Nothing Phone (2a) vs realme 12 Pro 5G

The Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1 in our rating, and the realme 12 Pro 5G scores 5.9. The Nothing Phone (2a) leads in performance, camera and software support, while the realme 12 Pro 5G is ahead in battery and design. The Nothing Phone (2a) is the newer phone, announced Mar 5, 2024.

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Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

Top score

realme realme 12 Pro 5G

5.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Brighter screen 1,300 nits vs 950 nits
Newer model Mar 5, 2024 vs Jan 29, 2024
Thinner 8.55 mm vs 8.75 mm
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2412 px vs 1080 × 2412 px

Why choose the realme 12 Pro 5G

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 45 W
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP54
Charger in the box

PhoneRanked scores

Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Overall 6.1 5.9

Display 7.2 7.1

Performance 4.8 4.5

Camera 6.5 6.2

Battery 5.0 5.3

Design 6.6 7.6

Software support 5.7 3.5

Value for money 5.0 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Flexible AMOLED OLED, Curved Vision Display

Resolution 1084 × 2412 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density 394 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness 1,300 nits 950 nits

HDR HDR10+ —

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Double-reinforced glass

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Chipset Dimensity 7200 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.8 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G610 MC4 Adreno 710

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/2"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP

Telephoto — 32 MP, 2× optical

Optical zoom — 2×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video — 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 45 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Dimensions 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm 161.47 × 74.02 × 8.75 mm

Thickness 8.55 mm 8.75 mm

Weight 190 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic —

Back Plastic Vegan leather

Water resistance IP54 IP65

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Milk Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface Nothing OS 2.5 realme UI 5.0

OS updates 3 years —

Security updates 4 years —

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (2a)realme 12 Pro 5G

Announced Mar 5, 2024 Jan 29, 2024

Released Mar 12, 2024 Feb 6, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price $349 —

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