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Realme 13 Plus 5G vs Honor 90

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Realme 13 Plus 5G
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Honor 90
Realme 13 Plus 5G
Honor 90

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 13 Plus 5G Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy, vs Honor 90, Manufactured in June, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 13 Plus 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Honor 90
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 435ppi
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 185g
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 13 Plus 5G and Honor 90
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 13 Plus 5G
vs
Honor 90

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1200x2664 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.98:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 435 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
1166 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a728 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 90]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Gold
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 13 Plus 5G
88.9 %
Honor 90
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Realme 13 Plus 5G and Honor 90 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.36 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.4 (Cortex-A710)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 644
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 443 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 1013.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
1046
Honor 90
1124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
2981
Honor 90
3278
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10461124
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29813278
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 13 Plus 5G
720065
Honor 90
708493
CPU205438203788
GPU143657168049
Memory209102184761
UX161868151895
NanoReview Score720065708493
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
3166
Sources: 3DMark [Honor 90]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
11977
Writing scoren/a11979
Web scoren/a10492
Video editingn/a7373
Data manipulationn/a9807
NanoReview Scoren/a11977

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 23 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 MagicOS 8.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (80% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
19:10
Web Browsingn/a08:26 h
Video Playbackn/a11:56 h
Gamesn/a04:40 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16256x12192 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size1/1.951/1.4
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
128
Video quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
126
Overall camera score
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
122
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 90]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 8160x6112 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)n/a
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Honor 90
91.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced August, 2024 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr June, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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