Reviews of Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered Realme GT7 Pro reveal it gets so hot that most apps are disabled.
For years, Apple’s iPhones have been ahead of Android phones in terms of speed. The gap is narrowing with each new generation of Qualcomm chips, and the chip giant may even redefine competition with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite, which succeeds the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, blazing-fast speeds are no good if they come at the expense of thermals.
One of the first handsets to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip is the Realme GT7 Pro. The phone is already in the hands of some publications, including Android Authority and Digital Trends, who are reviewing it ahead of its November 4 release. Both outlets have revealed that the phone can get uncomfortably hot.
That’s worrying, because the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip will power most high-end 2025 Android phones, including the Galaxy S25 series.You can’t handle the Realme GT7 Pro at its hottest.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered Realme GT7 Pro got so hot during a stress test that most apps were temporarily disabled. | Image Credit — Android Auhority
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is an ambitious new chipset with custom Oryon CPU cores and a new Adreno GPU with a sliced architecture.
