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Realme GT5 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15

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Realme GT5 Pro
VS
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Apple iPhone 15
Realme GT5 Pro
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT5 Pro Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme GT5 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 218g
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme GT5 Pro and Apple iPhone 15
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme GT5 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 4500 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT5 Pro
1656 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a306 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 75.06 mm (2.96 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 9.23 mm (0.36 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT5 Pro
91.4 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT5 Pro and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT5 Pro
2279
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT5 Pro
7068
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22792599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70686545
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT5 Pro], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT5 Pro
2069095
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU462949378046
GPU858699449766
Memory412582261642
UX334865325827
NanoReview Score20690951415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT5 Pro
14771
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stability87 %81 %
Graphics Test88 fps59 fps
Graphics Score147719632
Sources: 3DMark [Realme GT5 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT5 Pro
18706
Apple iPhone 15
n/a
Writing score25741n/a
Web score15534n/a
Video editing6885n/a
Data manipulation14001n/a
NanoReview Score18706n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5400 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (62% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT5 Pro
23:53
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing11:34 h10:47 h
Video Playback13:25 h16:55 h
Games06:36 h05:36 h
Standby Mode102 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.7x 114
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-T808n/a
Sensor size1/1.431/1.5
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length65 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX890n/a
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1.14 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/4.01/2.55
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a84
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE ()
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT5 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2023 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 700 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 100 W No

Note

Realme GT5 Pro:

The device has a glass back, but is also available in eco-leather (weighs 224 grams).

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

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