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In the Php25k price range, two new smartphones are getting a lot of attention — the realme 12 Pro+ 5G and the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G.
Check out our comparison review to see which of the two fits your need or lifestyle:
So, which one is your bet?
| Samsung Galaxy A55 5G | realme 12 Pro+ 5G |
|---|---|
| 6.6-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display | 6.7-inch FHD+ curved OLED |
| 1080 x 2340 pixels, 120Hz, 1000 nits (peak) | 2412 x 1080 pixels, 120Hz, 950 nits (peak) |
| Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ | 0.55mm Double-Reinforced Glass |
| Samsung Exynos 1480 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| 8-cores, up to 2.75GHz | 4nm, 8-cores, up to 2.4GHz |
| 8GB RAM (+8GB extended memory) | 12GB RAM (+12GB extended memory) |
| 256GB storage | 512GB storage |
| Expandable up to 1TB via microSD (hybrid slot) | (No microSD slot) |
| Triple rear cameras: | Triple rear cameras: |
| - 50MP f/1.8 main, OIS | - 50MP f/1.8 main Sony IMX890, OIS |
| - 12MP f/2.2 ultrawide | - 64MP f/2.8 OmniVision OV64B periscope/ portrait |
| - 5MP f/2.4 macro | - 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 112-degree FoV |
| 32MP selfie shooter (hole punch notch) | 32MP selfie shooter (hole punch notch) |
| Dual nano-SIM + eSIM | Dual nano-SIM |
| 5G, 4G LTE | 5G, 4G LTE |
| Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax | Wi-Fi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| USB Type-C (USB 2.0) | USB Type-C |
| NFC | NFC |
| In-screen fingerprint sensor, face unlock | In-screen fingerprint sensor, face unlock |
| IP67 water and dust resistance | IP65 water and dust resistance |
| Dual stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos | Dual stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos |
| OneUI 6.1 (Android 14) | realme UI 5.0 (Android 14) |
| 5000mAh battery | 5000mAh battery |
| 25W wired charging | 67W SuperVOOC |
| 161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm | 161.47 x 74.02 x ~8.75 mm |
| 213g | ~196g |
| Awesome Iceblue, Navy, Lilac, Lemon | Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige |
| PHP 24,999 | 8GB+256GB | PHP 25,999 | 12GB+512GB |
Why is Samsung Galaxy A55 5G better than Realme 12 Pro Plus 5G?
Is dustproof and water-resistant?
10.34% faster CPU speed?
4 x 2.75 GHz & 4 x 2.05 GHzvs4 x 2.4 GHz & 4 x 1.95 GHz
Has branded damage-resistant glass?
Has an external memory slot?
0.6 mm thinner?
8.2 mmvs8.8 mm
Higher Ingress Protection (IP) rating?
IP67vsIP65
Supports HDR10?
Supports HDR10+?
Realme only offers 2 OS updates while Samsung offers 4. So technically, you will use the Samsung longer and also, since it has longer support, it will be worth your money.