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Following the launch of its flagship GT 7 Pro (review), Realme has introduced another high-profile addition to its lineup – the Realme 14 Pro series. In this review, I’ll take you through the Realme 14 Pro+ (the priciest of the two smartphones launched in the series), highlighting its standout features as well as areas where it falls short. For starters, the Realme 14 Pro+ is more affordable than its predecessor Realme 13 Pro+ (review). Furthermore, the smartphone touts an upgraded chipset, improved camera system, big battery, and the latest software. Keep reading this Realme 14 Pro+ review to discover more.
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Verdict
The Realme 14 Pro+ is a compelling option for its price, offering a robust IP69-rated design with smooth performance, a reliable camera setup, and excellent battery life. Features such as Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection and rapid 80W charging further enhance its appeal. That said, the device isn’t without its drawbacks. Its UI remains cluttered due to loads of pre-installed apps. Its display brightness also could’ve been better, considering the competition.
Design and display

Realme has refined the design of the 14 Pro series from its previous iteration. The Realme 14 Pro+ now boasts sleek, glossy edges and a smooth glass back panel, replacing the earlier sandblasted finish. While I admire the simplicity of the design, the device feels incredibly slippery, making it wise to use a case – such as the one included in the box – for added grip and protection. The handset retains the same circular camera module as its predecessor but lacks the inspiration from the luxury watch dials. The module is seamlessly recessed into the phone’s body, featuring matching edges and subtle etching that reads ‘Hyperimage+ f1.8mm 24mm 120x,’ adding a touch of sophistication to the design.
Smartphones | IP rating | Weight | Thickness |
Realme 14 Pro+ | IP69 | 194 grams | 8mm |
Redmi Note 14 Pro+ | IP68 | 210.8 grams | 8.85mm |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro | IP68 | 186 grams | 8.19mm |
We received the Bikaner Purple colour variant for review, which is exclusive to India. While it looks unique, the colour option could be a bit flashy for some. The handset is also available in Suede Grey and Pearl White, with the latter being particularly intriguing. The Pearl White variant features a colour-changing back that shifts to vibrant blue when exposed to temperatures below 16 degrees Celsius. This effect can last up to 12 months under normal usage conditions, as per Realme. However, the colour-changing technology is sensitive to ultraviolet light and prolonged exposure to sunlight, which may degrade its effectiveness over time.
The Realme 14 Pro+ is also lightweight and comfortable to use despite carrying a big 6,000mAh battery. Additionally, the smartphone is IP69 water and dust resistance certified, making it durable even in extreme weather. The Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection for display is another added benefit.
As for I/O, the handset sports a USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer on the bottom edge, along with a speaker grille. The power button and volume rocker are on the right spine, whereas the top edge features an IR blaster to control home appliances. The phone offers an optical fingerprint scanner underneath the display that takes a fraction of a second to unlock the device. Safe to say, I did not face any issues with the biometric security on this device.
Smartphones | Display size | Peak brightness |
Realme 14 Pro+ | 6.8-inch AMOLED | 1,500 nits |
Redmi Note 14 Pro+ | 6.67-inch AMOLED | 3,000 nits |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro | 6.7-inch pOLED | 1,600 nits |
The Realme 14 Pro+ sports a centred punch-hole 6.8-inch AMOLED display with 1.5K resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut, and razor-thin bezels. Notably, the display delivers a peak brightness of 1,500 nits, which is a step down compared to its competitors and predecessor. To recall, the Realme 13 Pro+ offered 2,000 nits peak brightness. This makes the outside visibility, particularly under direct sunlight a bit challenging.

Besides that, the display remains highly responsive and delivers the vibrant, crisp visuals you’d expect from a mid-tier smartphone. Users can customise the display’s colour profile with five preset options: Vivid, Natural, Pro, Cinematic, and Brilliant, accessible through the settings menu. The Vivid profile is applied by default, balancing rich colours and pleasing visuals. The handset provides HDR10 support but works only with YouTube out of the box. Netflix and other OTT platforms can only stream content in FHD resolution at max. Be that as it may, consuming multimedia content is fun on this device, owing to the excellent viewing angles and dual speaker output. The speakers provide a stereo experience with limited distortion at maximum volume.
Cameras

In optics, the Realme 14 Pro+ offers the same camera resolution as its predecessor, but with different Sony sensors and additional LED flash. The smartphone boasts a 50MP OIS Sony IMX896 main shooter, a 50MP 3x Sony IMX882 periscope telephoto lens, and an 8MP ultra-wide lens. Understandably, Realme has reserved the best for its Pro+ model, as the regular Realme 14 Pro (review) skips both telephoto and ultra-wide cameras.
For selfies and video calling, the handset offers a 32MP snapper in the punch-hole setup. Overall, these cameras deliver crisp images with impressive detail and a commendable dynamic range, particularly in well-lit conditions. However, the processing time remains a drawback, as it can take a few seconds to produce the final image, leaving room for improvement in this area. Realme is generally known for boosting colours, which stands here as well. In that case, a firmware update may improve the colour accuracy in photos.
The phone offers 3x optical zoom, delivering impressive detail and vibrant colours when capturing distant subjects. To further enhance low-light photography, it features a MagicGlow Triple Flash system comprising three adjustable flashlights for brightness and colour temperature. While this system proves useful in extremely low-light conditions, the results more often than not appear overexposed.
Here’s a comparison of the Realme 14 Pro+ camera performance against its closest competitors Redmi Note 14 Pro+ (review) and Motorola Edge 50 Pro (review):
Daylight


The Realme 14 Pro+ captures images with warm tones, while the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ leans towards cooler tones. Additionally, the Realme smartphone enhances brightness in its photos, making them appear sharper compared to its counterpart in daylight conditions. That said, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ offers superior dynamic range, making them more natural and social media-ready.


The Motorola Edge 50 Pro also produces images with more contrast than the Realme 14 Pro+, although its colours are punchier than the actual scene. Be that as it may, the Motorola smartphone preserves more details than the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ around the shadowy areas with minimum graininess.
Ultra-wide


The Realme 14 Pro+ ensures consistent colour science across both ultra-wide and primary camera images. This works to its advantage, particularly when capturing landscapes, at least in comparison to the Redmi Note 14 Pro+. Unlike the Redmi, the Realme 14 Pro+ avoids smoothing out details to minimise graininess, resulting in more discernible objects and better overall clarity.


The Motorola Edge 50 Pro delivers better ultra-wide shots than both the Realme 14 Pro+ and the Redmi Note 14 Pro+. While the colours are noticeably boosted, this can be overlooked due to the superior level of detail. This advantage can likely be attributed to Motorola’s larger 12MP ultra-wide lens, compared to the 8MP lens on the Realme device.
Portrait


The Realme 14 Pro+ outperforms both the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ and the Motorola Edge 50 in portrait photography. The Redmi struggles significantly, failing to preserve facial details and accurately detect the edges of the subject. Although Motorola performs slightly better, its results are still disappointing, with subtle smoothing of facial features and oversaturated colours that look unnatural.


The Realme 14 Pro+ delivers more realistic colours than its competitors and impressive facial detail. Although its edge detection isn’t precise, it remains respectable, and the bokeh effect appears natural and pleasing.
Selfie


The Realme 14 Pro+ delivers a mixed performance in selfies. While it produces better results than the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, its facial highlights fall short of the level of detail offered by the Motorola Edge 50 Pro. However, the Motorola smartphone struggles with accurately reproducing skin tones, colours, and background exposure, making its overall output less consistent.


The Realme 14 Pro+ has all those parameters covered, making its selfies more appealing than its counterparts.
Low-light


In low light, the Realme 14 Pro+ captures less grainy images than the Redmi Note 14 Pro+, giving it an edge over its rival. However, it struggles to control light flares as effectively as the Redmi smartphone, resulting in a loss of shadow detail and finer nuances. Despite this shortcoming, the Realme 14 Pro+ produces images that are visually more appealing with brighter and more vibrant colours.


The Motorola Edge 50 Pro hits that sweet spot, balancing both light flare and details when the conditions are dim. The images also have a better dynamic range and more accurate colour representation than the Realme offering.
Night mode


With the night mode kicked in, the lens flare is reduced significantly on all three smartphones. Be that as it may, the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ produces less appealing images than the Realme 14 Pro+ and Motorola Edge 50 Pro.


The Motorola Edge 50 Pro excels over both smartphones in offering relatively sharp and crisp images. The handset’s colour and scene representation are on par with the Realme smartphone.
Performance and software

At the core of the Realme 14 Pro+ lies Qualcomm’s mid-range Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, aided by up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage. While the RAM can be extended virtually using a portion of the phone’s storage, the actual storage remains limited with no option to expand it using a microSD card. As for the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, it had already debuted in India with the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ smartphone. It is a reliable chipset for regular everyday activities. There were no discernible hiccups or lags while using this device for my regular usage, which involved browsing, scrolling social media, streaming, and checking emails.


While the handset may not be ideal for heavy usage, as reflected in its benchmark scores, it can handle graphically demanding games such as BGMI, Call of Duty, and Real Racing 3. The phone supports 90 FPS in BGMI for smoother gameplay. Unfortunately, we couldn’t measure the frame rate, but at moderate settings, the Realme 14 Pro+ thermals increased by a total of 19.5 degrees Celsius after playing all three games for 30 minutes each. The increase in temperature is higher than the Redmi Note 14 Pro+ by a couple of degrees.

The Realme 14 Pro+ thermal efficiency could be attributed to the large 6000mm square VC cooling system, which ensures stable performance during prolonged sessions.
Smartphones | Pre-installed apps | OS updates |
Realme 14 Pro+ | 63 | 2 years major + 3 years security |
Redmi Note 14 Pro+ | 66 | 3 years major + 4 years security |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro | 41 | 3 years major + 4 years security |
The Realme 14 Pro+ runs Realme UI 6.0, built on top of Android 15, straight out of the box. The user experience is largely similar to that of the Realme GT 7 Pro (review), complete with numerous pre-installed apps, which include several popular third-party options (removable). The phone also includes a suite of AI-powered features, such as AI Ultra Clarity 2.0, AI Snap Mode, and AI Eraser 2.0. These tools enable users to enhance the clarity of old images, remove unwanted elements from photos, and more. While these features get the job done, they are not as perfect as the Galaxy AI and Pixel AI tools.
Another drawback of the smartphone is its limited update policy. While many companies now offer three — and in some cases, even four — major software updates, Realme provides only two major OS upgrades and three years of security updates for this smartphone. This puts it at a disadvantage compared to competitors in terms of long-term software support.
Battery and charging

Realme has upgraded its Pro lineup in the number series with a more robust 6,000mAh battery, giving the Realme 14 Pro+ a notable edge in the PCMark battery test. The smartphone achieved an impressive score of 16 hours and 10 minutes, outperforming most competitors in its segment, including the Motorola Edge 50 Pro and Redmi Note 14 Pro+.

The Realme 14 Pro+ also demonstrates superior battery efficiency during video streaming. In our 30-minute YouTube streaming test, the device consumed just 3 percent of its battery, showcasing better performance than its rivals. However, heavy usage can lead to a steeper battery drain. For instance, during intensive use, the battery depleted by 19 percent, which is higher than the Redmi Note 14 Pro+. That said, it’s worth noting that the Redmi device is equipped with a slightly larger 6,200mAh battery.
Smartphones | Charging speeds | Charging time (20-100 percent) |
Realme 14 Pro+ | 80W | 45 minutes |
Redmi Note 14 Pro+ | 90W | 53 minutes |
Motorola Edge 50 Pro | 125W | 16 minutes |
This suggests that while the smartphone’s battery efficiency will be good for casual usage such as streaming videos, it may fall short during heavy usage. However, its quick 80W SuperVOOC charging solution ensures you’re ready to go in no time. With the included compatible charger, the handset can recharge an almost depleted battery from 20 percent to 100 percent in approximately 45 minutes. The Realme 14 Pro+ offers a smart rapid charge feature, which can recharge the device at quicker speeds at the expense of an increase in thermals. However, it didn’t do the job for me. The handset took roughly the same time to fully recharge the device to 100 percent with the feature activated.
Final verdict
This concludes our Realme 14 Pro+ review. While the smartphone offers noteworthy improvements in key areas over its predecessor, there are things it could have done better. The display’s peak brightness lags behind competitors, and the colour-changing back panel, while innovative, may degrade with prolonged sunlight exposure, especially in a region like India. The camera performance, although impressive in many aspects, still requires optimisation for processing speed and colour accuracy. Additionally, Realme’s limited software update policy puts it at a disadvantage for long-term use, especially when rival brands offer more extended support.
However, for those seeking a well-rounded smartphone with reliable performance, good battery life, and a modern design, the Realme 14 Pro+ delivers a strong value proposition. The handset’s refined design with upgraded Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset, versatile camera setup, robust 6,000mAh battery, and vibrant 6.8-inch AMOLED display all work in its favour.
The Realme 14 Pro+ is priced in India at Rs 29,999 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, whereas the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage options cost Rs 31,999 and Rs 34,999 respectively.
Editor’s rating: 7.5/10
Reasons to buy
- IP69-certified for water and dust resistance, combined with Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection.
- Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset handles daily tasks and moderate gaming well.
- 50MP OIS main shooter and 50MP periscope telephoto lens deliver respectable images in various conditions.
- Excellent 16-hour PCMark score and efficient battery drain during video streaming.
Reasons to not buy
- The software feels cluttered with several apps pre-installed.
- Outdoor visibility under direct sunlight lags behind competitors.
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