Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G vs Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 194g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Huawei P20 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.83 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1272x2800 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1500 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
PWM (Flicker)n/a238 Hz
Response timen/a4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.5 mm (6.44 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 77.3 mm (3.04 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Purple
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
89.1 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
- 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 256 216
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
1178
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
3146
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1178518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)31461562
Geekbench Compute (GPU)3997n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
818241
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU27058995187
GPU197769104334
Memory18308182832
UX16680290088
NanoReview Score818241372441

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 12 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 225 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 24 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsingn/a07:43 h
Video Playbackn/a11:30 h
Gamesn/a05:07 h
Standby Moden/a80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX896Sony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.74
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.4
Focal length73 mm80 mm
SensorSony IMX882n/a
Sensor size1/1.951/4
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
109

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P20 Pro
113

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 4.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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
NFC* Yes 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, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesNo

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
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 589 900
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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