Apple iPhone 13 vs Realme GT 7 (China)

70 out 100

VS

88 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 13 Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic, vs Realme GT 7 (China), Manufactured in April, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400+. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13

Higher pixel density: 460ppi
Lighter design: 174g vs 203g
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose Realme GT 7 (China)

Larger display: 6.8in
Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 3227mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
Infrared port
Includes charger
Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB
- 4/512 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 13 and Realme GT 7 (China)

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Apple iPhone 13

65

Realme GT 7 (China)

94

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Apple iPhone 13

76

Realme GT 7 (China)

74

Performance

App & system performance

Apple iPhone 13

70

Realme GT 7 (China)

94

Games

3D gaming performance

Apple iPhone 13

72

Realme GT 7 (China)

98

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Apple iPhone 13

66

Realme GT 7 (China)

99

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Apple iPhone 13

72

Realme GT 7 (China)

80

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Apple iPhone 13

70

Realme GT 7 (China)

88

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Importance (Weight)

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Performance:

Gaming:

Battery:

Connectivity:

Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.1 in	6.8 in
Resolution	1170x2532 pixels	1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	460 ppi	453 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes
Max brightness	800 nits	1800 nits
HDR support	Yes Dolby Vision	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio	87.1 %	92 %
Features	DCI-P3	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Apple iPhone 13

828 nits

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

sRGB gamut	129 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	609 Hz	n/a
Response time	7.5 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 13]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	146.7 mm (5.78 in)	162.4 mm (6.39 in)
Width	71.5 mm (2.81 in)	76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness	7.65 mm (0.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	174 g (6.14 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP69
Cooling system	n/a	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	n/a
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black - Blue - Green - Red - Pink	- White - Black - Blue
Fingerprint sensor	No	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Apple iPhone 13

87.1 %

Realme GT 7 (China)

92 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 13 and Realme GT 7 (China) In benchmarks

Chipset	Apple A15 Bionic	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+
Max Frequency	3230 MHz	3730 MHz
CPU Cores	6 (2 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche)	- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	5 nm	3 nm
Neural Processor	Apple Neural Engine	MediaTek NPU 890
Graphics	Apple A15 GPU	Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores	640	1536
GPU Frequency	1338 MHz	1612 MHz
FLOPS	1712.6 GFLOPS	4952.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple iPhone 13

2182

Realme GT 7 (China)

2674

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple iPhone 13

5142

Realme GT 7 (China)

8411

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2182	2674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	5142	8411
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	22748

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 13], [Realme GT 7 (China)]

AnTuTu 10

Apple iPhone 13

1264688

Realme GT 7 (China)

2928912

CPU	305402	610899
GPU	438906	1336310
Memory	218819	540921
UX	301561	440782
NanoReview Score	1264688	2928912

3DMark Wild Life

Apple iPhone 13

8702

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	45.7 °C	n/a
Stability	78 %	n/a
Graphics Test	52 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	8702	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Memory

RAM Size	4 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	2133 MHz	5333 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	NVMe	UFS 4.0
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)	Android 15
OS Size	18 GB	n/a
UI Skin	n/a	Realme UI 6.0

Battery

Volume	3227 mAh	7200 mAh
Max Charging Power	20 W	100 W
Battery Type	Li-ion	Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (7.5 W)	No
Reverse Charging	No	n/a
Fast Charging	Yes (54% in 30 min)	Yes
Full Charge Time	1:46 h	n/a

Battery Life

Apple iPhone 13

23:23

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Web Browsing	09:29 h	n/a
Video Playback	13:58 h	n/a
Games	05:12 h	n/a
Standby Mode	114 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	12 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	4032x3024 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	112 °
Lenses count	Standard: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	12 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.6	f/1.9
Focal length	26 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX603	Sony IMX906
Sensor size	1/1.9	1/1.56
Pixel size	1.7 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	12 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.2
Focal length	14 mm	16 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX372	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/3.4	1/2.8
Pixel size	1.4 μm	1.14 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Apple iPhone 13

133

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Video quality

Apple iPhone 13

144

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Overall camera score

Apple iPhone 13

125

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Bokeh	65	n/a
Preview	76	n/a
Zoom	65	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 13]

Front camera

Matrix	12 MP	16 MP
Photo resolution	4032x3024 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.5
Focal length	23 mm	23 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX514	CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.6	1/3.0
Pixel size	n/a	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	Yes	No

Photo quality

Apple iPhone 13

128

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Video quality

Apple iPhone 13

143

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	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	5.4
Bluetooth features	LE, A2DP	LE
USB type	n/a	USB Type-C
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	n/a	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	Yes

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	n/a
3G Bands	UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz	n/a
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)	n/a
LTE category	18	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	n/a

Max Volume

Apple iPhone 13

83.2 dB

Realme GT 7 (China)

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	September, 2021 yr	April, 2025 yr
Release Date	September, 2021 yr	April, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	800	n/a
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	n/a	Yes 100 W

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 7 (China) the clear winner in this comparison.

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Apple iPhone 13

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Apple iPhone 13 vs Realme GT 7 (China)

Key Differences

Versions

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Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

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Main camera

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Connectivity

Sound

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