Realme recently launched the latest 5G smartphone in India — Realme 12. The smartphone sports a 6.7-inch full HD+ display with 680 nits of peak brightness.
The smartphone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset paired with up to 8GB of RAM. The smartphone packs 128GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 2TB by adding a microSD card.
The dual SIM smartphone runs Android 14 operating system topped with the company's own layer of Realme UI 5.0. Realme 12 sports a dual rear camera with 108MP main sensor with f/1.75 aperture and 2MP portrait camera, f/2.4 aperture. Front is home to an 8MP selfie camera.
Realme 12 comes equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and is backed by a 5000 mAh battery with 45W fast charging support.
Realme 12 comes with two variants and its price starts at Rs 16,999. The smartphone will face competition from its predecessor the Realme 11. The price of Realme 11 starts at Rs 18,999 and it is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ chipset.
The smartphone runs Android 13 operating system and houses a 6.72-inch full HD+ display. It also sports a 108MP main camera and a 2MP portrait camera.
For those wondering if they should go for the new Realme 11 or save Rs 3,000 by buying Realme 12, here’s a specs comparison to help decide where to put their money.
| Feature | Realme 12 5G | Realme 11 |
| Display | 6.72-inch Full HD+ | 6.72-inch Full HD+ |
| (2400 × 1080 pixels) | (2400 × 1080 pixels) | |
| Dynamic Refresh Rate | 45/48/50/60/90/120Hz | 45/48/50/60/90/120Hz |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240Hz | 240Hz |
| Peak Brightness | 680 nits | 680 nits |
| Processor | MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ | MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ |
| CPU Cores | Octa Core (2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz, 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) | Octa Core (2x Cortex-A76 @ 2.2GHz, 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz) |
| GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 |
| RAM | 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x | 8GB LPDDR4x |
| Storage | 128GB (UFS 2.2) | 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.2) |
| Expandable Memory | Up to 2TB with microSD | Up to 2TB with microSD |
| Operating System | Android 14 with realme UI 5.0 | Android 13 with realme UI 4.0 |
| Rear Camera | 108MP (f/1.75 aperture) | 108MP (f/1.75 aperture) |
| + 2MP portrait camera | + 2MP portrait camera | |
| Front Camera | 8MP (f/2.0 aperture) | 16MP (f/2.45 aperture) |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Side-mounted | Side-mounted |
| Audio | 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio | 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio |
| Dimensions (mm) | 165.6×76.1×7.69 | 165.7x76x8.05 (11 5G) / 7.89 (11X 5G) |
| Weight (g) | 188 | 190 |
| 5G Bands | n1/n3/n5/n8/n28B/n40/n41/n77/n78 | n1/n3/n5/n8/n28A/n40/n41/n77/n78 |
| 4G VoLTE | Dual | Dual |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) | 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz) |
| Bluetooth | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| GPS | GLONASS/Beidou | GLONASS/Beidou |
| USB | Type-C | Type-C |
| Battery | 5000mAh (typical) | 5000mAh (typical) |
| Fast Charging | 45W | 67W |
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