realme 12 Pro vs ZTE Axon 40 Lite

At a glance

Brand: realme; ZTE
Release date: January 2024, 2 years 5 months ago; April 2023, 3 years 2 months ago
Launch price: ₹ 26,999.00 ($ 284.45); —
AnTuTu: 574.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 75% of devices; 221.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 56% of devices

Size: 6.7"; 6.6"
Resolution: 1080 x 2412 px FHD+; 1080 x 2408 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 394 ppi High Density; 400 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 950 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen1; Unisoc Tiger T616
CPU: 4x2.2GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A55; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 2.0Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.8Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.2 GHz; 2 GHz
GPU: Adreno 710; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX882; —
Pixel size: 0.80 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.95"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch 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

Dimensions: 74.0 mm 161.4 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model; 74.0 mm 163.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 182 g
Materials: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus; Plastic
Colors: Blue Beige; Black Blue
Water/dust resistance: IP65; —
Usable surface: 90 %; 87 %

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake RealmeUI 5.0 (Android 14); Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Single SIM (Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; —
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), 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), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B13 (700), B28a (700), B66 (1700/2100)
3G: B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800); B2 (1900), B5 (850)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850)

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