Realme 9 Pro Plus vs 10 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Realme 9 Pro Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 920) that was released on February 16, 2022, against the Realme 10 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1080 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro Plus
- Optical image stabilization
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Realme 10 Pro Plus
- Shows 16% longer battery life (25:02 vs 21:38 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 32% higher peak brightness (811 against 616 nits)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (836K versus 750K)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Thinner bezels – 6.6% more screen real estate
- The phone is 9 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 600 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 95.9% | - |
| PWM | 218 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
10 Pro Plus
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
9 Pro Plus
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 182 g (6.42 oz) | 174.5 g (6.16 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 920 | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 905 | 937 |
| Multi-core score | 2285 | 2334 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 290440 | 319496 |
| GPU | 78028 | 82195 |
| Memory | 150165 | 158946 |
| UX | 231848 | 275899 |
| Total score | 750481 | 836536 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 232 | 234 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 633 | 631 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10805 | 11336 |
| Video editing | 6810 | 6952 |
| Photo editing | 34185 | 35140 |
| Data manipulation | 8454 | 8323 |
| Writing score | 16317 | 17658 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 9 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-05 (Anerierisa) | AnTuTu 11 | 750481 |
| 📘 2025-09-18 (Abdulazizxon) | AnTuTu 11 | 750639 |
| 📘 2025-09-09 (kalabuhi) | AnTuTu 11 | 702765 |
| 📘 2024-07-29 (Kimpopa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 905 / 2285 |
Realme 10 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-22 (Egor) | AnTuTu 11 | 844766 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (AZIZ) | AnTuTu 11 | 775139 |
| 📘 2026-04-10 (Egor) | AnTuTu 11 | 836536 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 15 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (77% in 30 min) | Yes (86% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:49 hr | 0:41 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:24 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 12:57 hr | 14:27 hr |
| Gaming | 05:39 hr | 05:59 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 129 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8700 x 5800 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital (lossless), 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 4 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 4 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21.8 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02M1 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Samsung S5K3P9 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2022 | November 2022 |
| Release date | February 2022 | November 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $330 | $379 |
| Successor | - Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G | - Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 60 W | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Realme 10 Pro Plus. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority – go for the Realme 9 Pro Plus.
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