realme 9 Pro Plus vs realme 9 5G

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Comparing the realme 9 Pro Plus vs realme 9 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 9 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,326, while realme 9 5G scores 1,794, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: realme 9 5G offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 6.4 inches, making realme 9 5G the larger display of the two. realme 9 Pro Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 9 5G's IPS LCD, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 9 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme 9 5G offers 48 MP, making realme 9 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and realme 9 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 9 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 16h 33m, while realme 9 5G delivers 13h 25m, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: realme 9 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 128 GB, making realme 9 5G the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 9 5G is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 9 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while realme 9 Pro Plus has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

81%
76%

Release Date

21 Feb, 2022
10 Mar, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 920
MediaTek Dimensity 810
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
5000 mAh
60W Super Dart Charging
18W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Amazing display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Great battery life
  • Decent performance
  • Acceptable battery life
  • Good display

Cons

  • Bland design
  • Bloatware
  • Low light photography could be better
  • Still on Android 11
  • Macro and depth sensors serve little purpose

User Ratings

4.4/5
(32,939 ratings)
4.5/5
(43,547 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

505,838
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
13h 25m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2022
(Official)
Mar 10, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v11

Custom UI

Realme UI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
MediaTek Dimensity 810

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

505,838
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.7 %
34.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

430 nits
600 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.21 %
83.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90.5 %

Design

Height

160.2 mm
162.5 mm

Width

73.3 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

182 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view25.4 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGM1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.4 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera25.6 mm focal length 1/3.09" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Super Dart Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

16h 33m
13h 25m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 43m 24s
1h 59m 20s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.727 W/kg
Head: 1.053 W/kg Body: 0.738 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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