realme 16 Pro 5G vs realme 12 Pro 5G

The realme 16 Pro 5G scores 7.3 in our rating, and the realme 12 Pro 5G scores 5.9. The realme 16 Pro 5G leads in display, performance, battery, design and software support. The realme 16 Pro 5G is the newer phone, announced Jan 6, 2026.

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realme realme 16 Pro 5G

7.3 Price TBA

Top score

realme realme 12 Pro 5G

5.9 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the realme 16 Pro 5G

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.7 inches
Brighter screen 6,500 nits vs 950 nits
Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP65
Newer model Jan 6, 2026 vs Jan 29, 2024

Why choose the realme 12 Pro 5G

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 45 W
Lighter 190 g vs 192 g

PhoneRanked scores

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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 realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Overall 7.3 5.9

Display 8.9 7.1

Performance 5.0 4.5

Camera 6.3 6.2

Battery 6.3 5.3

Design 8.9 7.6

Software support 7.9 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, AMOLED OLED, Curved Vision Display

Resolution 1272 × 2772 px 1080 × 2412 px

Pixel density 450 ppi —

Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz

Peak brightness 6,500 nits 950 nits

Protection AGC DT-Star D+ Double-reinforced glass

Performance

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 Adreno 710

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 3.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/2"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto — 32 MP, 2× optical

Optical zoom — 2×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 50 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 45 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Dimensions 162.6 × 77.6 × 7.75 mm 161.47 × 74.02 × 8.75 mm

Thickness 7.75 mm 8.75 mm

Weight 192 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back — Vegan leather

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP65

Fingerprint Under-display optical —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Pebble Grey, Orchid Purple, Master Gold Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige

Connectivity and features

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.2

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers — ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 16 Android 14

Interface realme UI 7.0 realme UI 5.0

OS updates 5 years —

Security updates 6 years —

Launch and price

Spec realme 16 Pro 5Grealme 12 Pro 5G

Announced Jan 6, 2026 Jan 29, 2024

Released — Feb 6, 2024

Status Released Released

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