realme 12 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

Comparing the realme 12 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,447, while realme 12 Pro Plus scores 2,601, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 12 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers 6.6 inches, making realme 12 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to realme 12 Pro Plus's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 12 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both realme 12 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme 12 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 15h 42m, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G delivers 13h 04m, making realme 12 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 12 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme 12 Pro Plus is rated 7.6.

User Rating: realme 12 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy A55 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

realme 12 Pro Plus

₹21,999

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

₹17,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

29 Jan, 2024

14 Mar, 2024

23 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 2	Samsung Exynos 1480	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED	LCD
1080x2412 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
64 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	5 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	7000 mAh
67W Super VOOC Charging	25W Fast Charging	15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Striking design
Innovative camera setup
Vibrant screen
Good battery life

Sturdy, premium design
Excellent display
Good cameras
Reliable battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Performance could have been better
Portraits can be hit-and-miss

No charger in the box
Slightly thicker bezels
Slow charging speeds

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(26,375 ratings)

4.4/5

(7,831 ratings)

4.2/5

(14,969 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

15h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A
N/A	733,093 AnTuTu Score	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jan 29, 2024

(Official)

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

Mar 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

4 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

5 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Samsung One UI

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

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Samsung Exynos 1480

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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710

AMD Xclipse 530

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

733,093

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

23.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.4 %

22.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Super AMOLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

950 nits

1000 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

800 nits

1000 nits

900 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi

390 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.68 %

85.57 %

87.52 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %

86.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.47 mm

161.1 mm

166.07 mm

Width

74.02 mm

77.4 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

8.2 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

196 grams

213 grams

212 grams

Build Material

Back: Vegan Leather

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

64 MP
f/2.8 Periscope Camera71 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
AI Video Tracking

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

15h 42m

13h 04m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 13m 19s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)