Home Phone comparison Realme C53 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro - Which is better?

Realme C53 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro

45 out 100
Realme C53
VS
66 out 100
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Realme C53
Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme C53 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.74 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020 with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme C53
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 189g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2815mAh
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme C53 and Apple iPhone 12 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
Smartphones:
Realme C53
vs
Apple iPhone 12 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 560 nits 800 nits
HDR support No Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 85.5 % 87.1 %
Features DCI-P3 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
796 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a277 Hz
Response timen/a3.6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 167.3 mm (6.59 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 7.49 mm (0.29 in) 7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 182 g (6.42 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme C53
85.5 %
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Realme C53 and Apple iPhone 12 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Apple A14 Bionic
Max Frequency 1800 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75)		 - 4/1.8 (Icestorm)
- 2/3.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 12 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor n/a Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Apple A14 GPU
GPU Cores 32 256
GPU Frequency 614 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 78.6 GFLOPS 654.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme C53
422
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme C53
1511
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
5005
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4221941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15115005
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme C53]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme C53
252974
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1105744
CPU87315262691
GPU28466387783
Memory67524169306
UX69669285964
NanoReview Score2529741105744
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme C53
424
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
7431
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.1 °C
Stabilityn/a76 %
Graphics Testn/a44 fps
Graphics Scoren/a7431
Sources: 3DMark [Realme C53], [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme C53
7942
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
n/a
Writing score9931n/a
Web score7098n/a
Video editing4571n/a
Data manipulation5649n/a
NanoReview Score7942n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 1866 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeeMMC 5.1NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin Realme UI T n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2815 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 20 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (27% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:09 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
19:45
Web Browsingn/a07:12 h
Video Playbackn/a12:00 h
Gamesn/a04:33 h
Standby Moden/a101 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
126
Video quality
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
130
Overall camera score
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a77
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4290x2800 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX514
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
127
Video quality
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 n/a
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/3/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66)
LTE category718
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme C53
n/a
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
92.3 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr October, 2020 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr October, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 180 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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