Introduction and specs
The mid-range smartphone phase is off to an awesome begin this yr. The brand new midrangers appear to be getting new, stronger digital camera setups, nicer chipsets from Qualcomm, and even higher shows. The Realme 12 Professional+ remains to be catching up, and the most important improve is undoubtedly the digital camera {hardware}.
The brand new Realme will get a correct telephoto digital camera, a periscope lens with 3x zoom at that. That is an especially uncommon characteristic on this worth vary. Talking of costs, the launch price ticket has been bumped by INR 2,000, but it surely stays to be seen whether or not the European worth will get a correction.
Maybe with a view to accommodate the pricier 64MP periscope telephoto digital camera, Realme needed to compromise with the primary digital camera. The primary 200MP shooter is changed with a 50MP one with a barely smaller sensor too. The third auxiliary 8MP ultrawide digital camera stays.
Realme 12 Professional+ specs at a look:
- Physique: 161.5×74.0x8.8mm, 196g; vegan leather-based again, glass entrance, plastic aspect body; IP65 mud/water-proof.
- Show: 6.70″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, 800 nits (HBM), 950 nits (peak), 1080x2412px decision, 20.1:9 facet ratio, 394ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55); Adreno 710.
- Reminiscence: 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM.
- OS/Software program: Android 14, Realme UI 5.0.
- Rear digital camera: Extensive (fundamental): 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS; Telephoto: 64 MP, f/2.8, 71mm, 1/2.0″, 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Extremely vast angle: 8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112Ëš, 1/4.0″, 1.12µm.
- Entrance digital camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (vast).
- Video seize: Rear digital camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 5000mAh; 67W wired, 1-50% in 19 min (marketed).
- Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.2; NFC.
- Misc: Fingerprint reader (underneath show, optical); stereo audio system.
The newer system now affords a stronger Snapdargon 7s Gen 2 chipset as properly primarily based on a extra fashionable 4nm manufacturing course of.
No modifications to the show have been made, though we weren’t anticipating any to start with. Final yr’s curved 120Hz OLED panel is completely positive in 2024 as properly. Perhaps the utmost brightness falls a bit brief to opponents’ options, but it surely’s nonetheless ok for comfy out of doors use.
The system additionally retains its slick design with vegan leather-based and the 5,000 mAh battery, however sadly, the latter now expenses with a 67-watt brick, down from the 100W charging from final yr.
It seems to be as if Realme needed to make a number of compromises right here and there to accommodate a number of the new options, together with the periscope telephoto digital camera. We dive deeper onto the next pages to see if there are another noteworthy modifications which might be exhausting to identify from the specs sheet alone.
Unboxing the Realme 12 Professional+
The Realme 12 Professional+ is available in an ordinary retail field containing the standard consumer manuals, the 67W-rated charger and a USB-A to USB-C cable for charging and knowledge switch.
There’s additionally a clear silicone case that does not conceal the distinctive design.
