Home Phone comparison Realme 12 5G and Sony Xperia 1 IV - Which is better?

Realme 12 5G vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

53 out 100
Realme 12 5G
VS
67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Realme 12 5G
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.72 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus, vs Sony Xperia 1 IV, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 12 5G
  • Larger display: 6.72in
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 188g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 5G and Sony Xperia 1 IV
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme 12 5G
vs
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.72 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 950 nits 600 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5 % 84.2 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a480 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.6 mm (6.52 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 76.1 mm (3 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.69 mm (0.3 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 5G
86.5 %
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 5G and Sony Xperia 1 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 5G
734
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 5G
1930
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7341466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)19303898
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1279n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 12 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 5G
427848
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
CPU138397270941
GPU62224341298
Memory112012175475
UX115215207971
NanoReview Score427848995685
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.3 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6192
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Writing scoren/a16836
Web scoren/a8963
Video editingn/a6103
Data manipulationn/a10724
NanoReview Scoren/a12147

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Web Browsingn/a05:38 h
Video Playbackn/a10:08 h
Gamesn/a04:39 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.671/1.7
Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.3
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Video quality
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Overall camera score
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a59
Zoomn/a116
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 12 5G
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 250 1599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 45 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Sony Xperia 1 IV the clear winner in this comparison.

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