Apple iPhone 16 vs Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Lighter design: 170g vs 190g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 3561mAh
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1179x2556 pixels | 1080x2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.4 % | 90.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.7 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 60 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 147.6 mm (5.81 in) | 161.34 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 71.6 mm (2.82 in) | 73.91 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.23 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 170 g (6 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- Gold - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 710 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 481.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3283 | 966 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8094 | 2839 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28055 | 2266 |
| CPU | 439113 | 202978 |
| GPU | 611111 | 130582 |
| Memory | 181791 | 148958 |
| UX | 348375 | 156295 |
| NanoReview Score | 1580390 | 638813 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13962 |
| Web score | n/a | 17252 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6736 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9684 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 13919 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 14 |
| OS Size | 16 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | Realme UI 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 3561 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (74% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:42 h | 0:47 h |
| Web Browsing | 13:44 h | 13:01 h |
| Video Playback | 18:09 h | 14:52 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 05:40 h |
| Standby Mode | 130 h | 120 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 116 | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony LYT-701 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.7 |
| Focal length | n/a | 73 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony LYT-600 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.95 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | SmartSens SC820 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 84 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 | Yes | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 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) | GSM 850/900/1800 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA 1/5/8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | July, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | August, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 395 |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 80 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16:
The US model is eSIM-only, while the international version offers both a physical SIM slot and eSIM support.
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G:
There is a model with an eco-leather cover that has a lower weight (185.5 grams) and a thicker of 8.41.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 the clear winner in this comparison.
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