Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs 9 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range 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 Realme 9 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 2 years and 11 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
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Delivers 91% higher peak brightness (1172 against 615 nits)
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4500 mAh
- 48% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1107K versus 750K)
- Shows 19% longer battery life (25:48 vs 21:38 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.43 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- The phone is 2 years and 11 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 60W)
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro Plus
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Reverse charging feature
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 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 | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 84.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 96.6% | 95.9% |
| PWM | 290 Hz | 218 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
14 Pro Plus 5G
6.83″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
9 Pro Plus
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) | 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) |
| Width | 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 194 g (6.84 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Purple | Black, Blue, Green |
| 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 | MediaTek Dimensity 920 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| 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) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1050 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~537.6 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4344 | - |
| Single-core score | 1107 | 905 |
| Multi-core score | 2986 | 2285 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 424937 | 290440 |
| GPU | 182283 | 78028 |
| Memory | 222574 | 150165 |
| UX | 277837 | 231848 |
| Total score | 1107631 | 750481 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 370 | 232 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 633 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15362 | 10805 |
| Video editing | 6616 | 6810 |
| Photo editing | 31378 | 34185 |
| Data manipulation | 10387 | 8454 |
| Writing score | 17724 | 16317 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE) | AnTuTu | 1053161 |
| 📘 2026-04-12 (Александр) | AnTuTu | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Александр) | AnTuTu | 1114158 |
| 📘 2026-01-30 -> Egorik | AnTuTu | 1121694 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (БАБРИК)) | AnTuTu | 1117236 |
Realme 9 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-05 (Anerierisa) | AnTuTu | 750481 |
| 📘 2025-09-18 (Abdulazizxon) | AnTuTu | 750639 |
| 📘 2025-09-09 (kalabuhi) | AnTuTu | 702765 |
| 📘 2024-07-29 (Kimpopa) | GeekBench 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 | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 7.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS size | 17 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 60 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (72% in 30 min) | Yes (77% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:49 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:34 hr | 09:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:38 hr | 12:57 hr |
| Gaming | 06:42 hr | 05:39 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#141st place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 4 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | - |
| Focal length | 73 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | 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" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 4 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 21.8 mm |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC32E2 | 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 | 2160p (4K) 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 |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2025 | February 2022 |
| Release date | January 2025 | February 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $325 | $330 |
| Successor | - | - 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, 80 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 14 Pro Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 20