Realme 9 vs Realme 10

44 out of 100

VS

44 out of 100

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Realme 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on April 12, 2022, against the Realme 10, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 7 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

Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
Shows 7% longer battery life (26:31 vs 24:49 hours)
Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13

Reasons to consider the Realme 10

Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (557K versus 413K)
79% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 739 and 413 points
The phone is 7 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Realme 9 and Realme 10 crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Realme 9

59

Realme 10

62

Camera

Photo and video recording quality

Realme 9

37*

Realme 10

32*

Performance

CPU and memory performance (apps, system)

Realme 9

25

Realme 10

31

Gaming

Capabilities for playing modern games

Realme 9

13

Realme 10

13

Battery

Battery life, charging type and speed

Realme 9

69

Realme 10

66

Connectivity

Networks, ports, data transmission

Realme 9

63

Realme 10

62

Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.

NanoReview Score

Final comparison evaluation

Realme 9

44*

Realme 10

44*

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Value for money (Beta)

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Realme 9

6 / 128 GB

VS

✅ Realme 10

4 / 64 GB

109.9

(Excellent)

Value Index

118.1

(Excellent)

Display

Type	Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Size	6.4 inches	6.4 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	411 ppi	411 ppi
Refresh rate	90 Hz	90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	430 nits	1000 nits
HDR support	No	No
Touch sampling rate	360 Hz	360 Hz
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio	84.2%	84.3%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	-	99.2%
PWM	-	409 Hz
Response time	-	1 ms
Contrast	-	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto)

Realme 9 +6%

649 nits

Realme 10

613 nits

Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	160.2 mm (6.31 inches)	159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width	73.3 mm (2.89 inches)	73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness	7.99 mm (0.31 inches)	7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	178 g (6.28 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof	IP54	No
Rear material	Plastic	Plastic
Frame material	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	White, Black, Gold	White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-button

Screen-to-body ratio

Realme 9

84.2%

Realme 10

84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 9 and Realme 10

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 680	MediaTek Helio G99
Max clock	2400 MHz	2200 MHz
CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (2 + 6)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)	- 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 610	Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units	128	64
GPU clock	1114 MHz	1000 MHz
FLOPS	~285.2 GFLOPS	~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 9 and Realme 10

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Realme 9

413

Realme 10 +79%

739

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Realme 9

1453

Realme 10 +39%

2021

Compute Score (GPU)

Realme 9

n/a

Realme 10

1403

Compute Score (GPU)	-	1403
Single-core score	413	739
Multi-core score	1453	2021

Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]

AnTuTu Benchmark 11

Realme 9

413508

Realme 10 +35%

557994

CPU	160380	220055
GPU	27338	48947
Memory	120549	124878
UX	105241	164114
Total score	413508	557994
Samples	Less than 3	[3 tests]

3DMark Steel Nomad Light

Realme 9

n/a

Realme 10

143

Stability	-	97%
Graphics test	-	1 FPS
Graphics score	-	143

3DMark Wild Life Extreme

Realme 9

n/a

Realme 10

377

Stability	97%	98%
Graphics test	-	2 FPS
Graphics score	-	377

Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]

PCMark 3.0

Realme 9

8347

Realme 10 +28%

10718

Web score	8352	10851
Video editing	4409	6334
Photo editing	19163	25510
Data manipulation	5501	7356
Writing score	10261	10724

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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Realme 9

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2025-12-30 (Tuhin islam)	AnTuTu 11	413508
📘 2024-08-09 (bootclau)	Geekbench 6 CPU	413 / 1453

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Realme 10

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2025-12-06 (RON)	AnTuTu 11	571117
📘 2025-12-01 (massi)	AnTuTu 11	557994
📘 2025-10-23 (massi)	AnTuTu 11	544995
📘 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)	Geekbench 6 GPU	1403
📘 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)	Geekbench 6 CPU	739 / 2021

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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 256 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 5.0	Realme UI 4.0
OS size	-	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 (50% in 30 min)	Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:16 hr	1:16 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	09:51 hr	10:11 hr
Watching video	14:59 hr	14:08 hr
Gaming	06:05 hr	06:04 hr
Standby	140 hr	122 hr

General battery life

Realme 9 +7%

26:31 hr

Realme 10

24:49 hr

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Main camera

Matrix	108 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	12000 x 9000	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)	120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	-
Lenses	1) Standard: 108 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	108 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Focal length	26 mm	27 mm
Sensor	Samsung HM6	Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size	1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch)	1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size	0.64 micron	0.64 micron
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution	8 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.2	-
Sensor	OmniVision OV08D10	-
Sensor size	1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)	-
Pixel size	1.12 micron	-
Stabilization	No	-

Macro lens
Image resolution	2 MP	-
Aperture	f/2.5	-
Sensor	GalaxyCore GC02M1	-
Sensor size	1/5" (≈ 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" (≈ 0.32 inch)	1/3.06" (≈ 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	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	No	No
LTE Cat*	-	13
5G support	No	No

Sound

Speakers	Mono	Mono
Headphone audio jack	Yes	Yes
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	-	No

Speakers test

Max loudness

Realme 9

n/a

Realme 10

83.4 dB

Other

Category	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	April 2022	November 2022
Release date	April 2022	November 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$320	$230
Successor	- Realme 16 Pro	- 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

Conclusion

If the camera, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme 9. But if the display and performance are more of a priority – go for the Realme 10.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?

Realme 9

195 (37.3%)

Realme 10

328 (62.7%)

Total votes: 523

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Realme 9 vs Realme 10

Key differences

Review

Value for money (Beta)

Tests and specifications

Display

Design and build

Performance

Benchmarks

Recent User Tests

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

Selfie camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

Conclusion

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