Realme 13 Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S22

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 13 Plus 5G Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy, vs Samsung Galaxy S22, Manufactured in March, 2022with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 13 Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22
  • Higher pixel density: 425ppi
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 185g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 13 Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S22
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 425 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 780 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
858 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a239 Hz
Response timen/a10 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.7 mm (6.37 in) 146 mm (5.75 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Green
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 13 Plus 5G
88.9 %
Samsung Galaxy S22
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Realme 13 Plus 5G and Samsung Galaxy S22 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy Samsung Exynos 2200
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Yes
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Samsung Xclipse 920
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1306 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
1046
Samsung Galaxy S22
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 13 Plus 5G
2981
Samsung Galaxy S22
3796
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10461612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29813796
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 13 Plus 5G
720065
Samsung Galaxy S22
1088497
CPU205438302471
GPU143657373644
Memory209102174962
UX161868237420
NanoReview Score7200651088497
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
6530
Max Surface Temp.n/a38 °C
Stabilityn/a60 %
Graphics Testn/a39 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6530
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
12422
Writing scoren/a15127
Web scoren/a10324
Video editingn/a7244
Data manipulationn/a10926
NanoReview Scoren/a12422

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 30.2 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 One UI 5.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3700 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:03 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
19:34
Web Browsingn/a07:10 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:49 h
Standby Moden/a100 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 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 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung GN5
Sensor size1/1.951/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor sizen/a1/3.94
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
129
Video quality
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
137
Overall camera score
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
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 850/900/1800MHzGSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B40/B41)LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 13 Plus 5G
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S22
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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