Realme 15 Pro 5G vs Realme 9 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme 15 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on July 24, 2025, against the Realme 9 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 3 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 15 Pro 5G
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Delivers 229% higher peak brightness (1879 against 571 nits)
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 566K)
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- Shows 23% longer battery life (32:07 vs 26:03 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 33W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- The phone is 3 years and 6 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
Reasons to consider the Realme 9 Pro
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 400 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 460 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 84.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 97.6% |
| Response time | - | 30 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1230:1 |
Screen space comparison
15 Pro 5G
6.8β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Realme 9 Pro
6.6β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.26 mm (6.39 inches) | 164.3 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 76.15 mm (3 inches) | 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.69 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | No |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Green, Purple | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6607 | - |
| Single-core score | 1201 | 902 |
| Multi-core score | 3549 | 2015 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 475740 | 249669 |
| GPU | 238625 | 56956 |
| Memory | 218084 | 97100 |
| UX | 318827 | 162296 |
| Total score | 1251276 | 566021 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 666 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 360 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17079 | 9437 |
| Video editing | 6656 | 4081 |
| Photo editing | 35259 | 23496 |
| Data manipulation | 9400 | 7815 |
| Writing score | 19269 | 14693 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-26 (Reper_65) | AnTuTu 11 | 1346084 |
| π 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2 | AnTuTu 11 | 1301157 |
| π 2026-07-16 (THAKUR) | AnTuTu 11 | 1331093 |
| π 2026-03-14 (Bekbol) | AnTuTu 11 | 1251276 |
| π 2026-01-25 (ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΉ) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232218 |
Realme 9 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-27 (Ren'Dz AeroGreen) | AnTuTu 11 | 566021 |
| π 2026-01-03 (Nna.mbf) | AnTuTu 11 | 570812 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Amin Mulla) | AnTuTu 11 | 552655 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Sigmahorosh123) | AnTuTu 11 | 560066 |
| π 2025-10-12 (Nex1z) | AnTuTu 11 | 597279 |
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 | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:42 hr | 10:59 hr |
| Watching video | 19:07 hr | 14:55 hr |
| Gaming | 07:28 hr | 06:21 hr |
| Standby | 142 hr | 125 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (26th and 136th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9280 x 6920 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 115Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | 1/3.13" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 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, QZSS |
| 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* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | February 2022 |
| Release date | July 2025 | February 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $370 | $320 |
| Successor | - | - Realme 15 Pro 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, 33 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 15 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 6