Realme 14 Pro 5G vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 14 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy, vs Apple iPhone SE (2020), Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme 14 Pro 5G
- Larger display: 6.77in
- Higher pixel density: 388ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 1821mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
- Lighter design: 148g vs 179g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 3/128 GB - 3/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.77 in | 4.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2392 pixels | 750x1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 16:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 1400 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8 % | 65.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.9 % |
| Response time | n/a | 29 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | 2457:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 in) | 138.4 mm (5.45 in) |
| Width | 74.9 mm (2.95 in) | 67.3 mm (2.65 in) |
| Thickness | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) | 7.3 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 179 g (6.31 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP69 | IP67 |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Pink |
- White - Black - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Energy | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.6 (Thunder) - 2/2.65 (Lightning) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 655 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Apple A13 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1047 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | 536.1 GFLOPS | 629.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 987 | 1612 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2878 | 4209 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 2477 | n/a |
| CPU | 213881 | 196968 |
| GPU | 144915 | 317041 |
| Memory | 154128 | 122258 |
| UX | 160782 | 164318 |
| NanoReview Score | 673706 | 800585 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 68 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6872 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
3 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 8.4 GB |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 6.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 36 min) | Yes (55% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:17 h | 2:32 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:52 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 10:09 h |
| Games | n/a | 03:33 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 79 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 12 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 28 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | 1/3 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 7 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 3088x2320 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 32 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| 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 |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800MHz | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100)) |
| LTE category | n/a | 16 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2025 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 435 | 399 |
| 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 | Yes 5 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 14 Pro 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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