Realme 12 Pro+ review

17 February 2024


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rosesarerosie, 16 Feb 2024This review just seems compelled and biased You criticize ... moreVery true.
I too felt the same.
God knows why they're doing this.

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    • TheOneAndOnlyRahul
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    • 17 Feb 2024

    Bantai, 16 Feb 2024I sense some paranormal activity going on here.I hope it's not true! 😔

      I think the best thing about this phone is it may signal the start of a trend of periscopes or at least telephoto lenses returning to the midrange after a few years of the 8mp+2mp for the auxiliary cameras. They actually put a better 3x zoom camera sensor on this than you have one some flagships like the Xiaomi 14/14 pro and Samsung s24/24+/24 ultra. Even the upcoming Xiaomi 14 ultra will use a weaker sensor for the 3.2x telephoto. Hopefully other companies follow suit with their midrangers later this year.

        Mills, 16 Feb 2024Tecno Spark 20 Pro+, Oppo Find X7 Ultra and nubia Z60 Ultra... moreMaybe the Oppo and Nubia weren't supplied by the manufacturers or if they were maybe they weren't given a specific time line for a review. Most of the big manufacturers that supply phones to reviewers seem to give a time line for the reviews that often corresponds to just after the launch event or just after a specified embargo period (sometimes corresponding to when the phone is available for sale) and nearly all major reviewers then release the reviews at the same time for bigger launches. These phones are obviously given priority as there is a time scale for the review. Phones like the Oppo Find x7 ultra which didn't get a global launch or the Nubia Z60 ultra from a smaller brand are probably very low down on the priority list for gsmarena

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          • AnonD-641645
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          • 17 Feb 2024

          The telephoto results look nice. The video results are questionable. Obviously it was windy - the camera shaking is normal, but the video rippling is not. Was the EIS on? It really shouldn't be turned on for footage taken on tripod. Also there is no off-tripod stabilization demo.

            David 040882, 16 Feb 2024Anyone else noticed how it's written 5th of February f... moreYes, that means this review was supposed to come out after the S24+ review but GSMArena postponed it. And I agree with comments from LikeAG36 this review is incomplete and short.

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              • Juan
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              • 17 Feb 2024

              I am surprised at how well it records videos at night compared to how it does during the day.

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                • AnonF-1006353
                • JBi
                • 16 Feb 2024

                Where are the 50mp samples and why is there no zoom to the gsmarena building? Is there a difference to forced night mode (if any available?)?
                The 6x zoom mode doesn't seem to always use the telephoto camera at night.

                Earlier realme phone reviews also had night photos around the gsmarena building with some grass and nature, I wonder how this one would have performed there? And also the tripod mode regarding sky/star photography.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 16 Feb 2024

                  Mills, 16 Feb 2024Tecno Spark 20 Pro+, Oppo Find X7 Ultra and nubia Z60 Ultra... moreOppo's hands-on has been over a month.
                  Battery test was done while ago.

                    It seems that the main selling point is the design, which is typical for BBK.

                    Given this is supposed to be a camera-centric phone, the main camera's shots are definitely dull. I don't like them at all. The selfies and videos seem poor. Whilst these might be improved with updates, one can't assume that, and it's concerning that it was released without optimisation. Xiaomi wins this round. Let's see what the Nothing 2a has to offer.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 16 Feb 2024

                      Seems that Realme, compared to Xiaomi does remember how to optimise their battery usage.

                        Tecno Spark 20 Pro+, Oppo Find X7 Ultra and nubia Z60 Ultra waiting for their turn:

                        Seriously, one of these phones have been out since the end of 2023 (Z60) and still not reviewed. I feel like these phones are either hated or just forgotten. Please review the phones you didn't review or no one is gonna read them when they do finish the process.

                          This review just seems compelled and biased
                          You criticize the main cam and the processor when phones like the A54 has both of it inferior and started of more expensive ?
                          I have no problem with pointing out all the shortcomings, but then make sure to keep this fault-finding energy for every device

                            LikeAG36, 16 Feb 2024Is it just me..... or this review feels awfully short compa... moreWell, you have only 3 major SoC vendors(Qualcomm, Mediatek, Samsung)
                            3 major Camera sensor vendors(Sony, Samsung, OminiVision)
                            and half-a-dozen display panel vendors.

                            All smartphones are made from a combination of these. If you have reviewed these components in other smartphones, they pretty much behave the same in other smartphones.

                            It has become boring in a way. There hasn't been anything exciting other than more performance/watt every few years.

                              I find it weird that they didn't test the portrait mode, since through ads/marketing, the 12 series is described as "portrait master". And with that periscope, I sure do think that it takes some good portraits

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                                • Bantai
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                                • 16 Feb 2024

                                David 040882, 16 Feb 2024Anyone else noticed how it's written 5th of February f... moreI sense some paranormal activity going on here.

                                  LikeAG36, 16 Feb 2024Is it just me..... or this review feels awfully short compa... moreI've pointed this out a few times in earlier reviews... They also got rid of proper HDR check for the screens, GFXBench for the GPU benchmarks and even the photo/video compare tool. These reviews are a shadow of what they used to be...

                                  Anyway, the only thing I like about this phone is the comeback of Telephoto lens to the midrange segment. Should have never been a "flagship" feature. And I find it way more useful than the macro and ultrawide cameras.

                                    Anyone else noticed how it's written 5th of February for the publishing date, even though it's the 16th today?

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                                      • 16 Feb 2024

                                      The main and ultrawide camera sensor on this Realme 12 pro+ is the same as that on Oneplus 12R. That's why so much detail in shots. The color rendition should be improved with updates. The 64 MP 3x zoom and 32 MP selfie is the same as on Oneplus 12.

                                        Is it just me..... or this review feels awfully short compared to the usual GSMA reviews?

                                        From a 1-minute skim I can already spot some missing parts that are usually mentioned like color accuracy in the display part, and lack of portrait mode testing. The short paragraphs don't help either.

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