realme 14 Pro+ 5G - Still the ultimate mid-range camera phone in PH, here's why

First introduced in late March of 2025, the realme 14 Pro+ 5G remains one of the most attractive mid-range camera phones under PHP 30K in the Philippines for us.

Still a GREAT camera phone at this price point

For just PHP 27,999, it is still one of the most affordable officially launched smartphones in the country, boasting a color-changing design and camera specs you won't normally see at this price category.

Moreover, its overall set of specs and features, as well as AI-related capabilities, is superb for us.

Here's why.

realme 14 Pro+ 5G - Still the ultimate mid-range camera phone in PH, here's why

Near flagship-level cameras

Great shadows, colors, and dynamic range

Despite its mid-range pricing, the realme 14 Pro+ 5G features a high-end primary camera, namely the 50MP f/1.8 Sony IMX896 with OIS for stabilization.

1x daylight

This is the same primary sensor found on several high-end smartphones just a year or two back.

For your travel shots, these cameras can do postcard-like images with minimal grain, great colors, and spot-on dynamic range.

24mm and 73mm (3x) zoom food shot 

Moreover, it uses a 50MP f/2.65 Sony IMX882 3x optical zoom camera, helping the device take impressive Portrait shots with minimal distortion and improved edge detection.

1x and 2x Portrait mode

Portrait of our friend Gian (Gadget Pilipinas) while partying inside a Barcelona club

Even in the dark, the Portrait mode can deliver with minimal noise.

Ultra-wide, 1x

2x, 3x zoom

Its periscope zoom lens paired with the primary shooter also allows the camera phone to enjoy long distance shooting with long-distance shooting, even in challenging conditions like our shots above.

1x, 3x

The zoom also helps in taking super-close macro snaps that some may find pretty impressive.

At 120x, it helps users see decently what our naked eye can't see.

Some ultra-wide images

The ultra-wide camera is a surprise and performed better than expected for an 8MP sensor.

Some low light snaps

Generally, these cameras are great with plenty of details and nice warm colors for touristy shots, cityscapes, food shots, and portraits, among many others.

Even at night, this camera phone can deliver across different focal lengths. Yes, even the ultra-wide camera is good for taking non-moving night shots.

In case it is really dark, it also has the MagicGlow Triple Flash, which also helps in taking high-quality Portrait snaps with a softlight-like effect without external lights.

It takes selfies with a nice background blur

Selfie performance is above average in challenging conditions

In the selfie department, it has a wide field of view, making it ideal for groufies. It is also generally crisp in details, has punchy enough colors, and with a decent Portrait mode.

It can take usable to great selfies in different lighting conditions.

To see more shots, including 4K 60fps video samples, watch the video below.

realme 14 Pro+ Camera Specs

• Primary camera - 50MP f/1.8 Sony IMX898 w/ PDAF, OIS (24mm equivalent)
• Ultra-wide camera - 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide camera (16mm equivalent)
• Zoom camera - 50MP f/2.65 Sony IMX882 periscope camera w/ OIS (73mm equivalent)
• Flash - MagicGlow Triple Flash w/ adjustable brightness and color temperature
• Selfie camera - 32MP f/2.0
• Video - Up to 4K 30fps recording (back and front)

Good speed and actual performance

AnTuTu, Geekbench, and Wild Life Extreme benchmark scores

For a camera phone, this handset is fast enough. It uses the 4nm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 octa-core processor with up to 2.5GHz clockspeed, paired with an Adreno GPU paired with 12GB of RAM, and 512GB of internal storage.

Based on our experience, the overall phone usage is snappy enough for the price. The camera app does not lag, and accessing your favorite modes is instantaneous most of the time.

Even for editing your photos and 4K videos on your favorite app, you won't have issues with this one. It even has a nice cooling system to help prevent the phone from getting hot, especially when taking 4K videos, which is usually the cause of heat on other phones.

By the way, the processor of this one is also responsible for helping optimize the snaps we took above, thanks to its use of a good-quality 12-bit ISP, which allowed the phone to support high-resolution camera sensors and enable using multiple camera lenses simultaneously.

AND yes, this has AI that you can use for AI Erase 2.0 to remove unwanted objects in your shots and AI Ultra Clarity to enhance the sharpness of blurred images.

Large 6,000mAh battery

A good camera phone won't be that fun to use if the battery life is bad. Thankfully, that is not the case with the realme 14 Pro+ 5G, as this is sporting a large 6,000mAh battery capacity.

In our experience, it can last up to two days on a single charge. It has over 10 hours of gaming and over 17 hours of video playback.

When it comes to content creation (taking photos, videos, editing, uploading on social media), I was able to use it for an entire work day (8 AM to 6 PM) with 30 percent left in the tank.

Moreover, it charges via USB-C 80W, which can give it 50 percent of juice in 24 minutes of charge and 100 percent in under 1 hour. With these, you can use the phone after a few minutes of charging to go back to shooting a lot of photos and clips.

Durable build, yet slim and stylish

The phone's back design changes to blue upon interacting in cold environments such as being exposed to aircon, dipping in water, or placing ice on the back

Despite having all those large camera sensors, big battery capacity, and other capable specs, the realme 14 Pro+ 5G remains stylish, durable, slim, and fairly lightweight.

To recap, the handset uses a color-changing design, ArmorShell with Gorilla Glass 7i for drop-resistance, and class-leading IP69 of dust and water resistance. The result is that it has received TUV Rheinland's Rugged Smartphone Certification and passed the Military Grade Shock-Resistance Test.

realme 14 Pro+ 5G Specs

Display: 6.83-inch Gorilla Glass 7i + Armor Shield Glass protected curved OLED screen w/ 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, 3840Hz PWM dimming, Pro-XDR, 1.5K 2800 x 1272 resolution at 395 ppi

CPU: 2.5GHz 4nm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno

RAM: 12GB

ROM: 512GB

Back Camera: 50MP f/1.8 Sony IMX896 w/ OIS + 8MP f/2.2 112-degree ultra-wide-angle + 50MP f/2.65 Sony IMX882 3x optical zoom camera w/ OIS + MagicGlow Triple Flash

Selfie Camera: 32MP f/2.2

Battery: 6,000mAh w/ 80W SUPERVOOC

OS: Android 15 w/ realme UI 6.0

Connectivity: WiFi 6 (2.4GHz/5GHz), 5G SA/NSA, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5.2, OTG, NFC, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: In-Display fingerprint sensor, IP69 dust and water resistance, Super Linear Dual Speakers, Hi-Res Audio, Dolby Atmos, Dual-mic Noise Cancellation, 6000mm² VC Cooling System, USB-C, Colors: Pearl White (color-changing), Suede Grey

Dimensions: 163.51 x 77.34 x 7.99 mm (Pearl White), 8.29 mm (Suede Grey)

Weight: 194 g (Pearl White), 196 g (Suede Grey)

Price: PHP 27,999

AND that's it, the above-mentioned details are the reasons why the realme 14 Pro+ 5G is still the ultimate mid-range camera phone in the Philippines in its class for us.

This phone is priced at PHP 27,999 SRP.