Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2) that was released on July 30, 2024, against the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 13 Pro Plus 5G
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 4500 mAh
- Shows 17% longer battery life (26:55 vs 22:58 hours)
- Delivers 8% higher peak brightness (1409 against 1304 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 50 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (125W versus 80W)
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 394 PPI)
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1139 and 966 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 92.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 98% |
| PWM | - | 714 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.34 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.23 mm (6.35 inches) |
| Width | 73.91 mm (2.91 inches) | 72.4 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.23 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.19 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Green | Black, Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 252935 | 264341 |
| GPU | 183436 | 246297 |
| Memory | 155736 | 125758 |
| UX | 181717 | 171262 |
| Total score | 773824 | 807658 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [5 tests] |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Hello UI |
| OS size | - | 17 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 125 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | - | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (74% in 30 min) | Yes (91% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:18 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:01 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 14:52 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 05:40 hr | 05:10 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-701 | OmniVision OV50E |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/1.55" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.7 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 73 mm | 73 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" | 1/3.94" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC820 | SK Hynix HI1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | 1/3.0" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | Samsung JNS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" | 1/2.76" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2024 | April 2024 |
| Release date | August 2024 | April 2024 |
| Launch price | $395 | $699 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Yes, 125 W |
Further details
Notes on 13 Pro Plus 5G:
- There is a model with an eco-leather cover that has a lower weight (185.5 grams) and a thicker of 8.41 mm.
Notes on Edge 50 Pro:
- The 8/256 GB memory variant comes with a 68-watt power adapter.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

