Realme 15 Pro 5G vs 12 Pro 5G
70
out of 100
VS
55
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch Realme 15 Pro 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on July 24, 2025, against the Realme 12 Pro 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 6 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 15 Pro 5G
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1251K versus 812K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 15% higher pixel density (453 vs 394 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 6 months newer
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 67W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Realme 12 Pro 5G
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 950 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.26 mm (6.39 inches) | 161.47 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76.15 mm (3 inches) | 74.02 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.69 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Silver, Green, Purple | Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6607 | 1334 |
| Single-core score | 1201 | 866 |
| Multi-core score | 3549 | 2494 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 475740 | 306461 |
| GPU | 238625 | 56851 |
| Memory | 218084 | 205411 |
| UX | 318827 | 244080 |
| Total score | 1251276 | 812803 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | 666 | 199 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17079 | 11087 |
| Video editing | 6656 | 6838 |
| Photo editing | 35259 | 30771 |
| Data manipulation | 9400 | 8252 |
| Writing score | 19269 | 12967 |
Recent User Tests
Realme 15 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 (Reper_65) | AnTuTu 11 | 1346084 |
| 📘 2026-09-06 -> MarkplayV2 | AnTuTu 11 | 1301157 |
| 📘 2026-07-16 (THAKUR) | AnTuTu 11 | 1331093 |
| 📘 2026-03-14 (Bekbol) | AnTuTu 11 | 1251276 |
| 📘 2026-01-25 (Алексей) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232218 |
Realme 12 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-10 (Rilmihype∆) | AnTuTu 11 | 812803 |
| 📘 2024-03-31 (VANSH) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1334 |
| 📘 2024-03-31 (VANSH) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 866 / 2494 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | Realme UI 5.0 |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 19 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:53 hr | 0:47 hr |
| Web browsing | 14:42 hr | - |
| Watching video | 19:07 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:28 hr | - |
| Standby | 142 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#26th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 115° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 32 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 47 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX709 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 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 | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | July 2025 | January 2024 |
| Release date | July 2025 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $370 | $315 |
| Successor | - | - 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, 80 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 15 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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