Phone Comparison - Realme 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 vs Samsung Galaxy S25

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general General Info

Manufacturer Realme Apple Samsung
Announced January 2024 September 2024 January 2025
Status Available - January 2024 Coming Soon - September 2024 Coming Soon - February 2025
Price Rs. 25,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 80,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold, Coral Red, Blue Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 161.5 x 74 x 8.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
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2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 LTE LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65 dust/water resistant
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Armor aluminum 2 frame

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14 iOS 18 Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface Realme UI 5.0 - One UI 7
Processor Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A18 (3 nm) Octa-core (2x4.47 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPU Adreno 710 Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 830
RAM 8 GB 6 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 Nits (HBM), 950 Nits (peak)
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen)
FHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 1B colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (416 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.59% 86.56% 90.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 32 MP + 8 MP 48 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", PDAF, OIS
32 MP, f/2.0, 47mm (telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128GB 12GB RAM UFS 4.0
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W wired, 1-50% in 19 min
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
25W wireless (MagSafe)
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging25W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 5000 mAh - 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -