Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G

87 out 100
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
VS
67 out 100
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Ultra Manufactured in February, 2024, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. 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 Xiaomi 14 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 219.8g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
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:
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
vs
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.73 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 522 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 950 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision n/a
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
1269 nits
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
796 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.4 mm (6.35 in) 161.47 mm (6.36 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 74.02 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 9.2 mm (0.36 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 219.8 g (7.75 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal n/a
Colors - White
- Black		 - Blue
- Red
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
89.9 %
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 Ultra and Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 710
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 481.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2197
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
1017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
7058
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
2893
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21971017
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70582893
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14 Ultra], [Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
2019519
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
657798
CPU436541214998
GPU840663120430
Memory431435165223
UX328880157147
NanoReview Score2019519657798
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
15437
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.7 °Cn/a
Stability86 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15437n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
16417
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Writing score19642n/a
Web score14876n/a
Video editing7929n/a
Data manipulation15903n/a
NanoReview Score16417n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Realme UI 5.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (52% in 15 min) Yes (81% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:34 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
22:08
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
25:33
Web Browsing09:23 h10:56 h
Video Playback12:26 h15:00 h
Games04:35 h05:28 h
Standby Mode109 h121 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-900Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.01/1.56
Pixel size1.6 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.8
Focal length120 mm71 mm
SensorSony IMX858Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.511/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX858Hynix HI-846
Sensor size1/2.511/4.0
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
144
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
150
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
149
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850/900/1800
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28B/B40/B41)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 14 Ultra
90.3 dB
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1499 360
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W Yes 67 W

Note

Xiaomi 14 Ultra:

The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium. The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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