Upper mid-range · 2024

Realme 12+

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Motorola Moto G56's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 67W fast charging

Extras Leather back, Cooling system

Watch out Plastic build

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7050 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 67W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Realme 12+ looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1148 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7050 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7050 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

614,150

v10

GeekBench

2,363

Graphics test

3DMark 629 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

2x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex A78+6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 5.0 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, Realme UI 5.0

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 0.61µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Moto G56 , Oppo Reno12

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 67 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

13:03h

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.4 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.4 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 6/256GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

190 g · 7.9 mm · IP54

Height

163.0 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

190 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Lower benchmark score

614k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Heavier in hand

190 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

614k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

190 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

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