Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3) that was released on January 9, 2025, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 1 year and 4 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Shows 32% longer battery life (25:48 vs 19:29 hours)
  • Comes with 950 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5050 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
  • Weighs 19 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1594 against 1161 nits)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 23W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1367K versus 1107K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Google Pixel 8 Pro 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
91.3
(Very good)
Value Index
67.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 489 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 2400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.6% 99.5%
PWM 290 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1161 nits
1594 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) 162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Gray, Purple Black, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.75/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 180 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
89.1%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Google Pixel 8 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 1050 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Google Pixel 8 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1765
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4297
Compute Score (GPU)
6573
Compute Score (GPU) 4344 6573
Single-core score 1107 1765
Multi-core score 2986 4297
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1107631
1367231
CPU 424937 468427
GPU 182283 384941
Memory 222574 182041
UX 277837 331822
Total score 1107631 1367231
Samples [11 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 8 Pro +165%
982
Stability 98% 74%
Graphics test 3 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 370 982
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15362 -
Video editing 6616 -
Photo editing 31378 -
Data manipulation 10387 -
Writing score 17724 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE)AnTuTu 111053161
📘 2026-04-12 (Александр)AnTuTu 111114158
📘 2026-04-11 (Александр)AnTuTu 111114158
📘 2026-01-30 -> EgorikAnTuTu 111121694
📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК))AnTuTu 111117236
Google Pixel 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-05 (s1mpick)AnTuTu 111338293
📘 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed)AnTuTu 111367231
📘 2026-04-13 -> SpaikleonowAnTuTu 111482218
📘 2026-03-26 (Bilal)AnTuTu 111328640
📘 2026-02-16 (...)AnTuTu 111471077

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Stock Android
OS size 17 GB 14 GB
OS updates 2 years 7 years
Security updates 3 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5050 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (23 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 1:23 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:34 hr 08:23 hr
Watching video 13:38 hr 12:10 hr
Gaming 06:42 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 98 hr 87 hr
General battery life
25:48 hr
19:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
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 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX896 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.7 f/2.8
Focal length 73 mm 113 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 75
Zoom - 152
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E2 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 143
Video - 149

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes 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 No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
86.3 dB
89.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2025 October 2023
Release date January 2025 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $325 $999
Successor - - Google Pixel 10 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
    - The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G.

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