Realme 11 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 11 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050) that was released on May 10, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 11 Pro
- Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3200 mAh
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 23W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- The phone is 8-months newer
- Weighs 23 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1351K versus 527K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 126% higher peak brightness (1788 against 790 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Realme
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- 17% higher pixel density (460 vs 394 PPI)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | AMOLED | OLED |
Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
PPI | 394 ppi | 460 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 950 nits | 1600 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | Ceramic Shield |
Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 87% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
PWM | - | 240 Hz |
Response time | - | 1 ms |
Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) | 147.5 mm (5.81 inches) |
Width | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IP68 |
Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
Colors | Black, Gold, Green | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | Apple A16 Bionic |
Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3460 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Apple A16 GPU |
GPU shading units | - | 640 |
GPU clock | 800 MHz | 1398 MHz |
FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 172308 | 320177 |
GPU | 92365 | 462876 |
Memory | 121364 | 251434 |
UX | 145265 | 323335 |
Total score | 527053 | 1351863 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | - | 41.2 °C |
Stability | - | 79% |
Graphics test | - | 59 FPS |
Graphics score | - | 9874 |
Memory
RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 6 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
Channels | 2 | 4 |
Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
Memory card | No | No |
Software
Operating system | Android 13 | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
ROM | Realme UI 4.0 | - |
Battery
Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3200 mAh |
Max charge power | 67 W | 23 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 1:41 hr |
Web browsing | 14:31 hr | 12:35 hr |
Watching video | 14:16 hr | 15:45 hr |
Gaming | 05:50 hr | 05:56 hr |
Standby | 115 hr | 120 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With the Best Battery Life (87th and 100th place)
Camera
Matrix | 100 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
Image resolution | 11584 x 8688 | 8000 x 6000 |
Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
Angle of widest lens | - | 120° |
Lenses | 2 (100 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 100 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.61 micron - Sensor: 1/1.8", OmniVision OVA0B40 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
Telephoto lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5", GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) |
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Depth lens | - | Yes |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4032 x 3024 |
Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.6" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
USB type | 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, QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Yes |
Infrared port | No | No |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
eSIM support* | No | Yes |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
Announced | May 2023 | September 2022 |
Release date | May 2023 | September 2022 |
Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Not included |
*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 Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 20