Realme 9 Pro vs Realme 10

47 out of 100
Realme 9 Pro
VS
44 out of 100
Realme 10

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Realme 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on February 16, 2022, against the Realme 10, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 902 and 739 points
Reasons to consider the Realme 10
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 17 grams less
  • The phone is 9 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Realme 9 Pro and Realme 10 crucial features
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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6 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
104.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
118.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 400 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 460 nits 1000 nits
HDR support - No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.7% 84.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.6% 99.2%
PWM - 409 Hz
Response time 30 ms 1 ms
Contrast 1230:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
571 nits
Realme 10 +7%
613 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.7%
84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 9 Pro and Realme 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 840 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~430.1 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 9 Pro and Realme 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
902
739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 1403
Single-core score 902 739
Multi-core score 2015 2021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
566021
557994
CPU 249669 220055
GPU 56956 48947
Memory 97100 124878
UX 162296 164114
Total score 566021 557994
Samples [5 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 143
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Realme 10 +5%
377
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 360 377
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Realme 10 +7%
10718
Web score 9437 10851
Video editing 4081 6334
Photo editing 23496 25510
Data manipulation 7815 7356
Writing score 14693 10724

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-27 (Ren'Dz AeroGreen)AnTuTu 11566021
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (Nna.mbf)AnTuTu 11570812
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Amin Mulla)AnTuTu 11552655
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-24 (Sigmahorosh123)AnTuTu 11560066
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-12 (Nex1z)AnTuTu 11597279
Realme 10
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-06 (RON)AnTuTu 11571117
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-01 (massi)AnTuTu 11557994
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-23 (massi)AnTuTu 11544995
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 GPU1403
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 CPU739 / 2021

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Realme UI 4.0 Realme UI 4.0
OS size 17 GB 20 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:59 hr 10:11 hr
Watching video 14:55 hr 14:08 hr
Gaming 06:21 hr 06:04 hr
Standby 125 hr 122 hr
General battery life
26:03 hr
24:49 hr

Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9280 x 6920 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.5
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 13
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
84 dB
83.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2022 November 2022
Release date February 2022 November 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $320 $230
Successor - Realme 15 Pro 5G - Realme 16 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Realme 9 Pro. It has a better display, camera, performance, gaming, and software.

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