Digital Chat Station confirmed that the periscope lens will debut in the Realme 12 Pro series of smartphones. DCS has shared a new post on Weibo that reveals the specifications and prices of the upcoming Realme smartphones in the numbered series.
Expected characteristics of the Realme 12 Pro and Realme 12 Pro+
Digital Chat Station confirms that Realme will equip the Realme 12 Pro series smartphones with the recently debuted Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC. The chipset is built on a 4nm process and has one Cortex-A715 core with a clock speed of 2.63 GHz, three Cortex-A715 cores with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, four Cortex-A510 cores with a clock speed of 1.8 GHz, and an Adreno GPU. However, the chipset is less powerful than the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC.
The Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 SoC offers performance similar to the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The source adds that Realme will equip the Realme 12 Pro smartphone with a 32-megapixel Sony IMX 709 telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom. In contrast, the Realme 12 Pro+ smartphone will feature a 64MP OmniVision OV64B periscope telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom.
DCS adds that many smartphone brands will equip many upcoming mid-range smartphones with the OmniVision OV64B telephoto lens. The insider also shared a concept rendering of the upcoming Realme number series smartphone. The concept rendering shows a circular camera with two round cameras, a rectangular periscope lens, and an LED flash.
The circular arrangement of cameras in the conceptual render resembles the existing Realme 11 Pro series smartphones. The source also adds that Realme will release a smartphone with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage for a price of 2,099 yuan (approximately Rs. 25,000). Digital Chat Station did not share any other specifications of the upcoming smartphones. It is rumored that Realme may debut the smartphone in the first quarter of 2024.
The Realme 11 Pro and Realme 11 Pro+ smartphones have identical specifications. The vanilla smartphones have a slower 67W wired fast charging technology. Realme has also reduced the main camera from 200 megapixels to 100 megapixels in the Realme 11 Pro. The company equips both smartphones with MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC and a 6.7-inch AMOLED display.
Technical specifications of the Realme 11 Pro+
- Display: 7-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display, 120 Hz refresh rate, curved screen, peak brightness 950 nits.
- Performance: MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC.
- Software: Realme UI 4.0 based on Android 13.
- RAM and permanent memory: 8 GB / 12 GB, 256 GB.
- Battery and fast charging: 5000 mAh battery, 100W fast charging support.
- Rear camera: Samsung ISOCELL HM3 main camera with 200 megapixels, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2-megapixel macro sensor.
- Front camera: 32 MP
- Other features include an in-display fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C port, dual speakers, and more.
