realme 16 Pro+ 5G
What you’d gain
- 2.1× faster
- Camera score: 7.0 → 7.5
- Display score: 7.1 → 9.0
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Should You Upgrade From the realme 12 Pro+ 5G?
How the realme 12 Pro+ 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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We can’t give our take on the realme 12 Pro+ 5G: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the realme 12 Pro+ 5G, so we compare it with upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 3.6× faster
- Camera score: 7.0 → 7.8
- Display score: 7.1 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Better water resistance
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
OPPO Find X9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.4× faster
- Camera score: 7.0 → 9.0
- Display score: 7.1 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 3× → 10×
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 196 → 236 g
POCO F9 Ultra
What you’d gain
- 6.4× faster
- Camera score: 7.0 → 8.7
- Display score: 7.1 → 8.7
- Battery: 5,000 → 8,050 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Longer zoom: 3× → 5×
What you’d give up
- No charger in the box
- Heavier: 196 → 235 g
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realme 12 Pro+ 5G upgrade FAQ
Is the realme 12 Pro+ 5G still supported?
realme hasn’t published an official update policy for the realme 12 Pro+ 5G, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.
What is the best upgrade from the realme 12 Pro+ 5G?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 6.2 for the realme 12 Pro+ 5G. The newest model of the same family is the realme 16 Pro+ 5G. The best upper mid-range upgrade is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the realme 12 Pro+ 5G, so we looked at upper mid-range phones and flagships, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the realme 12 Pro+ 5G?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 6.4 times as fast as the realme 12 Pro+ 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 2,820, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 254.