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
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
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 | 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 |
| 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)
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
Performance
| 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 |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4344 | 6573 |
| Single-core score | 1107 | 1765 |
| Multi-core score | 2986 | 4297 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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
| Stability | 98% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 370 | 982 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15362 | - |
| Video editing | 6616 | - |
| Photo editing | 31378 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10387 | - |
| Writing score | 17724 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu 11 | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu 11 | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu 11 | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117236 |
Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 -> Spaikleonow | AnTuTu 11 | 1482218 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Bilal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328640 |
| 📘 2026-02-16 (...) | AnTuTu 11 | 1471077 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| 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
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#142nd place)
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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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