Some time again we had the chance for a hands-on expertise with the Realme 14 Professional+ (we’ve got revealed a full assessment since). Now it’s time to have a more in-depth take a look at the opposite half of the 14 Professional collection, specifically the Realme 14 Professional. Each Professional and Professional+ are launching in Europe and the corporate featured each fashions prominently at its sales space on the MWC.
The common Professional mannequin is €100 cheaper than the Professional+ – the bottom 12/256GB fashions for every go for €430 and €530, respectively, with a €50 early hen low cost. The MSRPs are literally €480 and €580. Regardless of their outward similarities, they’re really fairly totally different.
Realme 14 Professional (left) and Realme 14 Professional+ (proper)
For starters, the Realme 14 Professional has a dual-curved (left/proper) as an alternative of a quad-curved show. It’s a comparable 6.77” OLED panel (120Hz, 10-bit) however with a decrease 1,080 x 2,392px decision (388ppi, down from 1,272 x 2,800px and 450ppi). Additionally, the display screen glass has no model title. That stated, the Professional is rated IP68/IP69, similar to the Professional+, and is MIL-STD-810H compliant too.
Twin-curved as an alternative of quad-curved show
Whereas we’re trying on the entrance, we’ll observe that the punch gap holds a much less succesful selfie digital camera – a 16MP sensor mixed with a fixed-focus 24mm lens, in comparison with a 32MP sensor with an autofocus 21mm lens on the Professional+. The video decision is decrease in addition to it’s capped at 1080p @ 30fps as an alternative of 4K.
We flip over to the again and the round digital camera island appears simply as busy as it’s on the Professional+, but it surely has fewer inhabitants. The essential distinction is that there is no such thing as a telephoto digital camera (the Professional+ has a 50MP 73mm periscope) and never even an ultra-wide module (vs. 8MP UW on the Professional+), only a 2MP depth sensor. Even the 50MP primary digital camera has been downgraded to a smaller sensor (1/1.95” 0.8µm vs. 1/1.56” 1.0µm), but it surely does maintain its Optical Picture Stabilization (OIS) and the power to report 4K @ 30fps video.
50MP primary digital camera and triple LED flash
We’ve got each telephones available and the Realme 14 Professional is noticeably thinner and lighter – 7.6/7.8mm and 179/182g in comparison with 8.0/8.3mm and 194/196g on the Professional+ (observe: the totally different colorways have totally different measurements). This will probably be much less noticeable when you possibly can’t do a direct comparability, however we respect the much less cumbersome construct.
Even higher, this doesn’t come at the price of the battery – each have 6,000mAh Si/C energy cells. That stated, charging is slower at 45W in comparison with 80W, so 1-50% cost finishes 12 minutes slower (36 min vs. 24 min) than the Professional+.
The Realme 14 Professional additionally makes use of a special chipset, a Dimensity 7300 Vitality, as an alternative of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 discovered contained in the Professional+. We haven’t had the chance to benchmark this variant of the 7300 but, but it surely ought to be pretty near its Snapdragon counterpart in CPU and GPU checks.
The Realme 14 Professional is powered by the Dimensity 7300 Vitality
The actual model we’ve got in our fingers is the mannequin with 12GB of RAM and 512GB storage. That’s the highest of the road mannequin, although, the bottom has 8GB of RAM and 128GB storage with 8/256GB and 12/256GB variants in between (observe that some variants is probably not out there in all markets).
Each 14 Professional fashions can be found in Grey and the Distinctive Pearl Design, which is formally identified merely as “White”. It actually is exclusive and it truly is pearl – the powdered seashell, which is combined however not uniformly. This kinds patterns of swirly traces which might be distinctive to every telephone.
Realme 14 Professional in Grey and White (pearl)
Realme additionally mixes in thermochromic pigments, that are white at room temperature however develop a vibrant blue hue as soon as the thermometer dips under 16°C (61°F). Notice that this impact will fade over time, lasting perhaps a few yr. Anyway, discover that whereas the Professional+ telephone has a clean and glossy body, the body on the Professional has a matte end and flatter sides.
Totally different end on the frames for each telephones
The Realme 14 Professional and 14 Professional+ had been initially unveiled in China, then launched in India and are actually out there in components of Europe. Once more, they begin at €430 and €530, respectively, whereas the early hen promo lasts (after that they go up by €50). You’ll obtain a 67W charger with the Professional and a 120W one with the Professional+, which is uncommon to see lately – particularly in Europe.
