Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Lighter design: 194g vs 240g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4352mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • 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
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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 OLED
Size 6.83 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1272x2800 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1500 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1049 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a8.5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.65 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
89.1 %
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 810 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 256 640
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
1178
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
2266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
3146
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
5459
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11782266
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31465459
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3997n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
818241
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
1326730
CPU270589327704
GPU197769434683
Memory183081248498
UX166802315845
NanoReview Score8182411326730
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
9444
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.8 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9444

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 13 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4352 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 23 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
28:08
Web Browsingn/a11:16 h
Video Playbackn/a17:03 h
Gamesn/a06:41 h
Standby Moden/a136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX896Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.561/1.66
Pixel size1 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.8
Focal length73 mm77 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX713
Sensor size1/1.951/3.4
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX772
Sensor size1/4.01/3.4
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
140
Video quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
146
Overall camera score
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a81
Zoomn/a119

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
128
Video quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
143

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 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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C n/a
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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/5/8UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
80.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr September, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr September, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 589 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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