploration Edition may also be the strongest. According to realme’s official data, the chin width is 2.37mm, which looks almost as narrow as the iPhone 13. It feels a bit like a concept phone.
In order to ensure the hand feel, realme has also chamfered the borders on both sides this time. It is more comfortable to hold in the hand every day than the iPhone with the same right-angled border, reducing the feeling of cutting hands.
Holding this phone is a bit like taking a suitcase on a long trip, like camping on the grassland or something.
It suddenly occurred to me that last year’s GT Master Discovery Edition also used a suitcase as an invitation letter. This modern version of buying a casket for a pearl makes people wonder whether Realme is preparing to enter the luggage factory next. . .
But there is one thing to say. The design style of GT2 Master Exploration Edition is completely different from the previous generation. Although it is very trendy and fashionable, my first reaction is, does this phone have a mobile phone case?
In terms of appearance design, Tony personally feels that this generation is a bit too exaggerated. He still likes the low-key and connotative GT Master Discovery Edition of the previous generation. Although this generation of
still uses the name of Master Discovery Edition, this time it can be clearly felt that it is closer to young people.
The performance is not that good.
I originally thought that the main focus of this phone was the appearance design, but to Tony's surprise, it did not compromise on performance at all. It basically followed the specifications of a gaming flagship.
not only uses the latest Snapdragon 8+ flagship chip, upgrades the X7 independent graphics chip, but also launches the world's first LPDDR5X memory. You must know that the gaming phone next door is still using LPDDR 5 memory, and now the performance is fully maximized. .
Not convinced? If you don't agree, just run a score.
In the AnTuTu benchmark, GT2 Master Discovery Edition scored 1.05 million points. This level is much better than that of Snapdragon 8, but it is a bit unsatisfying and less interesting when thrown into Snapdragon 8+. . Fortunately,
is cheap and makes up for this point.
In the Liyue Port running chart that everyone loves to see, the performance is also average. It can fluctuate between 55-60 frames in the first half, and basically drops to around 50 frames in the second half. The average frame rate in 15 minutes is 53 frames. .
As for the independent graphics chip, this time in addition to game frame insertion, it also supports the super-resolution function for the first time, which can improve the look and feel in games such as Genshin Impact that do not run at full 1080P, and the jaggies will not be too serious.
In the game assistant, Tony discovered that this machine actually added shoulder buttons, which supported automatic key mapping for mainstream games. Games such as chicken and chicken can be bound to triggers, and the firing speed is faster than others. Quite a few.
Overall, although this phone has a lot of heat dissipation and a lot of game-related functions, it is a bit behind compared to other new Snapdragon 8+ phones.
is only sold so cheaply, so let’s forgive it for a while.
Polished mature photography and charging
Putting aside the performance issues, the GT2 Master Discovery Edition is actually quite sincere and has put a lot of effort into photography and charging.
Let’s take photography as an example first. Although the main camera is the ancestral IMX766 sensor, the ultra-wide angle has been upgraded to 150 degrees, making the photography wider. Although it does not have a medium telephoto lens, it has a fun microscope lens.
In the high light ratio scene in the evening, you can see that the dark details of the main photo are well preserved, and the highlights are also suppressed enough. The straight-out photos can also be posted on WeChat Moments.
The photos taken by super wide-angle are wider than before. When we shoot big scenes like the sunset below, it can bring a more shocking feeling.
The microscope is not just a makeshift lens. It can not only capture the details in the stone crevices, but can also be used to identify whether it is an Zhou Dongyu arrangement or a diamond-like arrangement. It is quite practical.
This time, realme also added the function of detecting skin quality to this microscope. Tony tested all the colleagues who were walking around him, and basically the skin quality and age were gone forever on the way to the third grade.
As for charging, the GT2 Master Exploration Edition actually does not use the 150W charging of GT Neo 3, but shrinks it a bit and changes it to 100W charging.
Although the number is smaller, the materials are piled up more. This time realme also added gallium nitride material on the mobile phone. Simply put, it charges faster and generates less heat.
After using it for the past two days, I found that it basically has about 20% of the battery left when I wake up in the morning. It can be charged to 80% in just one wash. It is not particularly hot to pick up. It can be said to be a must-have for daily commuting.
In general, the GT2 Master Discovery Edition is only sold for 3,499 yuan this time, which is still very sincere. Although there is indeed a gap in performance compared to other Snapdragon 8+ phones that Tony has touched, but it does not pursue benchmarking and image quality. It's completely enough.
As for taking pictures, compared with the previous generation Master Exploration Edition, this generation is very polished and at least exerts the strength that the IMX766 sensor should have.
If you have requirements for texture and photography, there is nothing wrong with choosing GT2 Master Discovery Edition .
However, Tony’s suggestion is to wait for the wave of new phones in July and August, and when other new Snapdragon 8+ phones are released, it will not be too late to make a decision.
