Apple - iPhone 17 vs Realme - 13 Pro+

The 13 Pro+ edges ahead on the Mars Score (61.7 vs 65.2), but the 3.5-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the iPhone 17 if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. The biggest gaps in its favor are antutu, promised os updates, wireless charging.

Pick the 13 Pro+ if you photograph or shoot video regularly and want the better imaging pipeline of the two. Its strongest claims are wired charging, front camera, ram, among others.

Both ship with comparable refresh rate, 5g support, pixel density, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.