Realme kicked off the yr with the launch of the Realme 12 Professional sequence, together with the Realme 12 Professional and Realme 12 Professional+, focusing primarily on design and cameras. We reviewed the Realme 12 Professional+, and now now we have 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 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 increased would have supplied 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 includes 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 be coated with vegan leather-based “crafted from dirt-resistant high-end silicone supplies” to supply an opulent really feel, which it positive does. It is good to the touch and prevents fingerprint smudges whereas offering grip.
The Realme 12 Professional’s digital camera island is greater than the Realme 11 Professional‘s, typically making it tough 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 totally 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 includes 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, main microphone, and speaker, and up high is the secondary mic and speaker.
Ports and controls
The Realme 12 Professional additionally has an IP65 ranking like its Professional+ counterpart, which is a welcome improve. Its total design and construct are an identical to these of the Professional+ mannequin, and we fairly like them, particularly the Submarine Blue mannequin. The blue and golden colours complement one another nicely.
Realme 12 Professional (left) with Realme 12 Professional+ (proper)
Show
The Realme 12 Professional packs a 6.7″ curved OLED display 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-Strengthened 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 has Professional-XDR help and 950 nits peak brightness. That is the identical as its Professional+ counterpart, and we discovered it to be enough outside underneath sturdy daylight. We additionally did not face any display mistouch points with the Realme 12 Professional as a result of its curved show.
That mentioned, the Realme 12 Professional has Auto-select, Commonplace (60 Hz), and Excessive (120 Hz) refresh charge choices, with the display supporting three refresh charges in complete – 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, however for many apps, it solely goes as much as 90 Hz. This consists of the Play Retailer, Google Chrome, Google Pictures, Fb, Instagram, and Twitter. The refresh charge remained capped at 60 Hz on Fb, Instagram, Twitter, and Google Pictures when enjoying 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 while you work together with the display.
These into gaming are in for some disappointment, although, since nearly all of the video games we tried ran at 60FPS. So, if you would like the smoothest doable expertise, the Excessive refresh charge mode is your best choice.
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 based mostly on Android 14.
The Realme 12 Professional comes pre-installed with third-party apps, however most may be uninstalled. The smartphone’s total software program expertise is much like that of the Realme 12 Professional+, so we propose you learn our Realme 12 Professional+ evaluation to be taught extra about Realme UI 5.0.
Speaking concerning the efficiency, the Realme 12 Professional was fairly easy more often than not. It did stutter, however not sufficient to hamper the consumer expertise. The gaming efficiency was additionally adequate, even throughout lengthy gaming classes. Nevertheless, as we already talked about, not a single recreation we performed on the Realme 12 Professional ran at greater than 60FPS.
Digicam
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 might report movies in 1080p decision at 30fps.
The triple digital camera system on the Realme 12 Professional can be totally different from the Realme 12 Professional+’s. It is a mixture of fifty MP main, 32 MP telephoto, and eight MP ultrawide items. The Professional+, however, options 50 MP main, 64 MP periscope telephoto, and eight MP ultrawide cameras.
The 50 MP main cameras on the Professional and Professional+ are totally different, too, because the 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 report 1080p movies in 30fps and 60fps, however 4K recording is proscribed 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 photographs within the default Photograph mode when clicking just one or two photos at a time, however the digital camera app bought fairly sluggish when taking a number of pictures and switching between the cameras. The cellphone additionally stuttered typically 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 in the course of the day. Typically, the identical skies appeared boring, and typically, they appeared 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 appeared saturated with shadows missing particulars.
The Evening 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 instances.
You’ll be able to verify some photos we took from the Realme 12 Professional under.
Daylight Pictures
Let’s check out the daylight photos first, captured with the 50 MP main digital camera having a 12.6 MP output within the Photograph mode at 1x, 2x, and 4x magnification.
Major digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm).
Major digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Ultrawide digital camera, 8 MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm).
Ultrawide digital camera, 8MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm)
Major digital camera, 50.3 MP (Excessive decision), 1x magnification (26mm).
Major digital camera, 50.3MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Nighttime Pictures
Now, let’s check out some nighttime pictures.
Major digital camera, 12.6 MP, 1x magnification (26mm).
Major digital camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Ultrawide digital camera, 8 MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm).
Ultrawide digital camera, 8MP, 0.6x magnification (16mm)
Major digital camera, 50.3 MP (Excessive decision), 1x magnification (26mm).
Major digital camera, 50.3MP, 1x magnification (26mm)
Major digital camera, 12.6 MP (Evening Mode), 1x magnification (26mm).
Major digital camera, 12.6MP (Evening Mode), 1x magnification (26mm)
Subsequent, now we have a 1080p video recorded at 30FPS.
Battery
The Realme 12 Professional has a 5,000 mAh battery underneath the hood, which is identical because the Realme 12 Professional+’s cell. We could not run our customary 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 way of the day on a single cost with a mean screen-on time of about 5 hours on average utilization with 120 Hz display refresh charge and 5G cell information and Wi-Fi hotspot enabled the entire time. The utilization consisted of internet searching, utilizing social media apps, and streaming YouTube movies. With heavy gaming for about an hour, we bought a mean screen-on time of slightly over 4 hours.
As soon as the Realme 12 Professional’s battery is drained, you may 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 help, goes from flat to 100% in 43 minutes.
That mentioned, it is price mentioning that the charging exams on the Realme 12 Professional have been run in India with the All the time-On Show enabled, and your mileage might fluctuate relying in your utilization and ambient temperature.
Conclusion
The Realme 12 Professional flaunts a design that punches above its worth vary, with the Submarine Blue model wanting very premium. The smartphone has a pleasant construct and packs a show that is legible sufficient outside to get work executed, whereas the 5,000 mAh battery ought to get most individuals by way 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 principally easy. Nevertheless, it did stutter when switching between the apps and the digital camera.
Talking of, the Realme 12 Professional’s rear cameras had sluggish 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 in case you are in search of a smartphone having a beautiful, premium design with a pleasant in-hand really feel and cameras that may take first rate daylight pictures, then you may take into account the Realme 12 Professional. In any other case, take into account different choices accessible on this worth vary.
