realme 13 Pro 256GB vs realme 12 Pro

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Comparing the realme 13 Pro 256GB vs realme 12 Pro 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: realme 13 Pro 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,826, while realme 12 Pro scores 2,601, making realme 13 Pro 256GB the better performer.


Display: Both realme 13 Pro 256GB and realme 12 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both realme 13 Pro 256GB and realme 12 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: realme 13 Pro 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while realme 12 Pro offers 16 MP, making realme 13 Pro 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 12 Pro delivers longer battery life with 15h 42m, while realme 13 Pro 256GB delivers 10h 48m, making realme 12 Pro the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: realme 13 Pro 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while realme 12 Pro offers 128 GB, making realme 13 Pro 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme 13 Pro 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 7.7 from the editorial team, while realme 12 Pro is rated 7.6.


User Rating: realme 13 Pro 256GB and realme 12 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

83%
83%
79%

Release Date

30 Jul, 2024
29 Jan, 2024
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Samsung Exynos 1330
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
4 GB/ 6 GB/ 8 GB/ RAM

Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
32 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5200 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging
67W Super VOOC Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.7/10
7.6/10
N/A

Pros

  • Premium design
  • Lovely screen
  • Good daylight cameras
  • Respectable battery life
  • Premium luxury watch-inspired design
  • Telephoto camera is impressive
  • 67W charger bundled with box
  • Display quality is good
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Average performance
  • Lots of pre-installed apps
  • Peak brightness of the display
  • Processor could have been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(6,495 ratings)
4.4/5
(32,718 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

664,130
AnTuTu Score
594,028
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 48m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 42m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
2 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 30, 2024
(Official)
Jan 29, 2024
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v14
Android v14
Android v15

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Years
5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Realme UI
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
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Samsung Exynos 1330
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 710
Adreno 710
Mali-G68 MP2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber
Vapor Chamber
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

664,130
594,028
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
21.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
2.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.1 %
9.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED (Curved Display)
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits
950 nits
1100 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits
800 nits
800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz
2160 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

240 Hz
240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20.1:9
20.1:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

394 ppi
394 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %
90.68 %
85.86 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Corning Gorilla
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93 %
93 %
84.70 %

Design

Height

161.34 mm
161.47 mm
164.4 mm

Width

73.91 mm
74.02 mm
77.9 mm

Thickness

8.23 mm
8.75 mm
7.5 mm

Weight

188 grams
190 grams
192 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass Vegan Leather
Back: Vegan Leather
Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP65
Yes Splash proof IP65
Yes Splash proof IP54

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size LYT 600 CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 0.64µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera47 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8192 x 6144 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
8160 x 6120 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
AI Video Tracking
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size Exmor RS 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
No

Camera Features

N/A
N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5200 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 27 minutes
Yes 67W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 19 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

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.

10h 48m
15h 42m
N/A

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

52m
37m 17s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / 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 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 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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / 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 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 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.191 W/kg Body: 1.133 W/kg
Head: 1.125 W/kg Body: 0.718 W/kg
Head: 0.640 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Capacitive

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope