Realme GT 6 vs 12 Pro Plus 5G
70
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.78-inch Realme GT 6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on June 20, 2024, against the Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 5 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 GT 6
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1809K versus 809K)
- Delivers 86% higher peak brightness (1483 against 796 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 67W)
- 14% higher pixel density (450 vs 394 PPI)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 91% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1944 and 1017 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1080 x 2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 950 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 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 mm (6.38 inches) | 161.47 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 74.02 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.65 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP65 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Silver, Green | Blue, Red, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.37/5) | Good (3.37/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1944 | 1017 |
| Multi-core score | 4865 | 2893 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 597008 | 318536 |
| GPU | 479969 | 73437 |
| Memory | 298004 | 201727 |
| UX | 434585 | 216075 |
| Total score | 1809566 | 809775 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 85% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1010 | 254 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 21 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 18 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 15 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4776 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 21204 | 12777 |
| Video editing | 6744 | 6844 |
| Photo editing | 44359 | 33125 |
| Data manipulation | 13834 | 9081 |
| Writing score | 24576 | 13862 |
Recent User Tests
Realme GT 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-02 (ridzy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1809566 |
| π 2026-03-20 (Hadis) | AnTuTu 11 | 1895729 |
| π 2026-01-14 (Alexander198823) | AnTuTu 11 | 1951699 |
| π 2025-11-11 (Avishek Sankar Das) | AnTuTu 11 | 1807243 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Parth Panchal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1601805 |
Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-10-12 -> vlaxouke | AnTuTu 11 | 818692 |
| π 2025-09-30 -> vlaxouke | AnTuTu 11 | 809775 |
| π 2025-09-30 -> vlaxouke | AnTuTu 11 | 798429 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Realme UI 6.0 | Realme UI 6.0 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (66% in 15 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:28 hr | 0:43 hr |
| Battery cycles | 800 cycles | 800 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:56 hr | 10:56 hr |
| Watching video | 16:54 hr | 15:00 hr |
| Gaming | 06:11 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 114 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
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Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 112Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYTIA-808 | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.43" (β 0.7 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 47 mm | 71 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Hynix HI-846 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6560 x 4928 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2024 | January 2024 |
| Release date | June 2024 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $360 |
| Successor | - Realme GT 8 Pro | - Realme 14 Pro Plus 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 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 GT 6 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 88