CAT S53 vs realme 12x

At a glance

Brand: Cat; realme
Release date: July 2022, 3 years 10 months ago; March 2024, 2 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 323.400 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 62% of devices; 442.599 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 70% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,399.00 ($ 204.59)

Size: 6.5"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 720 x 1604 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 270 ppi Medium Density; 264 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Water Drop Notch, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 480; MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
CPU: 2x Kryo 460 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 460 1.8 GHz; 2x2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 8 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 619; ARM Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 6 GB; 12 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.79; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX582 Exmor RS; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/2.96"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 81.0 mm 171.0 mm 16.0 mm Print 3D Model; 75.4 mm 162.9 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 320 g; 190 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Aluminium alloy; Plastic , Splash resistant design
Colors: Black; Black Gold
Water/dust resistance: IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H; IP54
Usable surface: 73 %; 85 %

Operating system: Android 10 Q Android 10; Android 14 Upside-down cake RealmeUI 5.0 (Android 14)
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services
Updates: —; OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)