realme 12 Pro

The Realme 12 Pro comes with an IMX882 50MP primary camera with OIS support. Its 1/2-inch sensor features a focal length equivalent to 26mm and an f/1.8 aperture. The brand says this lens is ideal for capturing expansive shots under both daylight and low-light conditions. With the large aperture, the primary sensor is said to permit ample light, improving image clarity. In my experience, the handset clicked some impressive shots in both daylight and low-light conditions. The handset captured details well and the colour reproduction was on point too. While I think the edge detection could have been better, the overall image quality was pretty decent.The 32MP IMX709 telephoto camera with a 1/2.74-inch sensor on the phone enables 2x optical zoom, which allowed me to click detailed shots despite being some distance away from the subject. There is also a 4x Lossless zoom (In-sensor) feature on the phone but this feature didn't work for me as well as advertised. The phone also comes with an 8MP ultra-wide camera sensor with a 112-degree field of view. In my experience, I found the shots clicked with this sensor to be slightly on the underwhelming side. 

Realme 12 Pro comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, fabricated on a 4nm process. This octa-core processor comes with four high-performance A78 cores, clocked at 2.2GHz and four efficient A55 cores, clocked at 1.8GHz. In our testing, the phone managed to get an AnTuTu benchmark score of 5,64,897, as you can see in the screenshot shared below.In the Geekbench test, the Realme 12 Pro managed to get a single-core score of 930 and a multi-core score of 2,724. While these are decent results, it is important to note that the POCO X6 5G is available at a lower price point despite shipping with the more capable Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, compared to the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 on the Realme offering.Moving on to the CPU throttling test where the app runs 50 threads for 30 minutes on the phone, the Realme 12 Pro CPU throttled to 87 percent of its max performance in the test, which is impressive. Now that we have discussed numbers, let's talk about real-world usage. I played several demanding titles on the phone and didn't face any stutter issues or app crashes at any point. My gameplay experience was fairly smooth and with the support for a high refresh rate, using the handset was an absolute breeze. I didn't even face any major heating issues despite playing demanding games on the phone for more than an hour.While benchmarks are an objective way of telling whether a particular phone can perform better than the other provided the same set of tasks, I can easily say that you won't face any issues with the performance offered by the Realme 12 Pro in real-world usage. Moving on to the software, the handset runs Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0 out of the box. The phone does come with some pre-loaded apps, but also some neat features. For example, Smart image matting lets you easily isolate and share subjects from your photos with other apps. Phonelink lets you seamlessly connect with Microsoft LTW (Link to Windows), simplifying device connectivity with just one click. There's also File Dock, which lets you recognize and extract content like text, images, and links with a single click. Overall, the OS has some useful features that will increase your productivity.

The Realme 12 Pro comes with a 5,000mAh battery that supports 67W SUPERVOOC charging. I managed to charge the device from 0 to 100 percent in less than 45 minutes, which meant that I could simply plug it in before getting ready for the office and by the time I was ready, the device was fully charged. This made the process of charging extremely convenient for me, and the 5,000mAh battery capacity ensured that the phone lasted a normal day's use with ease as it gave me around 6-7 hours of screen-on time.However, if you play games on the phone, keep in mind that you will have to charge it by the evening. In the PCMark battery test, the phone lasted an impressive 15 hours and 13 minutes.