SpecEagle review · Realme

Realme 12 Pro review: Periscope-telephoto mid-ranger with curved AMOLED.

Item: Realme 12 Pro
Rating: 72
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$329

Overall

72/100

Class rank

#21 of 66

Tier

Mid

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A periscope telephoto at a budget price.

Realme 12 Pro brings a 3× periscope — rare under $350 — with a curved AMOLED and IP65. SD6 Gen 1 is the performance compromise.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

TypeCurved AMOLED, 120 Hz

Size6.7 inches

Resolution2,412 × 1,080 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 70-point average for mid phones of 2024.

Main50 MP Sony IMX882, f/1.8, OIS

Periscope32 MP, 3× optical

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh

Wired67 W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

06Value

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

What works

Rare 3× periscope at $329.
Curved AMOLED + IP65.
67 W charging.
Jack + microSD.

What doesn't

SD6 Gen 1 is modest.
Only 2 OS updates.
Realme UI ads.
No wireless charging.

Cross-shop it against

POCO F6

$399 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 66-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .