Realme Neo 7 vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme Neo 7 Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 15 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme Neo 7
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 4383mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 213g
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme Neo 7 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus
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 AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1638 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a60 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.55 mm (6.4 in) 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
Width 76.39 mm (3.01 in) 77.8 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.56 mm (0.34 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Purple
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme Neo 7
89.4 %
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
88 %

Performance

Testing Realme Neo 7 and Apple iPhone 15 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme Neo 7
2330
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
2621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme Neo 7
7541
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
6626
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)23302621
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)75416626
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15258n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme Neo 7
2184452
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
1369027
CPU527454378908
GPU907302436307
Memory372458231161
UX377238322651
NanoReview Score21844521369027
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
9703
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.6 °C
Stabilityn/a80 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9703

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 4383 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:34 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
29:51
Web Browsingn/a13:13 h
Video Playbackn/a20:21 h
Gamesn/a07:01 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No n/a
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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 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/1.9f/1.6
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX904
Sensor size1/1.9531/1.56
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
147
Video quality
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
153
Overall camera score
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
145
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a84
Zoomn/a114

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No 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 1/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/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 No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme Neo 7
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Plus
90.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 899
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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