Realme 12 Pro 5G vs Vivo X300 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Vivo X300 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 12 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 226g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6510mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Pro 5G and Vivo X300 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 950 nits 2000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Vivo X300 Pro
2611 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.47 mm (6.36 in) 161.98 mm (6.38 in)
Width 74.02 mm (2.91 in) 75.48 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.75 mm (0.34 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 226 g (7.97 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Blue
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Pro 5G
90.6 %
Vivo X300 Pro
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Pro 5G and Vivo X300 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Pro 5G
937
Vivo X300 Pro
3447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Pro 5G
2758
Vivo X300 Pro
10378
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9373447
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)275810378
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a25723
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Pro 5G
576716
Vivo X300 Pro
4011932
CPU1876671043247
GPU953851510982
Memory152993667254
UX140671790449
NanoReview Score5767164011932

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6510 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (55% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Vivo X300 Pro
20:40
Web Browsingn/a08:45 h
Video Playbackn/a14:55 h
Gamesn/a06:08 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony LYT-828
Sensor size1/2.01/1.28
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix32 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.7
Focal length47 mm85 mm
SensorSony IMX709Samsung ISOCELL HPB
Sensor size1/2.751/1.4
Pixel size0.8 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length16 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
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 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
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 n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 315 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X300 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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