Realme 12 Plus 5G vs 11 Pro
59
out of 100
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51
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Realme 12 Plus 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7050) that was released on February 29, 2024, against the Realme 11 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Realme 12 Plus 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1155 against 796 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (832K versus 716K)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1062 and 948 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Realme 11 Pro
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 950 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.1% | 90.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.95 mm (6.42 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 75.45 mm (2.97 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.87 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | No |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Green, Yellow | Black, Gold, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.37/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 | MediaTek Dimensity 7050 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | MediaTek APU 550 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2385 | 2449 |
| Single-core score | 1062 | 948 |
| Multi-core score | 2471 | 2369 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 308475 | 250082 |
| GPU | 81373 | 93633 |
| Memory | 204344 | 158196 |
| UX | 237836 | 214431 |
| Total score | 832028 | 716342 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 234 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10125 | - |
| Video editing | 6482 | - |
| Photo editing | 30981 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9643 | - |
| Writing score | 16825 | - |
Recent User Tests
Realme 12 Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-25 (Jedrick) | AnTuTu 11 | 843534 |
| π 2026-08-02 (Arda1) | AnTuTu 11 | 874742 |
| π 2026-04-14 (Ihsan) | AnTuTu 11 | 849466 |
| π 2026-03-03 (mgaa) | AnTuTu 11 | 780015 |
| π 2025-12-29 (Ryo) | AnTuTu 11 | 833963 |
Realme 11 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2024-08-21 (Fruk) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2449 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| ROM | Realme UI 5.0 | Realme UI 4.0 |
| OS size | - | 20 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (73% in 30 min) | Yes (72% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:21 hr | 08:33 hr |
| Watching video | 12:58 hr | 14:49 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 106 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 100 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 11584 x 8688 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 100 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 100 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | OmniVision OVA0B40 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.8" (β 0.56 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2024 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2024 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $255 | $340 |
| Successor | - Realme 13 Plus 5G | - Realme 15 Pro 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Realme 12 Plus 5G is definitely a better buy.
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