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Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs 14 5G

67 out of 100
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
VS
62 out of 100
Realme 14 5G
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
Realme 14 5G

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 14 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 3 months after. 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 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1107K versus 980K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 395 PPI)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Realme 14 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB

Review

Evaluation of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and 14 5G 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
91.3
(Very good)
Value Index
115.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
14 Pro Plus 5G
vs
14 5G

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No -
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.6% -
PWM 290 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
14 Pro Plus 5G
1173 nits
14 5G
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.5 mm (6.44 inches) 163.1 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Gray, Purple Silver, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.75/5) Good (3.59/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) Β· 180 drops Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
14 Pro Plus 5G +2%
89.1%
14 5G
87%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Realme 14 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max clock 2500 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1050 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~537.6 GFLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Realme 14 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
14 Pro Plus 5G
1107
14 5G
1107
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14 Pro Plus 5G
2986
14 5G +3%
3072
Compute Score (GPU)
14 Pro Plus 5G +49%
4344
14 5G
2923
Compute Score (GPU) 4344 2923
Single-core score 1107 1107
Multi-core score 2986 3072
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
14 Pro Plus 5G +13%
1107631
14 5G
980508
CPU 424937 393046
GPU 182283 161733
Memory 222574 156890
UX 277837 268839
Total score 1107631 980508
Samples [11 tests] [27 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
14 Pro Plus 5G +5%
370
14 5G
354
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 3 FPS 3 FPS
Graphics score 370 354
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14 Pro Plus 5G +3%
14235
14 5G
13877
Web score 15362 14806
Video editing 6616 6611
Photo editing 31378 30738
Data manipulation 10387 9912
Writing score 17724 17051
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (SHEEDE)AnTuTu 111053161
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-12 (АлСксандр)AnTuTu 111114158
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 (АлСксандр)AnTuTu 111114158
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-30 -> EgorikAnTuTu 111121694
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-29 (Π‘ΠΠ‘Π Π˜Πš))AnTuTu 111117236
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Realme 14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-19 (Jeo)AnTuTu 11998878
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (Tech Wolfy 🐺)AnTuTu 111014736
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> fabiocstGeekbench 6 CPU1107 / 3072
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-08 -> fabiocstAnTuTu 111014288
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Faris)AnTuTu 11993118
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM Realme UI 7.0 Realme UI 6.0
OS size 17 GB -
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 1:19 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 14:34 hr -
Watching video 13:38 hr -
Gaming 06:42 hr -
Standby 98 hr -
General battery life
14 Pro Plus 5G
25:48 hr
14 5G
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 112Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX896 Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.7 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 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 24 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E2 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
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 No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -
Speakers test
Max loudness
14 Pro Plus 5G
86.3 dB
14 5G
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2025 March 2025
Release date January 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $325 $410
Successor - - Realme 16 Pro
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, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G. It has a better camera, gaming, connectivity, and software.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
42 (68.9%)
19 (31.1%)
Total votes: 61

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