Home Phone comparison Realme 12 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Poco F3 - Which is better?

Realme 12 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Poco F3

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Realme 12 Pro 5G
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Xiaomi Poco F3
Realme 12 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Poco F3

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Pro 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Poco F3, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G. 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 Pro 5G
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4520mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F3
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme 12 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Poco F3
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 Pro 5G
vs
Xiaomi Poco F3

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 950 nits 700 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.6 % 85.9 %
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
Xiaomi Poco F3
712 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a490 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Poco F3]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.47 mm (6.36 in) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 74.02 mm (2.91 in) 76.4 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 8.75 mm (0.34 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Blue
- Yellow		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 12 Pro 5G
90.6 %
Xiaomi Poco F3
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 12 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Poco F3 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 670 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 12 Pro 5G
937
Xiaomi Poco F3
1358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 12 Pro 5G
2758
Xiaomi Poco F3
3706
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371358
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27583706
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme 12 Pro 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 12 Pro 5G
576716
Xiaomi Poco F3
820339
CPU187667245223
GPU95385217556
Memory152993150549
UX140671207001
NanoReview Score576716820339
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
4305
Max Surface Temp.n/a39.6 °C
Stabilityn/a90 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4305
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Poco F3]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
11024
Writing scoren/a14383
Web scoren/a7991
Video editingn/a6149
Data manipulationn/a8532
NanoReview Scoren/a11024

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4520 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (67% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:56 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
19:59
Web Browsingn/a08:42 h
Video Playbackn/a12:58 h
Gamesn/a05:31 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX582
Sensor size1/2.01/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix32 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length47 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX709n/a
Sensor size1/2.75n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA 1,2,4,5,8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 12 Pro 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Poco F3
89.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 315 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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.

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