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Realme 13 4G vs Realme 6

49 out of 100
Realme 13 4G
VS
43 out of 100
Realme 6
Realme 13 4G
Realme 6

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 13 4G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on August 7, 2024, against the Realme 6, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G90T and came out 4 years and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 13 4G
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 30W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 11
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 4 years and 6 months newer
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
Reasons to consider the Realme 6
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 45% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 676 and 467 points

Review

Evaluation of Realme 13 4G and Realme 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
13 4G
77
Realme 6
56
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
13 4G
35*
Realme 6
42*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
13 4G
27
Realme 6
27
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
13 4G
15
Realme 6
16
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
13 4G
67*
Realme 6
59
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
13 4G
63
Realme 6
56
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
13 4G
49*
Realme 6
43*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 29% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Realme 6 and Realme 13 4G is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: display, battery life, and connectivity.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
13 4G
vs
Realme 6

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 480 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 120 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 -
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.7%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 25.4 ms
Contrast - 991:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
13 4G
n/a
Realme 6
426 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 162.95 mm (6.42 inches) 162.1 mm (6.38 inches)
Width 75.45 mm (2.97 inches) 74.8 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.92 mm (0.31 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Waterproof IP64 No
Rear material Eco-leather Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Green White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
13 4G +5%
88.1%
Realme 6
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 13 4G and Realme 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G90T
Max clock 2800 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU 2.0
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G76MC4
GPU shading units 128 96
GPU clock 1260 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~153.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 13 4G and Realme 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
13 4G
467
Realme 6 +45%
676
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
13 4G
1499
Realme 6 +15%
1717
Single-core score 467 676
Multi-core score 1499 1717
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
13 4G
505115
Realme 6
502895
CPU 177478 201488
GPU 45389 52543
Memory 132951 97558
UX 149297 151306
Total score 505115 502895
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 13 4G
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Realme 6
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-10 (Edward)AnTuTu 11516976
📘 2026-05-08 (dizz_tech)AnTuTu 11500607
📘 2026-03-29 (yusuf)AnTuTu 11516826
📘 2026-03-27 (lipp)AnTuTu 11494887
📘 2026-03-21 (dizz_tech)AnTuTu 11404612
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11.0)
ROM Realme UI 5.0 Realme UI 2
OS size - 13 GB

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (100% in 55 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 0:55 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:19 hr
Watching video - 12:50 hr
Gaming - 05:20 hr
Standby - 127 hr
General battery life
13 4G
n/a
Realme 6
23:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9248 x 6920
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 119°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Monochrome: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor - Samsung Bright S5KGW1
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.3
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 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 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 5
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
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes 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 6
5G support No -

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
13 4G
n/a
Realme 6
87.4 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced August 2024 March 2020
Release date August 2024 March 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $180
SAR (head) - 0.71 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.57 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 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 13 4G is definitely a better buy.

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