[Winner announced] iQOO Z9s Pro vs Realme 13 Plus blind camera comparison: round one

Update: We have the votes of round one, and according to them you guys preferred the Realme 13 Plus 5G’s camera in three of five scenarios in our blind camera comparison. Hence the Realme 13 Plus 5G now advances to the next round, and the iQOO Z9s Pro stands eliminated.

Step into the 91mobiles Blind Camera League! We’re pitting smartphone cameras from across the spectrum against each other in a series of image challenges. But the twist? You are the judge! Simply vote for the shots that catch your eye, and the device with the least votes will be eliminated. One by one, we’ll narrow down the field until only one phone is left standing as the ultimate camera champion.

Round one competitors

In the first round, we have the iQOO Z9s Pro (review) and the Realme 13 Plus 5G (review) competing for the title of Best Camera Phone Under Rs 25,000. Check out the blind camera comparisons below, and vote for your favourite photos!

Competitors in Group A-D (Under Rs 25,000):

Camera specs at a glance:

Before we begin our blind camera test, let’s first review these phones’ on-paper specs. Since it is a blind camera test, we have renamed the phones as “Phone A” and “Phone B”, the names will be disclosed once the poll ends after a week.

iQOO Z9s ProRealme 13 Plus 5G
Primary camera50 MP (Sony IMX882), f/1.79 with PDAF & OIS50 MP (Sony LYT-600), f/1.8 with PDAF & OIS
Secondary camera8 MP (ultrawide), f/2.22 MP (depth)
Front Camera16 MP, f/2.416 MP, f/2.4


To ensure fair competition, we will consider only the common lenses. Hence, we won’t be comparing the ultrawide shot in this comparison.

Daylight HDR

We took these shots in HDR mode from both phones, to test parameters like HDR processing, colour management, and sharpness we took this daylight shot from each of them.

Portrait

This portrait was captured from the same distance and at the same focal length, from the iQOO Z9s Pro and Realme 13 Plus simultaneously.

Selfie

Here are the selfies from both the phones beside each other, to test the front camera on parameters like colour management, focusing capabilities, HDR processing, and more.

Low light without night mode

Here’s a low-light shot taken with the iQOO Z9s Pro and Realme 13 Plus 5G without using night mode, to test their low-light capabilities.

Low light with night mode

These night mode samples were clicked in the same setup, on the iQOO Z9s Pro and Realme 13 Plus 5G.


This wraps up our blind camera comparison between the iQOO Z9s Pro and Realme 13 Plus 5G. Now, it’s time to pick the images you like more, by casting your vote in the polls attached to each segment. We will keep the polls open for a week. Come back on Monday, November 11th to find out the winner of this shootout.

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