hotwav Note 12 EF vs realme Neo7x

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; realme
Release date: December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 3 months ago
AnTuTu: 256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices; 750.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,299.00 ($ 189.98)

Size: 6.8"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1640 px HD+; 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 409 ppi Very high density; 395 ppi 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 2000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 6000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Unisoc Tiger T606; Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4
CPU: 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55; 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.6 GHz; 2.3 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57; Adreno GPU
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 48 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Omnivision OV48B; Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; 0.61 µm
Sensor size: 1/2"; 1/2.88"
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 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; Flicker sensor, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Capacity: 128 GB; 256 GB
Type: UFS Storage 2.2; UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot: Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card; Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Dimensions: 78.0 mm 173.0 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model; 75.6 mm 163.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 223 g; 194 g
Materials: Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate; Plastic
Colors: Black Purple Green; Silver Brown
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 70 %; 87 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP68, IP69

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 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface 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, 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
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

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), 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: 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), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)