HUAWEI MatePad 12 X (2026) Review
The realme 12 Pro Series finally goes official today, starting with the realme 12 Pro 5G.
It boasts a striking design inspired by luxury watches, with a premium leather vegan back shell finish, accented with golden elements. Its camera island has golden fluted bezels and there’s a ‘3D Jubilee bracelet’ lining at the center.
realme 12 Pro 5G in Navigator Beige
Moving over to its specs, the realme 12 Pro 5G sports a 6.7-inch curved OLED display, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset, and a 5000mAh battery paired with 67W charging.
Cameras are certainly one of its strengths, sporting a triple camera system. A 50MP Sony IMX882 primary camera, complemented with 32MP telephoto and 8MP ultrawide. At the front is a 16MP selfie shooter housed in a hole punch notch.
6.7” FHD+ curved OLED display
2412*1080 pixels, 120Hz refresh
950 nits (peak) brightness
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4nm)
8-cores, up to 2.2GHz
8GB RAM (+8GB extended memory)
128GB, 256GB storage
Triple rear cameras:
– 50MP f/1.8 Sony IMX882 main, OIS
– 32MP f/2.0 Sony IMX709 telephoto, OIS
– 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide, 112° FoV
16MP f/2.4 selfie shooter
Dual nano-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
Wi-Fi 6, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth 5.2
Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
USB Type-C
In-screen fingerprint sensor
Dual speakers, Dolby Atmos
realme UI 5.0 (Android 14)
5000mAh battery
67W SuperVOOC
161.47 x 74.02 x ~8.75 mm
~190g
Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige
The realme 12 Pro 5G is currently launched for India and starts at INR 25,999 (about ~PHP 17.6K in today’s conversion) for the 8GB+128GB trim and INR 26,999 (~PHP 18.2K) for the 8GB+256GB variant.
No word yet on its local availability in the Philippines but expect it to arrive sooner or later. Stay tuned!
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