hotwav Note 12 EF vs realme Neo7 SE

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; February 2025, 1 years 4 months ago
AnTuTu: 256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices; 1.934.706 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 93% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,799.00 ($ 263.08)

Size: 6.8"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1264 x 2780 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 409 ppi Very high density; 450 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 1000:1 contrast ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch; Hole-punch Notch, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; MediaTek Dimensity 8400
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 1x3,25 GHz Cortex A725 + 3x3.0 GHz Cortex A725 + 4x2.1GHz Cortex A725
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 3.25 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Immortalis G720 MC7 1.3GHz GPU
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Omnivision OV48B; Sony IMX882
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/2"; 1/1.95"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 960 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode

Dimensions: 78.0 mm 173.0 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model; 76.3 mm 162.5 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 223 g; 212 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black Purple Green; Black White Blue
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 70 %; 92 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14; Android 15 RealmeUI 6.0 (Android 15)
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 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Fingerprint: Yes, on the side; Yes, in screen
Accelerometer: Yes; Yes
Gyroscope: Yes; Yes
Proximity: Yes; Yes
Light sensor: Yes; Yes
Compass: Yes; Yes
Cooling system: No; Yes
Audio: —; Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones