I have never had the real thing so I would not know how this dildo stands up to that. I mean, let’s put it like this: of all the toys that I’ve tried, this is probably one of my all time faves. For me, the girth is perfect. It’s not too big, and it’s not too small. If it’s too small what’s the use, right? The length works well for me as well. I can bottom out (pun intended) on the balls on this bad boy with zero problem. Anything longer starts to hurt when you use it too deeply. So the length of this thing is just deep enough for it to still feel amazing. The consensus for me is that it is stiff enough that I can kind of slide into it without having to pick it up, use a finger to control entry etc. But it’s not so rigid that you feel like you have a rock stashed inside you.