POCO F9 Ultra vs realme 12 Pro+ 5G

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the realme 12 Pro+ 5G scores 6.2. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

realme realme 12 Pro+ 5G

6.2 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 67 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.7 inches
Longer optical zoom 5× vs 3×
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 950 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz

Why choose the realme 12 Pro+ 5G

Lighter 196 g vs 235 g
Charger in the box

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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 POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Overall 9.3 6.2

Display 8.7 7.1

Performance 9.0 4.8

Camera 8.7 7.0

Battery 8.8 5.3

Design 8.2 7.5

Software support 7.4 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Size 6.9 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, Curved Vision Display

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density 416 ppi —

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 950 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Double-reinforced glass

Performance

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 7s Gen 2

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 710

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 50 MP, f/1.8

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 50 MP 8 MP

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope 64 MP, 3× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 5× 3×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 8K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 67 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 161.47 × 74.02 × 8.75 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8.75 mm

Weight 235 g 196 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Vegan leather

Water resistance IP68 IP65

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige, Explorer Red

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes —

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 realme UI 5.0

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years —

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 Ultrarealme 12 Pro+ 5G

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Jan 29, 2024

Released Sep 1, 2026 Feb 6, 2024

Status Released Released

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