Realme 12 Plus 5G vs Huawei P30 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Huawei P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 12 Plus 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 192g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 398ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Plus 5G and Huawei P30 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 2000 nits 570 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
1147 nits
Huawei P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a231 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.95 mm (6.42 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.45 mm (2.97 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 7.87 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Green
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Plus 5G
88.1 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Plus 5G and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 550 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 256 360
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
958
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
2353
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)958912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23532259
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2385n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Plus 5G
603049
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU177229195913
GPU115252159297
Memory151753117921
UX158815128557
NanoReview Score603049601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.n/a40 °C
Stabilityn/a48 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2490
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing scoren/a10855
Web scoren/a7067
Video editingn/a5710
Data manipulationn/a7553
NanoReview Scoren/a8525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size n/a 13.4 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
22:18
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing09:21 h08:25 h
Video Playback12:58 h13:36 h
Games05:51 h05:24 h
Standby Mode106 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length26 mm27 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.951/1.7
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.7
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
112

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 29 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.8
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 12 Plus 5G
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 255 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme 12 Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.

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