Apple iPhone 18 Pro vs Realme 12 Pro Plus

1,199 USD

1,199 USD

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Apple iPhone

Realme Mobiles

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

RMX3840

2026, September 09

2024, January 29

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 106 - A3714 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3472 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71, 106 - A3713 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 106 - A3715

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3714 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3472 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3713 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3715

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

150 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm (5.91 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)

161.5 x 74 x 8.8 mm (6.36 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)

211 g (7.44 oz)

190 g (6.70 oz)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)

IP65 dust/water resistant

Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; International) eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy

Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige, Explorer Red

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

AMOLED, 1B colors, HDR10+, 120Hz

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 108.0 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 96.4 cm2 (~89.4% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~394 ppi density)

iOS 27

Android 14, Realme UI 5.0

Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm)

Hexa-core (2x GHz high performance + 4x GHz)

Octa-core (4x2.40 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

Apple GPU (7-core graphics)

Adreno 710

12GB

8GB/12GB

256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB NVMe

128GB/256GB/512GB

48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom

64 MP, (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)

8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide)

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic from regular video

LED flash, HDR, panorama

4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

32MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide)

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2

Panorama

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps

Market-dependent versions: · Li-Ion 4056 mAh - Nano SIM model · Li-Ion 4288 mAh - eSIM only model

5000 mAh, non-removable

Wired, PD3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min 25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China) 4.5W reverse wired

100W wired

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

No 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band

6.0, A2DP, LE

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort

USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 534782 (v9), 660920 (v10) GeekBench: 2732 (v5), 2769 (v6) 3DMark Wild Life: 3081 (offscreen 1440p)

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Active use score 13:24h