Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 196g vs 206g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3200mAh
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2412 pixels | 1179x2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 394 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 950 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.6 % | 86.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 161.47 mm (6.36 in) | 147.5 mm (5.81 in) |
| Width | 74.02 mm (2.91 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.75 mm (0.34 in) | 7.85 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP65 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | n/a | Metal |
| Colors | - Blue - Red - Yellow |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2400 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 481.3 GFLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1017 | 2519 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2893 | 6382 |
| CPU | 214998 | 381160 |
| GPU | 120430 | 472052 |
| Memory | 165223 | 258668 |
| UX | 157147 | 329468 |
| NanoReview Score | 657798 | 1441348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 79 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 59 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9874 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) |
| UI Skin | Realme UI 5.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:43 h | 1:41 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:56 h | 09:41 h |
| Video Playback | 15:00 h | 16:03 h |
| Games | 05:28 h | 05:38 h |
| Standby Mode | 121 h | 112 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8064x6048 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 139 |
| Flash | LED | Dual 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) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 112 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.28 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 71 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/3.5 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Hynix HI-846 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 91 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6560x4928 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 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 | Yes |
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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 2 | 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | eSIM |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 18 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2024 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2024 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 360 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 999 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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