Realme 13 Pro+: The Best Camera Phone Under 3000 Yuan, Leading the Mid-Range Market in Telephoto Capabilities

Realme 13 Pro+: The Best Camera Phone Under 3000 Yuan, Leading the Mid-Range Market in Telephoto CapabilitiesSince the strong return of the Realme digital series, it has continuously made breakthroughs and innovations in high-quality screens, high-quality design, and high-pixel imaging. Especially in the field of imaging, from the Realme 10 Pro+ pioneering the 100-megapixel 3x single-lens zoom, to the Realme 11 Pro+ being the first in the mid-range to feature a 200-megapixel 4x single-lens zoom, and then to the Realme 12 Pro+ popularizing the large-aperture periscope telephoto lens in the mid-range segment, the Realme digital series has always been committed to bringing users better imaging experiences

Realme 13 Pro+: The Best Camera Phone Under 3000 Yuan, Leading the Mid-Range Market in Telephoto Capabilities

Since the strong return of the Realme digital series, it has continuously made breakthroughs and innovations in high-quality screens, high-quality design, and high-pixel imaging. Especially in the field of imaging, from the Realme 10 Pro+ pioneering the 100-megapixel 3x single-lens zoom, to the Realme 11 Pro+ being the first in the mid-range to feature a 200-megapixel 4x single-lens zoom, and then to the Realme 12 Pro+ popularizing the large-aperture periscope telephoto lens in the mid-range segment, the Realme digital series has always been committed to bringing users better imaging experiences. Now, the Realme 13 Pro+ once again leads the industry, focusing on meeting users' needs for ultra-long-distance shooting in scenarios like travel and everyday use. Thanks to the industry's first Sony LYT-600 ultra-light periscope telephoto lens, coupled with 3x optical and 120x digital zoom capabilities, the Realme 13 Pro+ stands out among its peers.

I. Appearance: Flash Gold Glass Process Combined with Double Curved Screen, Comfortable and Vibrant Feel

The Realme 13 Pro+ features a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen on the front, supporting a maximum refresh rate of 120Hz and a resolution of 24121080. This screen inherits the double-curved design of the Realme digital series, covered with Realme's self-developed Crystal Armor Glass, which improves drop resistance by 160% and scratch resistance by 100% compared to ordinary glass. The Realme 13 Pro+'s 32-megapixel front camera uses a center-mounted punch-hole design.

The Realme 13 Pro+ we have in hand is the Monet Gold color scheme, which uses an innovative flash gold glass process on the back, cleverly capturing and reproducing the subtle light and shadow flow effects from Monet's paintings. This unique process endows the phone with a low-saturation golden sheen, allowing comfort and dynamism to harmoniously blend on its surface, showcasing an almost artistic beauty. The centered camera module adopts a triple-camera scheme, with a single-color temperature LED flash on the bottom right. The edges of the phone's lens use a triangular anti-texture lens ring, which has been CNC machined with 300 cuts, achieving a 360 luxury watch-level precision texture, perfectly replicating the aesthetic design of diving watches.

The top of the Realme 13 Pro+ features an independent speaker opening and a noise-canceling microphone. Unfortunately, it does not come equipped with an infrared remote control sensor. The bottom of the phone features a speaker that pairs with the top one to create a stereo sound field, with the Type-C charging and headphone combo jack, microphone, and SIM card slot arranged from left to right. The power button and volume control buttons of the Realme 13 Pro+ are both located on the right side of the body. The phone comes with an 80W fast charging power adapter.

II. Imaging: First in Its Price Range to Feature Sony LYT-600 Periscope Telephoto, Superior Telephoto Image Quality

The Realme 13 Pro+ takes imaging to a new level once again. While maintaining the full-focal-length triple-camera module, both the main camera and the periscope telephoto module have been upgraded, making it the best mid-range imaging phone with the best camera to date.

The Realme 13 Pro+'s main camera is the first to feature a 50-megapixel Sony LYT-701 CMOS, a 1/1.56-inch ultra-large sensor, a single pixel size of 2m, and up to 2x lossless zoom. It also supports OIS optical image stabilization. The periscope telephoto uses the industry's first Sony LYT-600 sensor, a 1/1.95-inch ultra-large sensor, 50-megapixel ultra-high resolution, a single pixel size of 0.8m, and can achieve 3x optical zoom, 6x ISZ lossless zoom, and up to 120x super-telephoto zoom, allowing users to capture extremely good images even at long distances.

2.1 Main Camera

The Realme 13 Pro+'s Sony LYT-701 main camera, in slightly gloomy outdoor daytime scenes, the 1/1.56-inch wide photosensitive element can capture sufficient light, making the captured images both bright and clear, perfectly reproducing the realistic colors and atmosphere of the scene. Additionally, thanks to the OIS optical image stabilization technology, even when shooting handheld, stable and clear images can be easily captured, further enhancing image quality.

2.2 Telephoto

The Realme 13 Pro+'s 3x periscope telephoto camera supports native 3x optical zoom (75mm). In daytime lighting conditions, it accurately reproduces light and shadow, ensuring that the saturation of the image colors is just right, realistic and vivid. Furthermore, the 6x lossless zoom (144mm) image, after cropping, benefits from the tuning of the flagship-level ultra-light imaging engine, resulting in almost lossless image quality, with details perfectly preserved. Whether capturing tiny text in the distance or fine textures on the edges of buildings, it can be clearly presented, meticulous in its detail.

2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle

The 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens automatically enables automatic correction by default. Whether capturing magnificent natural landscapes or expansive architectural scenes, it can present an expansive and breathtaking atmosphere, adding a stronger sense of dynamism to the photos.

2.4 Night Scene

At night, the Realme 13 Pro+'s 23mm large-aperture main camera, shooting directly at lights, can significantly reduce optical interference. The sample photos are transparent, with dark details clearly presented, and even small text on the light signs can be clearly displayed. Whether it's the dazzling lights of the city or the tranquil depth of the night sky, the Realme 13 Pro+ can effortlessly capture the unique atmosphere of the night.

III. Performance and Gaming: Effortless Blacking with King's Glory and PUBG

The Realme 13 Pro+ features the same chip as its predecessor, with the Snapdragon 7s Gen2 mobile platform built-in. This time, it comes standard with 12GB of RAM, and of course, DRE dynamic RAM expansion is still supported, with the phone offering up to 12GB+12GB of RAM expansion. The Realme 13 Pro+ we have has the 12GB+512GB top configuration, and we'll conduct a series of game tests on the phone next.

We conducted the tests in an office environment with a room temperature of 25, using two mainstream mobile games, King's Glory and PUBG Mobile, to test the frame rate and temperature.

3.1 King's Glory

King's Glory, the national mobile game, can enable Ultra-High frame rate in High Definition graphics. The game runs at a maximum of 90FPS. After a 15-minute test of a tense and exciting 5V5 team battle, the average frame rate reached 89.94FPS, almost maintaining a near-full-frame rate throughout. After the game, the maximum temperature on the back of the phone was 39.4 degrees Celsius.

3.2 PUBG Mobile

Finally, we tested PUBG Mobile. In HDR High Definition graphics, the game can enable Extreme frame rate. After a 15-minute test of an intense battle, the game's average frame rate remained stable at 59.9FPS, with almost no fluctuation in the frame rate curve. The phone's temperature was slightly higher after this game compared to King's Glory, with a maximum temperature of 39.6 degrees Celsius.

IV. Charging and Battery Life: 5200mAh Large Battery, Full Charge in 46 Minutes, Nearly 13 Hours of Battery Life Ranks Among the Top Ten

The Realme 13 Pro+'s battery and charging have both been upgraded compared to its predecessor. The battery capacity has been increased to 5200mAh, and the wired charging power has been increased from 67W to 80W. We also conducted tests on the Realme 13 Pro+'s charging and battery life.

4.1 Charging Test

We conducted a screen-off charging test starting from 5%. The phone reached 31% charge in 10 minutes, 54% in 20 minutes, 74% in 30 minutes, and finally reached full charge in 46 minutes.

4.2 Battery Life Test

For the battery life test, we used the professional battery life testing tool - Battery Doggo, produced by Kuai Technology. In the test items, it is set by default to test to 20% battery, and all test items are checked, including CPU high pressure,