Home Phone comparison Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 8 Pro (China) - Which is better?

Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Realme GT 8 Pro (China)

70 out 100
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
VS
95 out 100
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, vs Realme GT 8 Pro (China), Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 Pro Plus 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 214g
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 508ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
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 Pro Plus 5G
vs
GT 8 Pro (China)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
1395 nits
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.34 mm (6.35 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 73.91 mm (2.91 in) 76.87 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.23 mm (0.32 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Green		 - White
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
90.8 %
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
91 %

Performance

Testing Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G and Realme GT 8 Pro (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
966
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
3210
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
2839
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
9677
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9663210
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)28399677
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2266n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
638813
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
4007194
CPU2029781173438
GPU1305821475754
Memory148958486517
UX156295871485
NanoReview Score6388134007194
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
13919
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Writing score13962n/a
Web score17252n/a
Video editing6736n/a
Data manipulation9684n/a
NanoReview Score13919n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Fast Charging Yes (74% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
26:55
Realme GT 8 Pro (China)
n/a
Web Browsing13:01 hn/a
Video Playback14:52 hn/a
Games05:40 hn/a
Standby Mode120 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm22 mm
SensorSony LYT-701n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.6
Focal length73 mm65 mm
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSmartSens SC820n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.88
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 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 5.2 6.0
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 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850/900/1800MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 395 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 560
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, 120 W

Note

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.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 8 Pro (China) the clear winner in this comparison.

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