Home Phone comparison Realme 14 5G and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL - Which is better?

Realme 14 5G vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

66 out 100
Realme 14 5G
VS
82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Realme 14 5G
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 5G Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, Manufactured in August, 2024 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. 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 14 5G
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5060mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 5G and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 14 5G
vs
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1344x2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.1 mm (6.42 in) 162.8 mm (6.41 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Silver
- Gray
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 5G
87 %
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 5G and Google Pixel 9 Pro XL In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 256 896
GPU Frequency 895 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 5G
1067
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 5G
3080
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10671962
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30804700
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6902
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 5G
684046
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
CPU253546395641
GPU175378448762
Memory117189213528
UX137933235197
NanoReview Score6840461292858

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5060 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 37 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:19 h 1:18 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Web Browsingn/a11:42 h
Video Playbackn/a10:46 h
Gamesn/a05:57 h
Standby Moden/a92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length27 mm25 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/2.881/1.31
Pixel size0.61 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a113 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/1.7
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Video quality
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Overall camera score
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a86
Zoomn/a155
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX480 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/2.51
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 5G
n/a
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 410 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9 Pro XL the clear winner in this comparison.

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