Realme 11 Pro Plus vs 9 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 11 Pro Plus (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050) that was released on May 10, 2023, against the Realme 9 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 1 year and 3 months before. 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 11 Pro Plus
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 8% longer battery life (23:18 vs 21:38 hours)
- Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (795 against 616 nits)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 60W)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 6.5% more screen real estate
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro Plus
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Reverse charging feature
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 905 and 803 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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 | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 950 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.9% | 95.9% |
| PWM | 439 Hz | 218 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
11 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 | 161.6 mm (6.36 inches) | 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Green | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | MediaTek Dimensity 920 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Yes |
| 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)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2428 | - |
| Single-core score | 803 | 905 |
| Multi-core score | 2156 | 2285 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 294226 | 290440 |
| GPU | 80377 | 78028 |
| Memory | 151294 | 150165 |
| UX | 243918 | 231848 |
| Total score | 769815 | 750481 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 222 | 232 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 633 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10156 | 10805 |
| Video editing | 5831 | 6810 |
| Photo editing | 26004 | 34185 |
| Data manipulation | 9228 | 8454 |
| Writing score | 17071 | 16317 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Akarsh) | AnTuTu 11 | 769815 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (63% in 15 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:12 hr | 09:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:26 hr | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | 05:47 hr | 05:39 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 4x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 112° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 4 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.75 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 4 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 | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6560 x 4928 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | 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, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2023 | February 2022 |
| Release date | May 2023 | February 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $400 | $330 |
| 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, 100 W | Yes, 60 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme 11 Pro Plus is definitely a better buy.
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