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Realme 12 Pro Review: Great Design, Good Hardware

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Realme 12 Pro Review: Great Design, Good Hardware

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January 2024 has been Jan-packed with new smartphone launches and one of them was the new Realme 12 Pro 5G series. The latest number series from Realme includes the Realme 12 Pro 5G and the Realme 12 Pro+ 5G. While both phones look similar to the Realme 11 Pro lineup from the front, there are some changes internally, and on the rear panel. I’ve been using the Realme 12 Pro 5G for more than a week testing out various aspects of the Realme 12 Pro. Here’s what I think of the phone.

Realme 12 Pro price in India

The Realme 12 Pro is available in India at a starting price of Rs. 25,999 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB variant. There’s also an 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, which is priced at Rs. 26,999. Realme offers the new phone in two colour options or finishes. There’s the Navigator Beige option, and there’s the Submarine Blue. We received the 256GB variant in Submarine Blue for review.

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You get a 67W fast charger in-the-box

The unboxing experience of the Realme 12 Pro 5G is similar to other phones in the price segment. You get all the things that you’d expect. There’s a 67W charging brick, a USB Type-A to Type-C cable, a case to protect the phone, SIM ejector tool, and the usual paperwork.

Realme 12 Pro Review: Design

There are only a few smartphones out there that make people go ‘what phone is that’. The Realme 12 Pro 5G is sure to get similar comments. Almost every other smartphone, apart from foldables, is a slab these days, but Realme has tried and succeeded to make its slab look different and stylish.

I received the Submarine Blue variant and it looks brilliant. The rear panel on the Realme 12 Pro has a vegan leather finish and a camera module that looks similar to a luxury watch dial. Realme has partnered with French luxury watchmaker Ollivier Savéo who’s worked with popular brands such as Rolex, Breitling, and more.

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The phone gets a vegan leather finish rear panel

 

The main attraction here is the camera module with gold accents on the outside and a sunburst dial inside. The phone has good weight to it (196g) and feels good to hold in hand. Both the display and the rear panel are curved, making the phone look and feel slimmer than it is (8.75mm). The Realme 12 Pro feels great in hand, and you won’t have any fingerprints or smudges on the back thanks to the vegan leather finish.

On the front, the phone has uniform bezels on the opposite sides that are thin. The front looks very similar to the Realme 11 Pro, which also had a curved display of the same size. The Realme 12 Pro 5G comes with an IP65 rating as well.

Realme 12 Pro Review: Specifications and software

The Realme 12 Pro is equipped with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor coupled with the Adreno 710 GPU, 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage. It comes with a Dynamic RAM feature that can add up to 8GB of additional VRAM borrowed from the internal storage. Talking about storage, it isn’t expandable. The phone comes with a USB Type-C port at the bottom accompanied by a speaker, microphone, and a SIM card tray, which supports dual 5G SIM. The top of the phone houses another speaker grille and a microphone. On the left edge, you’ll find the power and volume buttons.

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Realme 12 Pro 5G has a dual speaker setup

 

For connectivity, you get Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6 dual-band, and support for all the major GPS satellites. Realme could’ve included Wi-Fi 6E here and perhaps a newer Bluetooth standard as other phones in the similar price range do get newer connectivity standards.

Realme has included an in-display fingerprint scanner on the handset. It’s placed at the bottom of the display, and while it would’ve been nicer to have it a little higher, the scanner works well. I had no issues unlocking the phone in the time I’ve been using it.

The Realme 12 Pro comes with a 5,000mAh battery with a 67W fast charger in the box, same as its predecessor. Nothing new to see here.

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Realme 12 Pro offers 2 years of software updates

 

Now, let’s talk about software. You’ll get the latest Android 14-based Realme UI 5.0 on the Realme 12 Pro. And during my time with the phone, I received two minor updates to improve the camera performance. Realme UI 5.0 is smooth and also loaded with bloatware. You get the usual Hot Apps and Hot Games folder, Glance lock screen, and several pre-installed apps. While you can disable some, you can’t really get rid of them. The phone gets some useful features with Realme UI 5.0 such as File Dock, Smart image matting, and Phonelink. Realme says that it’ll provide 2 years of software and 3 years of security updates for the phone.

The Smart image matting feature lets you separate a subject from the background on a photo. With File Dock you can easily share files using drag-and-drop, and Phonelink lets you connect to a Windows computer and share files, messages, notifications, and even screen phone calls.

Realme 12 Pro Review: Performance

Now, let’s talk performance. While the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip is good enough for daily tasks and even gaming, it’s not heavily performance oriented. Realme has focussed more on the camera and design with the Realme 12 Pro 5G. Benchmark results of the phone are bleak compared to some other offerings in the same price range. In AnTuTu, with performance mode enabled, the phone managed 5,90,047 points. With the mode disabled, it received a score of 5,61,099. With Geekbench 6, the phone received a score of 882 in Single-core and 2693 in Multi-core with performance mode disabled. The scores weren’t very different with the mode turned on. Like I said, not a big performer, but at the same time, I did not face any major lag with day to day tasks. Opening/closing apps, opening a background app, launching games, and such things worked quite smoothly. When the 8GB RAM was limiting performance, the phone would quickly use the Dynamic RAM feature to make up for the lack of physical RAM.

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The phone gets a 6.7-inch AMOLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate

 

Moving to the display, the Realme 12 Pro has a curved 6.7-inch AMOLED panel with full-HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and a maximum brightness of 800 nits. The display has good colours and gets plenty bright for indoor use. When using the phone outdoors and under direct sunlight, the display is readable. As for display colour options, you can choose between Vivid, Natural, Cinematic, or Brilliant. You can also manually choose the screen colour temperature. Realme has also included the O1 Video Colour Boost engine that converts SDR to HDR. However, this feature is only supported on certain apps. The viewing angles on the phone are also pretty great and I did not observe any washing out.

The Realme 12 Pro 5G comes with a dual speaker setup that can get very loud. There’s some bass as well, and good separation thanks to the speakers being placed at the top and bottom. The audio quality is also good during calls and the earpiece gets pretty loud. No issues here, but nothing exceptional either.Realme 12 pro review performance realme-12-pro-gaming

Can you game on the Realme 12 Pro? Yes, you definitely can. You won’t get the highest graphics or frame rates, but you can surely game on the phone. I played COD and BGMI on the phone and it performed well. The phone did not get too hot either, but I did notice some touch misses at times. I didn’t notice any major frame rate drops or lag in multiplayer games, but my gaming sessions only lasted about 30 minutes max. The rear panel does get warm, but not so much that you’ll have to wait for it to cool down. I also didn’t notice any major heating when using the camera or in day-to-day tasks. The vegan leather finish also helps hide the heat well.

Now, for some battery usage and performance results. The Realme 12 Pro 5G’s 5,000mAh battery can easily last you a day with some heavy gaming, camera usage, watching YouTube and other streaming services, some doom scrolling, and other day to day tasks. Remove heavy gaming from the list and the phone can last over a day. If you don’t consume a lot of content, you could even push the phone to last 2 days without a charge. Talking about charge, you can top up the battery in no time. Realme claims that the provided 67W charger can charge the phone to 100 percent in 48 minutes. In my tests, the phone took 43 minutes to charge from 10 to 100 percent. I’m sure the 48 minute number is attainable even if you charge from 0 percent.

Realme 12 Pro Review: Cameras

Finally, the first major selling point of the Realme 12 Pro, the new cameras. The handset comes with a triple rear camera setup, but you might be fooled into believing that there are four cameras at the back. The fourth one is a dummy unfortunately. Coming to the real cameras, you get a primary 50-megapixel Sony IMX 882 sensor with OIS, PDAF support, 26mm focal length, and f/1.8 aperture. This is accompanied by a new 32-megapixel Sony IMX 709 telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom, and 4x lossless in-sensor zoom. Lastly, there’s an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor. This is a big improvement over last year’s dual-camera setup that included a 100-megapixel main sensor and a 2-megapixel depth unit.

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The phone comes with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX 882 main sensor

 

The camera interface on the phone is similar to what you’ll find on most Android smartphones. All the modes are placed separately above the shutter button, and you get a More option that hides the Pro mode, Panorama, Hi-Res mode, Timelapse, Long Exposure, dual-view, Starry Mode, and more. The standard modes include Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, and Street.

In Photo mode, you get 0.6x, 1x, 2x, and 4x options. The image quality from the main rear camera is quite good in daylight conditions. The 2x optical zoom also produces good results. However, the colours can be saturated at times and I did notice some artifacting in some images very rarely. The 4x image looks a little washed out and loses out on details. The ultra-wide camera also takes good photos in daylight, but you can notice the difference in colours, details, and HDR between the main and the ultrawide sensor.

Top: Daylight photos; Bottom: Lowlight with auto Night Mode

 

When the sun goes down, the cameras say bye to details, but pictures taken in lowlight using the main sensor is still usable. The main camera can take good pictures with decent details if there’s some lighting around. Taking pictures of the night sky or landscape will result in photos with not a lot of details. The high dynamic range and colours are also off in lowlight scenarios. The 2x zoom isn’t great in lowlight and the photos mostly have washed details and noise. It’s the same with the ultrawide camera, which also shoots photos with a lot of noise and washed out details. Portrait shots in lowlight have bad edge detection, but you do get some details if there’s some light.

1x Portrait mode shots are taken with the main camera, 2x uses the telephoto sensor

 

Selfie photos taken from the Realme 12 Pro 5G are good. The phone gets a 16-megapixel front camera that can take 1080p videos at 30fps. You get good enough usable selfies that have good details in daylight, but things get washed out in lowlight.

Coming to videos, the phone can take 4K resolution videos at 30fps, but you can also take full advantage of the OIS stabilisation in videos shot in 1080p at 60fps. Realme calls the stabilisation mode Ultra Steady and the results are not bad. There is some fringing, but you can totally use the videos on social media. Videos shot in 4K resolution do have plenty of details in daylight, but there’s noticeable noise and weird artifacts in lowlight.

Realme 12 Pro Review: Verdict

With a starting price of Rs. 25,999, the Realme 12 Pro 5G has plenty of phones to compete with. Some of the recently launched phones that come to mind are the Redmi Note 13 Pro and the Poco X6 Pro (Review).

The Realme 12 Pro 5G is a good looking smartphone with several things going for it. You get a unique design with vegan leather finish, good display with 120Hz refresh rate, the performance is good enough for daily use and some gaming, the battery lasts long and you can top it up quickly, and the cameras offer very good results in daylight. There’s not a lot you’re missing out on. It’s a great phone for the price, but the only question is, would I recommend it over phones like the Poco X6 Pro? If cameras and design are more important for you, then you should buy the Realme 12 Pro, if performance is more important, then I’d say go for the Poco.

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Honor X9b Amazon India Microsite Goes Live; Honor Choice Earbuds X5 Launch Teased

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Honor X9b Amazon India Microsite Goes Live; Honor Choice Earbuds X5 Launch Teased

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Honor X9b is set to launch in India on February 15, months after its initial launch in October 2023 in select global markets. The Indian variant is expected to come with similar features to its global version. A key display feature of the smartphone was recently teased and its Amazon product page was also leaked. However, the Amazon microsite for the Honor 90 5G has now gone live officially. This confirms that the phone will be available for purchase in the country via Amazon. Some key details of the upcoming smartphone are teased on the page alongside the possible launch of Honor Choice Earbuds X5.

The Amazon microsite for the Honor X9b claims that the curved display of the upcoming handset will be “unbreakable.” An earlier teaser of the phone suggested that similar to its global variant, the Indian version of the Honor X9b will come with SGS-certified “360-degree whole-device protection.” It is said to sport “India’s first ultra bounce display” with ‘Airbag’ technology.

Amazon’s product page also teases a big battery, a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, and a slim design for the upcoming Honor X9b. It does not list the exact specifications but hints at another key launch that is likely to occur alongside the smartphone. At the top of the microsite is a banner that shows a big, round silhouette of the rear camera module of the upcoming phone inside which the launch date, i.e. February 15, and the words “unlock the extra” are written.honor choice earbuds x5 amazon inline az_honor

Upon looking closely, however, we can see the “x” in the word extra to be portrayed by two overlapping earbuds. These are quite possibly the Honor Choice Earbuds X5, which the HonorTech CEO Madhav Sheth had teased previously. This easter egg likely indicates the launch of these TWS earbuds on February 15, confirming a recent report. 

Since the Indian variant of the Honor 9Xb is likely to come with similar specifications as the global variant, the phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM. It may also get a 6.78-inch 1.5K (1,200 x 2,652 pixels) AMOLED display and run Android 13-based MagicOS 7.2. The phone is also likely to pack a 5,800mAh battery with 35W wired fast charging support. 

For optics, the Honor 9Xb may launch with a 108-megapixel triple rear camera system including a 5-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. The front camera is likely to carry a 16-megapixel sensor. 

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Rolls Royce Spectre First Impressions

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Rolls Royce Spectre First Impressions

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Luxury car manufacturer Rolls Royce has officially launched their first-ever EV in India with a lot of glitter and glam at an event in New Delhi. The car, which launched in 2023 for the global market, is set to come with a starting price of Rs. 7.5 cr ex-showroom in India. However, it will cost more as the buyer can choose from several optional add-ons to customise the coupe according to their taste. The brand showcased a dual-tone grey-coloured variant to the media.

Rolls Royce Spectre is a two-door coupe that can accommodate 4 people. It is 5.5 metres long and has a 0.25 drag coefficient. The car carries the signature design language with the illuminated grille, a redesigned spirit of ecstasy that will be used in all of the upcoming Rolls Royce cars, and the same split headlights that the Phantom comes equipped with. 

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The car is 5475 mm long and is 2144 mm wide

 

One feature that stands out are the 1.5-meter-long doors, they are the largest that any Rolls Royce has ever had and truly feel majestic. The doors are built like a tank, they are heavy yet don’t require a lot of force to open or close them. To add to the overall user experience, Rolls Royce has added controls that automate the opening and closing of the driver door, which is quite impressive, but for the price tag, this is the least you can expect.

Right below the doors, we have the direction indicators on either side with the branding in a chrome housing. The Rolls Royce Spectre sports large 23-inch wheels with bespoke aluminium alloys with the Rolls Royce logo that aid in better performance for the car, according to the brand.

For the charging port, all you need to do is push the cover, and it pops out to reveal the port.

The all-new ‘Spirit of Ecstacy’ retracts as the hood is popped from the inside of the car, which is a standard in all of the new iterations from the brand. 

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The Rolls Royce Spectre sports the redesigned ‘Spirit of Ecstacy’ with more defined wings

 

Despite the re-designed body, this still feels like a Rolls Royce from the inside, with a lot of tech included.

The first thing that I noticed inside the cabin was the inclusion of Starlight for doors. The Starlight headliner isn’t new but combine that with huge doors that sport the same star-like lights, the sight is something to behold. 

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This is the first ever Rolls Royce to sport Starlight doors

 

We didn’t get to drive this model, but I could tell the passengers wouldn’t hear a single thing while driving this beast on the road. Me and my colleague when we were shooting inside the car, we could not hear a single word that people outside were speaking. The sound dampening on the car is next level, as is expected from a Rolls Royce. 

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Spectre’s cabin is finished in wood and other premium materials

 

The dual-tone seats are hand-stitched and sport the Rolls Royce logo on the headrest. The variant that we got our hands on had a grey-orange colour scheme. The seats are very comfortable and offer just the right amount of resistance when a person is seated on them. The front armrest also has leather upholstery, and it connects to the centre console that has the door control toggles, buttons that activate certain features on the infotainment console, a navigation dial, and the cup holders that have chrome rings around them.

The rear passenger seats can be accessed by moving the front seats forward with the touch of a button. The movement is quite smooth, but the experience of entering and exiting the passenger seats wasn’t something I expected from a car in this price range. 

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Starlight headliner comes as a standard for the Rolls Royce Spectre

 

The car sports two digital screens inside the cabin, one for the infotainment system that is backed by Eleanor, the in-car virtual assistant, and another for the bespoke instrument dials. The infotainment system uses a large touch-screen that comes equipped with almost every feature that you can imagine, including wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, physical controls to navigate and reach a certain feature inside the infotainment, and more.

Rolls Royce has used bespoke wood and leather for the entire cabin, offering a great level of oomph factor that its buyers would want. All the dials, AC vents, buttons, etc, feel vintage, yet the customisation options are great.

Spectre also sports an illuminated fascia that spells ‘Spectre’ on a piano black background that is coupled with over 5,500 stars that depict the wings of the ‘Spirit of Ecstacy’.

The steering wheel is another style statement on the Spectre, you get the classic Rolls Royce logo in the middle with quite a lot of controls at your disposal.

Despite all the luxurious features, this is still an EV that is claimed to run 530 km on a single charge. Rolls Royce Spectre comes equipped with a 102kWh battery that can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in just 34 minutes with a 194kW (DC) charger, 10 to 80 percent in 95 minutes with a 50kW (DC) charger, and 0-100 percent in 5 hours 30 minutes with a 22kW (AC) charger, as per the company.

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Spectre uses 23-inch wheels with bespoke alloys

 

In terms of performance, the Spectre generates 584 hp of power and 900 NM of torque, but it is said to be very linear. This means that you will not feel a sudden jerk when you accelerate or come to a stop. The car sports two electric motors, one for the front wheels that generates 365 NM and one that drives the rear wheels and generates 710 NM. Rolls Royce claims that the Spectre can accelerate 0-100 km in just 4.5 seconds, but we weren’t able to test that.

What do we think about it?

Rolls Royce Spectre is the first EV by the luxury carmaker. The brand has committed to have an entire portfolio of electric vehicles by 2030 and the first model does not disappoint. Each Rolls Royce is bespoke, and the buyers can customise almost every aspect of their car before making the purchase. No media drive was planned for the Spectre in India, but the time we had with it was enough to leave an impression on us. The car looks and feels incredible from the outside and has some of the most luxurious features on the inside as well, but what else can you expect for a car that comes with a starting price of Rs. 7.5 cr ex-showroom? This is the epitome of luxury.

If you are a luxury car enthusiast and have tons of money, you definitely will enjoy experiencing this car.

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Vivo Y200 5G Now Available in 256GB Storage Variant; Vivo Y27 4G, Vivo T2 5G Prices Cut in India

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Vivo Y200 5G Now Available in 256GB Storage Variant; Vivo Y27 4G, Vivo T2 5G Prices Cut in India

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Vivo Y200 5G was unveiled in India in October last year. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC and is backed by a 4,800mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. Now the company has announced that the phone will be available in a new storage variant. Vivo also announced a price cut for two of its other models, the Vivo Y27 4G and the Vivo T2 5G, that were launched in the country in July and April 2023, respectively. 

The Vivo Y200 5G is now available in an 8GB + 256GB storage configuration that is priced at Rs. 23,999. SBI, IDFC First, Bank of Baroda, DBS Bank, Federal Bank, and IndusInd Bank customers can avail of an instant cashback of up to Rs. 2,000. The handset is also listed with an 8GB + 128GB option at Rs. 21,999 and is offered in Desert Gold and Jungle Green colour options.

Powered by a Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset, the Vivo Y200 5G is equipped with a 6.67-inch full-HD+ (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) AMOLED display, a 64-megapixel dual rear camera unit and a 16-megapixel selfie camera. It ships with Android 13-based Funtouch OS 13 and carries a 4,800mAh battery with support for 44W wired fast charging. The handset also comes with an IP54 rating for dust and splash resistance.

Vivo also announced that the 6GB + 128GB variant of the Vivo Y27 4G is available in India now at a lower price of Rs. 11,999. SBI, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank, Bank of Baroda, DBS Bank, Federal Bank, and IndusInd Bank customers may be eligible to win a cashback of up to Rs. 1,000. On the other hand, the 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 128GB variants of the Vivo T2 5G can now be bought in India at lowered prices of Rs. 15,999 and Rs. 17,999, respectively. The newer prices are effective starting February 1.

Offered in Burgundy Black and Garden Green colourways, the Vivo Y27 4G features a 6.64-inch full-HD+ (2,388 x 1,080 pixels) LCD panel. It comes with a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and a 5,000mAh battery with support for 44W wired fast charging. The phone also carries a 50-megapixel dual rear camera unit, while the front camera houses an 8-megapixel sensor.

Meanwhile, the Vivo T2 5G is available in shades of Nitro Blaze and Velocity Wave. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, a 4,500mAh battery with 44W fast charging support, a 6.38-inch AMOLED (1,080 x 2,400 pixels) display, a 64-megapixel dual rear camera unit and a 16-megapixel selfie camera. 

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Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: A Worthy Companion for the PS5

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Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: A Worthy Companion for the PS5

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Since the release of the PlayStation 5, Sony has paraded an army of accessories to pair with the console — headsets, earbuds, charging dock, camera, media remote and more. And then, there’s the line of Inzone gaming headsets that offer a little more versatility. The Inzone H3, H7 and H9 are compatible with both PC and PS5 and bring an escalating suite of features across their price points. Sony’s newly released Inzone H5 wireless gaming headset sits snugly somewhere in the middle of its kin. The Inzone H5 offers spatial audio capabilities for immersive gameplay, it boasts a long battery life and lightweight design for longer and more comfortable gaming sessions, and it brings both wireless and wired connectivity via a 2.4 GHz wireless connection with a USB Type-A transceiver and a 3.5mm audio jack, respectively.

But does the H5 stand out in a glut of gaming headphone options, especially for the PS5? The short answer is yes. The Inzone H5 represents a considerable upgrade over the dedicated Pulse 3D wireless headset for PS5. It sports a less striking but more comfortable design, more intuitive controls and much longer battery life. It is also more expensive than the Pulse 3D headset. The H5, however, brings just enough to the table to justify the higher price. Over the past few weeks, I got a chance to test out Sony’s latest gaming headset in a variety of settings and circumstances. The H5 surprised me with its ultra-comfortable fit and ridiculously good battery life. And while the headset’s big-ticket features delivered, it was the small details that truly stood out.

What’s in the box?

The Sony Inzone H5 packaging includes the over-ear gaming headphones, a 3.5mm audio cable, a USB Type-C cable for charging and a USB Type-A transceiver compatible with both PS5 and PC. The design of the headphones is closer to the cheaper H3 pair of headphones in the Inzone headset family, with a matte black or white plastic body.

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The Inzone H5 comes with a USB charging cable and a 3.5mm audio cord

The adjustable oval ear cups swivel back completely flat for ease of storage, and the headband extends from within its casing to ensure a snug fit for different head shapes and sizes. The right ear cup features a power button, an LED indicator, and a button to balance games and chat audio while playing online. The left earcup sports the adjustable bidirectional boom microphone, which can be flipped down to activate the mic and up to instantly go mute. The left earcup also features a scrollable volume adjuster, a USB Type-C port for charging and a 3.5mm audio jack for wired connections.

Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: Design and features

Out of the box, the H5 sports an unassuming design and, in fact, looks a bit cheap due to the all-plastic construction. But this design choice allows the headphones to be ultra-light, weighing only 260g. For comparison, that’s less than half the weight of the Pulse 3D wireless headset from Sony, which comes in at a whopping 522g. If you’ve used the Pulse 3D headset with your PS5 and felt the strain on your ears after gaming for an hour or two, the Inzone H5 will feel light as a feather.

I’ve used the H5 for extended gaming sessions, worn them while watching a whole film, and used them extensively while working on my PC, and I never once felt the weight. The oval-shaped ear cups, which sport soft nylon earpads, also make for a comfortable fit, allowing the ear to settle snugly within. The headphones are designed in a way that the earcups exert most of the pressure on the low side of the wearer’s ear, thus avoiding discomfort on the top side. The headband also features a soft cushion strip for comfortable wearing.

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The H5’s earcups feature volume and game/chat balance controls

The Inzone H5 boasts 3D spatial sound for a more immersive gaming experience with directional audio that gives a sense of in-game 3D space. The headphones feature 40mm drivers for accurate audio reproduction across high and low frequencies. And the ear cup housing also features a row of ducts that help low-frequency performance and boost bass, according to Sony.

The boom mic hangs close to the wearer’s mouth when flipped down and activated and isolates chat audio by filtering out ambient noises. Sony claims that the mic on the H5 utilises AI machine learning algorithms to capture clear voice chat audio. And in what is perhaps one of my favourite features of the Inzone H5, you can instantly mute yourself when you flip up the microphone.

Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: PS5, PC compatibility and specifications

The Inzone H5 has a frequency response range of 5Hz – 20,000Hz and a sensitivity rating of 89dB. As mentioned before, the headphones feature 40mm drivers and support both wireless connections via a 2.4GHz USB dongle and wired connection via a 1.5m-long 3.5mm cord that is included in the box.

The H5 pairs up with a PS5 in a blink, letting you plug and play instantly. The USB Type-A dongle includes a switch to swap between PS5 and PC usage. Simply switch the dongle to PS5 pairing mode, connect it to the PS5’s USB Type-A port when the console is turned on, and power up the headphones by holding down the power button on the right ear cup. You’ll instantly get notified of the pairing and will start receiving audio output via the H5. You can adjust the volume and the balance between game and chat audio directly from the controls on the headphones. You can also opt for a wired connection by plugging in the included audio cord into the 3.55mm jack on the PlayStation DualSense controller.

Additionally, you can head to the settings menu on the PS5, select Sound and adjust 3D audio for headphones to a profile to your liking. 3D audio profiles can be adjusted separately for each ear cup.

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The Inzone H5 pairs up with the PS5 without any fuss

On PC, the connection process is pretty much the same. You switch the USB dongle to the PC pairing mode, plug it into a USB Type-A port on your computer, and you’re ready to go. However, here, you also get the option to download the Inzone Hub PC software for additional sound customisation. You can edit or create new sound profiles and set equaliser options to Flat, Bass Boost or Music/Video. You can also adjust the equaliser manually according to your liking. The Inzone Hub also lets you adjust dynamic range, enable spatial sound, and retool microphone, volume, and game/chat audio levels. The range of customisation options available here isn’t wide, but the app covers all the basics.

Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: Performance and battery life

I used the H5 while playing a variety of games on the PS5, including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. I also tested the headphones while playing Rocket League online to check if the voice isolation on the microphone holds up. The spatial sound feature works as expected on the H5 and is not too dissimilar to the Pulse 3D headset. However, the H5 has a clear advantage in the overall soundscape when compared to the Pulse 3D headphones. It is noticeably crisper than the latter’s slightly muddied and bass-oriented sound. The H5 manages bass decently enough, too, but opts for a more neutral sound that might not be as attractive and punchy, but it makes for a more natural listening experience.

The H5’s utilisation of the PS5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech truly shined in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The game takes place in the lush forests of the titular alien planet, and the sounds of critters, chittering insects and organisms, and rustling flora came alive on the H5, meaningfully enhancing my experience with the game. Similarly, the Inzone H5 gave a good account of itself in the Norse setting of God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla with more weighty sounds for both the score and the action. In Prince of Persia balances the crunch of the combat with the softer notes of Persian instruments in the music quite decently. The boom microphone on the H5 works quite well, too. My voice almost always filtered through clearly, even with the annoying construction sounds in the background.

Beyond its competent sound performance, the H5 surprises with its battery life. Sony claims up to 28 hours of continuous playing time upon a full charge. It also says the headphones will last you for three hours of playtime with just 10 minutes of charge. In my experience, Sony’s claims aren’t too far wide of the mark. The Inzone H5 lasted days’ worth of intermittent gaming on a single complete charge. I’d pick up the headphones, not having charged them for a week and expecting them to be dead, and still find considerable juice left in the pair. And one of my favourite little features of the H5 was the voice battery indicator, which told me the current battery percentage of the headset with a quick tap of the power button. Every time I did that, I was truly surprised by the number it read out. And despite the H5 not featuring an active noise cancellation feature, the snug fit went a long way in organically blocking out outside noise.

The biggest flaw in the H5 is, of course, the lack of a Bluetooth connectivity option. While the USB transceiver is a handy way to switch between gaming on the PS5 and PC, and the 3.5mm wired connection adds a bit of versatility, there’s no easy way to seamlessly connect with your mobile phone. Sure, you can do a few adapter gymnastics to connect via the USB dongle. The 3.5mm cable will set up a wired connection with your smartphone (with the help of a USB Type-C/ lightning to headphone jack adapter because most phones don’t have a 3.5mm audio jack these days, unfortunately). Still, the convenience of Bluetooth cannot be overstated here. It’s a routine feature that you expect in most wireless headphones, and its absence almost reduces the Inzone H5 to a one-trick pony. Another thing worth noting is that people with big or protruding ears might have a little trouble with H5’s compact ear cups, especially since the cushioning layer of nylon foam is fairly thin, thus leaving little room between the ear and the sound drivers enclosed within.

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The H5 utilises the PS5’s Tempest 3D audio tech

Sony Inzone H5 Wireless Gaming Headset Review: Verdict

Sony’s latest gaming headset arrives in a highly competitive space of mid-range gaming headsets, going up against the likes of the popular Logitech G733 and a bevvy of options from Steel Series, Corsair, Razer, Turtle Beach and even budget offerings from HyperX. Perhaps its biggest competition comes from Sony itself. Marketed as an ideal pairing for the PS5, the H5 is going up against the tried and tested Pulse 3D wireless headless, which comes in at Rs. 8,590. You can pick up a pair for a discounted price of Rs. 6,390 at Sony’s ShopAtSC portal. And priced at Rs. 15,990, the Inzone H5 does not offer great value — at least not for everyone.

But if you have the extra cash, the H5 is a marked improvement over the Pulse 3D headphones in more ways than one. It’s half the weight and lasts twice as long. It sports a more comfortable design suitable for long gaming sessions and outperforms its sound quality and clarity competition. And you get a more versatile pair of gaming headphones that works just as fine with a PC as it does with the PS5. The absence of Bluetooth could put many buyers off, especially those looking to use their headphones wirelessly with mobile devices and handhelds like the Nintendo Switch. But if you’re looking for the PC-PS5 double bill, the Inzone H5 quietly delivers on all parameters without much fuss.

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Apple’s A18 Pro Leaked Benchmark Score Hints at Vastly Improved Single-Core Performance

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Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are expected to debut this year with a new A18 Pro chip under the hood, and the company’s purported mobile processor could bring notable performance upgrades over its predecessor — the A17 Pro — which powers the iPhone 15 Pro models, according to a leaked benchmark score. The A18 Pro could offer better single-core performance than Qualcomm’s purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip, while the latter is tipped to offer better multi-core performance.

According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by user Nguyen Phi Hung (@negativeonehero), Apple’s hexa-core A18 Pro chip scores 3,500 points on the single-core test and 8,200 on the multi-core test on Geekbench 6. In comparison, the current-generation iPhone 15 Pro Max with an A17 Pro chip scores 2,898 points and 7,201 points on the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.

 

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Meanwhile, benchmarks for the purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 — expected to succeed the recently unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip by the end of 2024 — recently leaked by the same user show the processor scoring 2,845 points in the single-core test and a whopping 10,628 points in the multi-core test.

As it stands, the A18 Pro could offer a 20.77 percent increase in single-core performance over its predecessor, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip might leapfrog Apple’s chip in multi-core performance. In fact, the leaked A18 Pro single-core Geekbench 6 score is higher than that of the 16-inch MacBook Pro (3,230 points) released in late 2023 with an M3 chip.

However, it’s too early to call these benchmarks reliable — the iPhone 16 Pro models aren’t expected until Q3 2024, while flagship Android phones with the rumoured Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip aren’t likely to debut until the last quarter. There’s also no way to verify if these benchmark scores are accurate, as they aren’t published on Geekbench’s website.

Until last year, Apple released two ‘Pro’ iPhone models with the latest mobile processor, while two models would be equipped with the chip from the previous year’s high-end iPhone. In 2023, Apple equipped the iPhone 15 models with a 4nm A16 Bionic processor, while the iPhone 15 Pro models came with the 3nm A17 Pro chip. It remains to be seen whether Apple releases the iPhone 16 models with a ‘Bionic’ processor while the Pro model gets the purported A18 Pro chip.

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Unveiling a New Era of Galaxy AI Features in Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Pre-book now

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Unveiling a New Era of Galaxy AI Features in Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Pre-book now

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On January 17, Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy S24 series were unveiled in a special event at the Yashobhoomi Convention Center in New Delhi, India. This event, a part of the global Galaxy Unpacked 2024, showcased the latest in smartphone tech, with the spotlight on the new Galaxy S24 series.

This leap forward is marked by the introduction of generative AI-powered features, designed to offer a smarter user experience. At the forefront of this evolution is the ‘Circle to Search’ function, a standout feature that allows users to circle an item on their screen to generate an automatic AI-powered search. This and other AI features particularly target Gen Z, relating to their preference for efficient and integrated technology that operates without the need to switch between applications.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 series is smart, like really smart, because they’ve got some new tricks up their sleeve. You will always have a little helper on your phone to make life easier. Here’s the scoop on what they can do:

Circle to Search with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Making Life Simpler

Imagine you’re scrolling through your phone, and bam, something catches your eye. Instead of hopping out of the app to type a search query, you just draw a circle around that thing right on your screen. It’s like telling your phone, “Hey, tell me more about this!” And just like that, your phone understands and starts searching for info on it. Let’s talk about some cool ways you can use this:

Travel and Landmarks: You’re browsing through travel posts and see a stunning structure. What’s that pretty building? Circle it, and your phone will not only name it but can also give you the info — history, importance, or even directions.

Food and Drink: Checking out a recipe video and spot a strange-looking vegetable? Circle that green thing, and before you know it, you’ll have its name, recipes, and much more info.

Our World: Watching a nature documentary and there’s an adorable creature you’ve never seen before? Circle the fluffy friend, and learn all about its habitat and habits without missing a beat.

Shopping: See a celeb sporting some snazzy sneakers and you want them? Circle those kicks, and you’ll find out what they are, how much they cost, and where to snag a pair.

Live Translate on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Helps You Make Friends

The Galaxy S24 series introduces ‘Live Translate’, your instant call translator, making sure you’re never lost in translation when you’re on the move. This smart feature is like having an interpreter in every call, so you can talk to anyone, anywhere, without language getting in the way.

Travel Adventures: Imagine you’re travelling and need to book a table at a restaurant, but you don’t speak the language. With ‘Live Translate’, just call them up, and your Galaxy S24 series smartphone will translate the conversation in real time. It’s as simple as talking on the phone – the phone translates everything for you and the person on the other end, so you both understand each other perfectly.

Note Assist on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Your True Assistant

Do you have a lot of info to sort through? Note Assist has your back. It’s like a smart filter for your phone that takes all the big, bulky info and boils it down to just the bits you need. Check out how it can help:

In Meetings: Endless meeting minutes? Note Assist can turn that into a brief summary that gets to the point, so you know what’s what without going through the blah blah.

While Studying: Overwhelmed by study guides and notes? This feature lessens your study material into the key elements, so you can focus on what’s important for that exam or presentation.

Chat Assist on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Series: Your Communication Wingman

The Galaxy S24 series not only makes replying to messages a breeze but also brings the power of on-the-spot text translation to your chats. With Chat Assist, you’re equipped to handle any conversation, whether in one language or another. Here’s how these features enhance your texting experience:

Text Translation: Received a text in a language you don’t understand? No worries. The Galaxy S24 can translate it for you right there in the chat. So, if you’re chatting with someone who speaks a different language, the conversation can keep flowing smoothly.

Smooth Replies: When you’re stuck on how to respond to a message, Chat Assist jumps in with smart suggestions. Whether it’s a tricky question or just everyday texting, it helps you find the right words.

For Emails: Need to sound professional and on point? This tool helps craft responses that are just right for work situations, minus the stress.

On Social Media: When you want to keep the convo going with your friends online but can’t find the words, Chat Assist steps in to suggest replies that keep the chat flowing.

Samsung’s initiative shows their commitment to innovation, offering users not just a smartphone, but a smart companion capable of a variety of needs. With the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung is not just delivering a product; they are setting a new standard for the role of technology in our lives. Pre-book and get benefits worth Rs. 22000*. *T&C apply.

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Realme 12 Pro 5G First Impressions: Certainly Stands Out

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Realme 12 Pro 5G First Impressions: Certainly Stands Out

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Realme 12 Pro is the latest smartphone from Realme to hit the Indian market. It was launched alongside the Realme 12 Pro+ on January 29. The new handset has an improved camera setup and a new chipset but looks identical to the Realme 11 Pro from last year, at least from the front. One of the key selling points of the newly launched handset is that it has been designed in collaboration with a luxury watchmaker. This is very much evident in the rear camera island. Here are my first impressions of the Realme 12 Pro after having used it for a few days.

For the Realme 12 Pro series, the Chinese smartphone maker has partnered with Ollivier Savéo for the design. Savéo is a well-known French luxury watchmaker who’s collaborated with brands such as Rolex. The phone is available in Submarine Blue and Navigator Beige colour options. I received the Submarine Blue variant of the Realme 12 Pro.

As soon as I unboxed the smartphone, I realised what Realme was talking about. On the rear panel, it has a large circular camera module, which has elements usually found in a luxury watch. There’s a golden bezel that runs around the circular module, and it gets a polished blue sunburst dial. The dial reflects light to create a spectacular gradient that a watch enthusiast will find pleasing. A golden stitching element is also found on the back panel, running at the centre from top to bottom.

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Realme 12 Pro 5G in Submarine Blue

The Realme 12 Pro 5G also has a vegan leather finish rear that gives it a premium look and feel. It has a curved rear and front glass panel, giving the impression that the phone is slimmer than it is. The in-hand feel of the phone is really nice. There’s also a good weight to it, making it feel premium. The frame is still plastic, but it has a gold coating that matches all the other golden elements on the phone. The buttons are all placed on the left edge and easily reachable. Realme has included dual stereo speakers, a dual-SIM card tray, a USB Type-C port, and two microphones on the smartphone.

On the front, the phone has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with full-HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The display curves around the edges, but not too much, and you get slim bezels all around. It’s a good-looking display, and I reckon it’ll be great to watch videos and movies and play games on this panel. There’s no Corning Gorilla glass protection here, though, but it does offer some kind of high-strength glass over the display. The panel can get as bright as 800 nits, and it supports ProXDR visuals. You also get an in-display fingerprint scanner and a hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera located at the top centre.

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Realme 12 Pro 5G has a 6.7-inch curved AMOLED display

At the back, the circular camera module does remind me of the Realme 11 Pro, as it is placed in the same position as before and is roughly about the same size. However, that sunburst dial makes me forget all about the resemblance. The Realme 12 Pro has a triple camera setup housed inside the camera module, this is a step up from the dual-camera setup on the predecessor. There’s a 50-megapixel Sony IMX 882 sensor with OIS, a 32-megapixel Sony IMX 702 unit with 2x optical zoom and OIS, and finally, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide unit. Thankfully there’s no macro sensor here. I did try out the cameras, and it looks like Realme has done a good job. You’ll have to wait for my full review to find out more about the camera performance.

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The Realme 12 Pro 5G gets a 50-megapixel Sony IMX 882 primary camera

For selfies and video calls, Realme has included a 16-megapixel camera, the same as last year. What’s not the same as last year is the processor. The Realme 12 Pro 5G comes with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, which is a 4nm chipset said to provide better performance and efficiency when compared to the older model. I’ll have to test the claims to find out if it’s true, but everything seemed smooth at first glance. The chipset is paired with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB onboard storage. The handset gets dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and GPS connectivity.

Realme has packed a 5,000mAh battery on the Realme 12 Pro 5G with 67W fast charging support, the same as last year. I’ll test the battery performance in my full review. The phone runs Android 14-based RealmeUI out-of-the-box, and you do get plenty of bloatware.

The Realme 12 Pro seems like a good deal for Rs. 26,000, but I will have to test it out more in the coming days. Its design is certainly one of the key selling points, and so is the upgraded camera setup. Stay tuned for my full review.

The Motorola Edge 40 recently made its debut in the country as the successor to the Edge 30 that was launched last year. Should you buy this phone instead of the Nothing Phone 1 or the Realme Pro+? We discuss this and more on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Samsung Patent Shows a New Square-Shaped Smartphone With Extendable Sliding Display: Report

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Samsung Patent Shows a New Square-Shaped Smartphone With Extendable Sliding Display: Report

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Samsung is possibly working on a square-shaped smartphone with an extendable display. A new patent was spotted online which shows a small square device with an extendable display that pops out from either end of the device via a sliding motion. This new patent comes a month after the patents of two Samsung technologies, named Flex Magic and Flex Magic Pixel, were seen in Europe’s trademark registration portal, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The technology was described as an “expandable screen for smartphones”. The US patent could be for a similar technology, although the document does not mention these terms.

The patent was first spotted by Website Rating in collaboration with tipster David Kowalski from xleaks7. The report shows a PDF of the patent which mentions the United States Patent Application Publication and shows the name of the applicant as Samsung Display. The filing date for the patent is June 22, 2023. As per the patent, Samsung is registering a new display technology that can be extended from multiple directions.

The main innovation in the Samsung display comes in the form of “prevention of the spring-back action of a metal layer at the end of a sliding display.” This helps mitigate the issue of panel cracking due to consistent strikes of the metal layer with the display panel and adds longevity to the device by making it more robust. The patent also mentions that both OLED and LCD displays can be used with this technology.

While the Samsung patent itself does not mention a square-shaped smartphone, the report highlights it as such. However, the ambiguous wording in the patent suggests it can also be used for smart TVs, AR devices, smartwatches, or an entirely new gadget. There is no official information regarding this. Further, there is no word on Samsung working on a square-shaped smartphone with an extendable display, but it might be under wraps.

Based on a report by GizmoChina on the Flex Magic Pixel patent, the new patent appears to be quite similar. However, there are some significant differences as well. The Samsung Flex Magic patent describes the technology as an “expandable screen for smartphones” and “smartphones in the shape of a watch,” whereas the new patent does not use such language.

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Realme 12 Pro+ 5G First Impressions: Big Upgrades for Less?

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Realme 12 Pro+ 5G First Impressions: Big Upgrades for Less?

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The Realme 12 Pro and the Realme 12 Pro+ are the brand’s latest number series smartphones. Between the two, the more affordable Realme 12 Pro looks identical to the higher-priced Realme 12 Pro+, even if the hardware inside both of them is worlds apart. The Realme 12 Pro+ obviously gets better hardware and plenty of upgrades, accompanied by a higher price tag. It’s priced from Rs. 29,999 for the base model, but it sure packs in a punch even when compared to the competition. Let me explain.

The Realme 12 Pro+ sticks with its faux leather design, which appears refreshing even though it looks similar to the 11 Pro+ released last year. Realme sticks to a faux-leather rear panel, which looks and feels quite premium. It will be available in Submariner Blue, Navigator Beige and an India exclusive, Explorer Red.

In terms of weight, the phone is not too heavy either at 189 grams. It is a bit chunky thanks to the extra layers of the vegan leather-wrapped rear panel, but its curved sides and 3D curved-edge display make it appear quite thin (8.75mm at its thinnest point) and also lend it a good hand feel.

For the first time ever, Realme has managed to squeeze in an IP rating in its number series phone. The Realme 12 Pro+ gets an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance which the company claims is good for splashes but not immersion.

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Realme has a very unique-looking camera module which will remind you of an expensive wristwatch

 

Its 6.7-inch curved edge OLED display sports a full-HD+ resolution and offers a maximum 120Hz refresh rate along with a 240Hz touch sampling rate, which should be good for gaming. It’s also a Pro-XDR panel, which means photographs can be viewed in their full dynamic range, and this is useful given the camera hardware the phone packs.

The phone is available in three RAM and storage options. The base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant is priced competitively at Rs. 29,999, while the 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 31,999. Lastly, there’s a top-of-the-line variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which is priced at Rs. 33,999.

The chipset has also got a notable upgrade. Realme has switched from a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC, which is fairly new and only available on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro, which is also priced similarly. While its maximum clock speed is limited to 2.4GHz, it should do well in the battery department as it has been manufactured using the superior 4nm fabrication process.

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Realme maintains the 120Hz display refresh rate of the previous model along with its 3D-curved edges on the left and right sides

 

Realme went with a massive 200-megapixel sensor with its Realme 11 Pro+ last year and also used it to deliver some telephoto capability. With the Realme 12 Pro+, the company switches gears to a more sensible 50-megapixel camera (Sony IMX 890) with OIS but also adds a superior 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera (OmniVision OV64B) which also has OIS. This is followed by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera which appears to be the same as on last year’s model. The 32-megapixel selfie camera, too, seems to be borrowed from the Realme 11 Pro+.

This high-resolution telephoto camera provides up to 3X optical zoom, and Realme claims that it is capable of shooting photos at 120X as well. This telephoto camera also happens to be the same one as on the OnePlus Open and the OnePlus 12, so my expectations for it are sky-high indeed.

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The Realme 12 Pro Plus frame is made from polycarbonate

 

The phone packs in a similar sized 5,000mAh battery as on the previous model, but drops the wired charging rate to 67W instead of the previous 100W. Realme claims a 100 percent charge in just 48 minutes, which we will test out in our full review.

Coming to software, there’s a fresh serving of Realme UI 5.0 which is based on Android 14. The usual ColorOS 14-like features (like File Dock) aside, the device comes with an interesting new feature called Flash Capsule, which we will test out in our full review.

From its premium-looking design to its IP65 rating, the Realme 12 Pro+ seems to offer incredible value for money, given the underlying hardware. There’s also the high-end telephoto camera which Realme has somehow managed to squeeze into this package and price point. This should make it easier to combat offerings from Xiaomi and its Redmi Note 13 series of devices, which lack a dedicated telephoto camera and bank on lossless in-sensor zoom using their 200-megapixel cameras. So, stay tuned to our full review to find out if Realme’s new 12 Pro+ manages to be a solid, well-rounded offering in the mid-range smartphone segment or falls flat with execution.

Realme might not want the Mini Capsule to be the defining feature of the Realme C55, but will it end up being one of the phone’s most talked-about hardware specifications? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
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