Lower mid-range · 2024

Realme 12 4G

Name: Realme 12 4G
Brand: Realme

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and 67W fast charging — but 4G only shows its age.

Best for Streaming · social · long days out

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 67W fast charging

Watch out 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 685 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 67W charging

50 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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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

2000 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 610

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

347,480

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.8 GHz Cortex A73 + 4x1.9GHz Cortex A53

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 67 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

67 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

187 g · 7.9 mm · IP54

Height

163.0 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

187 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

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

40% larger battery capacity

67 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

347k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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

347k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

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