Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G in for review: Unboxing Realme phone with OnePlus 12 periscope camera and starting price of Rs 29,999

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Realme 12 Pro series 5G has officially launched in India. The line-up is headlined by the Realme 12 Pro Plus. It is Realme’s first smartphone with a periscope telephoto camera setup since the Realme X3 SuperZoom from 2020. An interesting thing to know about this new Realme phone is that it brings the OnePlus 12 periscope camera at a price of less than Rs 30,000, even as the OnePlus 12 will set you back by Rs 65,000 at least. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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The Realme 12 Pro Plus comes in a choice of 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB trims for Rs 29,999, Rs 31,999, and Rs 33,999, respectively.

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The unboxing experience is pretty much what you expect from a Realme phone at this point. You get everyhthing from a TPU case to a fast 67W charger in addition to necessary paperwork and SIM ejector tool. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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Design is a big area of focus for Realme with this phone. The company Realme has partnered with international luxury watch designer Ollivier Savéo and conjured luxury-watch inspired shenanigans including a vegan leather back panel and a “polished sunburst dial” for the rounded camera assembly. The Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G comes in blue, beige and red. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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The other big highlight is obviously the camera setup. The Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G has a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 primary sensor with optical image stabilisation, paired to a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64B sensor behind a 3x periscope telephoto lens (also 6x in-sensor, up to 120x digital), and another 8-megapixel ultrawide. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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The Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G has a 6.7-inch 120Hz curved OLED display with 1080p resolution and up to 950nits of peak brightness. HDR support is unspecified, though you do get something called ProXDR which allows you to see HDR photos in highest quality. Realme doesn’t mention any screen protection either. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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The Realme 12 Pro Plus is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, same chip found inside the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Poco X6. Running the show is Android 14 based Realme UI 5.0. You get a 5,000mAh battery in this phone and support for 67W fast charging. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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You’ll be able to get it in 8GB/128GB, 8GB/256GB, and 12GB/256GB trims. Expandable storage is not supported. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)

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has tied up with veteran designers and cinematographers to make its Realme 12 Pro series 5G stand out from competition. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)