Realme kicked off the yr with the launch of the Realme 12 Professional collection, together with the Realme 12 Professional and Realme 12 Professional+, focusing primarily on design and cameras. We reviewed the Realme 12 Professional+, and now we’ve the Realme 12 Professional with us. We spent a while with it, and right here go our findings.
Design
The Realme 12 Professional is constructed round a 6.7″ FullHD+ curved AMOLED show with 950 nits peak brightness and 120 Hz display screen refresh charge. It additionally has a punch-hole for the 16 MP selfie digital camera and a fingerprint scanner beneath for biometric authentication.
The fingerprint reader was quick and correct in our testing, and we confronted no points with it. Nevertheless, putting it barely larger would have provided a extra handy phone-unlocking expertise.
Flip the Realme 12 Professional round, and also you see a design much like the Realme 12 Professional+. The smartphone’s rear panel encompasses a 3D Jubilee Bracelet spanning the size of the again cowl, interrupted by the centrally-placed digital camera island, which prevents the cellphone from wobbling on flat surfaces.
Realme 12 Professional (left) with Realme 12 Professional+ (proper)
Just like the Realme 12 Professional+, the Realme 12 Professional’s again panel can also be lined with vegan leather-based “crafted from dirt-resistant high-end silicone supplies” to supply an opulent really feel, which it certain does. It is good to the touch and prevents fingerprint smudges whereas offering an excellent grip.
The Realme 12 Professional’s digital camera island is larger than the Realme 11 Professional‘s, generally making it troublesome to carry the cellphone with one hand. It’s surrounded by a Golden Fluted Bezel and has a Polished Sunburst Dial, which creates a pleasant visible impact when mild hits it at completely different angles. It protrudes lower than the Professional+’s digital camera island and matches the rear panel’s coloration, which, in our case, is blue since we have acquired the Submarine Blue model that we discovered to look higher than the Navigator Beige mannequin.
The Realme 12 Professional encompasses a golden-colored shiny plastic body, and on the cellphone’s right-side are the amount rocker and energy button with first rate suggestions. On the backside is the USB-C port, flanked by a SIM card slot, major microphone, and speaker, and up high is the secondary mic and speaker.
Ports and controls
The Realme 12 Professional additionally has an IP65 score like its Professional+ counterpart, which is a welcome improve. Its general design and construct are similar to these of the Professional+ mannequin, and we fairly like them, particularly the Submarine Blue mannequin. The blue and golden colours complement one another effectively.
Realme 12 Professional (left) with Realme 12 Professional+ (proper)
Show
The Realme 12 Professional packs a 6.7″ curved OLED display screen of two,412×1,080-pixel decision with 120 Hz refresh charge and 240 Hz contact sampling charge. It is protected by a “0.55mm Double-Bolstered Glass” and helps 1.07 billion colours. It additionally comes with HDR10, HLG, and Widevine L1 certifications, with the final one permitting 1080p video streaming on supported apps.
Moreover, the Realme 12 Professional’s display screen has Professional-XDR assist and 950 nits peak brightness. That is the identical as its Professional+ counterpart, and we discovered it to be adequate open air beneath sturdy daylight. We additionally did not face any display screen mistouch points with the Realme 12 Professional as a result of its curved show.
That stated, the Realme 12 Professional has Auto-select, Commonplace (60 Hz), and Excessive (120 Hz) refresh charge choices, with the display screen supporting three refresh charges in whole – 60 Hz, 90 Hz, and 120 Hz.
In Commonplace mode, the refresh charge expectedly stays capped at 60 Hz. In Auto-select mode, the refresh charge is bumped up from 60 Hz to 90H z for the system menus and a few apps when interacting with the display screen, however for many apps, it solely goes as much as 90 Hz. This contains the Play Retailer, Google Chrome, Google Images, Fb, Instagram, and Twitter. The refresh charge remained capped at 60 Hz on Fb, Instagram, Twitter, and Google Images when taking part in movies, whereas YouTube remained at 60 Hz all through.
The Excessive mode is principally Auto-select mode, besides the refresh charge goes to 120 Hz in Twitter, Quora, and GSMArena’s apps if you work together with the display screen.
These into gaming are in for some disappointment, although, since virtually all of the video games we tried ran at 60FPS. So, if you would like the smoothest potential expertise, the Excessive refresh charge mode is your only option.
Software program and Efficiency
The Realme 12 Professional is powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, not like the Realme 12 Professional+ that has the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chip on the helm. It comes with as much as 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Our is the top-end model with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. Nevertheless, no matter which mannequin you go for, the smartphone runs Realme UI 5.0 primarily based on Android 14.
The Realme 12 Professional comes pre-installed with third-party apps, however most will be uninstalled. The smartphone’s general software program expertise is much like that of the Realme 12 Professional+, so we advise you learn our Realme 12 Professional+ overview to be taught extra about Realme UI 5.0.
Speaking concerning the efficiency, the Realme 12 Professional was fairly clean more often than not. It did stutter, however not sufficient to hamper the consumer expertise. The gaming efficiency was additionally ok, even throughout lengthy gaming periods. Nevertheless, as we already talked about, not a single recreation we performed on the Realme 12 Professional ran at greater than 60FPS.
Digital camera
The Realme 12 Professional options 4 cameras – one on the entrance and three on the rear. The selfie digital camera on the entrance makes use of a 16 MP sensor vs. 32 MP on Professional+. It has an f/2.4 aperture, 83° FOV, and may document movies in 1080p decision at 30fps.
The triple digital camera system on the Realme 12 Professional can also be completely different from the Realme 12 Professional+’s. It is a mixture of fifty MP major, 32 MP telephoto, and eight MP ultrawide items. The Professional+, however, options 50 MP major, 64 MP periscope telephoto, and eight MP ultrawide cameras.
The 50 MP major cameras on the Professional and Professional+ are completely different, too, for the reason that Professional makes use of the Sony IMX882 sensor. It has OIS, an f/1.8 aperture, and a 26mm focal size. The digital camera can document 1080p movies in 30fps and 60fps, however 4K recording is restricted to 30fps. The 32 MP unit makes use of a Sony IMX709 sensor and sits behind a 47mm telephoto lens. It has OIS, 2x optical zoom (vs. 3x on Professional+), 20x digital zoom, and an f/2.0 aperture.
The Realme 12 Professional’s three rear cameras have been fast sufficient to seize photos within the default Photograph mode when clicking just one or two photos at a time, however the digital camera app bought fairly gradual when taking a number of images and switching between the cameras. The cellphone additionally stuttered usually throughout pictures when switching between apps.
Furthermore, there was some inconsistency in colours, particularly of skies, when clicking photos with the first digital camera within the Photograph mode throughout the day. Generally, the identical skies regarded boring, and generally, they regarded extra blue. In low mild, this occurred with the 50 MP “Excessive-Res” mode, which additionally produced darker shadows with fewer particulars in comparison with the Photograph and ultrawide modes. Through the day, some photos clicked in Excessive-Res mode regarded saturated with shadows missing particulars.
The Night time Mode gave higher outcomes because it resolved extra particulars in shadows. Nevertheless, it is price mentioning that whatever the digital camera used, some photos had lens flares, and lightweight sources have been getting overexposed at occasions.
You possibly can verify some photos we took from the Realme 12 Professional beneath.
Daylight Images
Let’s check out the daylight photos first, captured with the 50 MP major digital camera having a 12.6 MP output within the Photograph mode at 1x, 2x, and 4x magnification.
Main digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm).
Main digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Ultrawide digital camera, 8 MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm).
Ultrawide digital camera, 8MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm)
Main digital camera, 50.3 MP (Excessive decision), 1x magnification (26mm).
Main digital camera, 50.3MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Nighttime Images
Now, let’s check out some nighttime images.
Main digital camera, 12.6 MP, 1x magnification (26mm).
Main digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Ultrawide digital camera, 8 MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm).
Ultrawide digital camera, 8MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm)
Main digital camera, 50.3 MP (Excessive decision), 1x magnification (26mm).
Main digital camera, 50.3MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Main digital camera, 12.6 MP (Night time Mode), 1x magnification (26mm).
Main digital camera, 12.6MP (Night time Mode), 1x magnification (26mm)
Subsequent, we’ve a 1080p video recorded at 30FPS.
Battery
The Realme 12 Professional has a 5,000 mAh battery beneath the hood, which is similar because the Realme 12 Professional+’s cell. We could not run our commonplace battery exams on the Realme 12 Professional because it wasn’t examined at our HQ, however anecdotally talking, the Realme 12 Professional bought us by means of the day on a single cost with a mean screen-on time of about 5 hours on average utilization with 120 Hz display screen refresh charge and 5G cellular knowledge and Wi-Fi hotspot enabled the entire time. The utilization consisted of internet looking, utilizing social media apps, and streaming YouTube movies. With heavy gaming for about an hour, we bought a mean screen-on time of a bit of over 4 hours.
As soon as the Realme 12 Professional’s battery is drained, you’ll be able to cost it with the bundled 67W energy adapter, marketed to fill the cell from 1% to 50% in 19 minutes and 100% in 48 minutes.
In our testing, the Realme 12 Professional charged from 1% to 18% in 5 minutes, 30% in 10 minutes, 41% in quarter-hour, 50% in 20 minutes, 68% in half-hour, and 100% in 54 minutes. The Realme 12 Professional+, which additionally packs a 5,000 mAh battery with 67W charging assist, goes from flat to 100% in 43 minutes.
That stated, it is price mentioning that the charging exams on the Realme 12 Professional have been run in India with the At all times-On Show enabled, and your mileage could differ relying in your utilization and ambient temperature.
Conclusion
The Realme 12 Professional flaunts a design that punches above its value vary, with the Submarine Blue model wanting very premium. The smartphone has a pleasant construct and packs a show that is legible sufficient open air to get work carried out, whereas the 5,000 mAh battery ought to get most individuals by means of the day with average utilization. The cell took over 50 minutes for a full cost, which, although not blazing quick, needs to be sufficient for many customers.
The Realme 12 Professional’s efficiency was additionally good, and the cellphone was largely clean. Nevertheless, it did stutter when switching between the apps and the digital camera.
Talking of, the Realme 12 Professional’s rear cameras had gradual processing and confronted points with shadows and consistency in colours, however they clicked first rate daylight photos. The telephoto digital camera additionally took usable pictures as much as 4x zoom. Even these at 6x magnification have been good, however we hardly ever went as much as 10x zoom and past.
The Realme 12 Professional begins at INR22,999 ($275/€255) in India, and if you’re in search of a smartphone having a gorgeous, premium design with a pleasant in-hand really feel and cameras that may take first rate daylight images, then you’ll be able to think about the Realme 12 Professional. In any other case, think about different choices out there on this value vary.
