Realme 12 Plus 5G vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, Manufactured in June, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 12 Plus 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 233.5g
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5700mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Plus 5G and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
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 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1276x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.1 % 90 %
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 Pura 80 Ultra
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.95 mm (6.42 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.45 mm (2.97 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.87 mm (0.31 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 233.5 g (8.24 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Green
- Yellow
- Black
- Gold
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Plus 5G
88.1 %
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
90 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Plus 5G and Huawei Pura 80 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 550 Da Vinci
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
958
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Plus 5G
2353
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
5144
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9581610
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23535144
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2385n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Plus 5G
603049
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
1175329
CPU177229355787
GPU115252282352
Memory151753318260
UX158815218930
NanoReview Score6030491175329

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 5.1)
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5700 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:47 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Plus 5G
22:18
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
n/a
Web Browsing09:21 hn/a
Video Playback12:58 hn/a
Games05:51 hn/a
Standby Mode106 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 9.4x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12.5 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6 - 4.0
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/1.951/0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a83 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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
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 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 850/900/1800MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced February, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr June, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 255 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1499
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 67 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 80 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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