Is Realme launching a special Realme 12 Pro+ edition with a Nothing Phone-like transparent back?

HIGHLIGHTS

• An alleged Realme 12 Pro+ with a transparent back has been teased officially.
• The company may launch the special edition soon.
• The Realme 12 Pro series launched in India last month.

Realme 12 Pro series launched in India and included two models: the Realme 12 Pro and Realme 12 Pro+. It turns out there could be a special edition of the Realme 12 Pro+ as Realme Europe CEO Francis Wong has shared a hands-on image of a phone with a Nothing Phone (1) and (2)-like see-through back panel. The phone in question shares similarities with the Realme 12 Pro+, thanks to a large circular module.

Realme 12 Pro+ transparent edition launch

• The live image shared by Realme Europe CEO Francis Wong shows a transparent back panel.
• In a post on X, Wong says that he has been using this device for the past week and asked fans to suggest where to launch it first.

• We see the large circular module to accommodate the camera sensors. There’s also a telephoto pericope lens, similar to the Realme 12 Pro+.
• The circular camera module has a gold-coloured casing, which resembles the newly launched Realme 12 Pro+.
• Besides the camera module, we also see the battery unit and the internal structural design.

In case the phone in question is a special edition of the Realme 12 Pro+, here’s a quick recap of the phone’s specs.

Realme 12 Pro+ specifications

• Display: 6.7-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display with 2412×1080 pixels resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, 1260Hz instant touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming, and up to 950 nits brightness
• Processor: Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 710 GPU.
• RAM/Storage: 8GB/12GB LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage.
• OS: Android 14 with realme UI 5.0
• Cameras: 50MP Sony IMX890 sensor with f/1.8 aperture and OIS, an 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, and a 64MP Omnivision OV64B 3X periscope telephoto lens. There is a 32MP front camera for selfies.
• Connectivity: 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, and a USB Type-C port.
• Battery: 5,000mAh battery with 67W SuperVOOC fast charging.

Key Specs

realme 12 Pro Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7S Gen 2 | 8 GBProcessor

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)Display

50 MP + 8 MP + 64 MPRear camera

32 MPSelfie camera

5000 mAhBattery

• The leaked retail box package (source) shows some key highlights of the phone, including the camera and other details.

• The  will come with a Sony IMX890 primary camera with OIS and a periscope portrait camera with OIS. These two sensors will be paired with an ultra-wide-angle lens.
• The image shows the phone will come with a 120Hz Curved Vision display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and 512GB storage.
• The phone is already confirmed to feature 120x zoom and offer lossless zoom at 0.6x, 1x, 2x, 3x, and 6x.
• The R will come with a Sony IMX890 primary camera with OIS and a periscope portrait camera with OIS. These two sensors will be paired with an ultra-wide-angle lens.
• The image shows the phone will come with a 120Hz Curved Vision display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset and 512GB storage.
• The phone is already confirmed to feature 120x zoom and offer lossless zoom at 0.6x, 1x, 2x, 3x, and 6x.
• phones’ camera prowess – especially that of the Realme 12 Pro+. The company launched the smartphone as the first in the mid-range segment with a 3x periscope camera. In fact, this is the first instance of Realme’s famed number series coming with a telephoto camera.Not just the cameras, the Realme 12 Pro series also packs a punch with its looks. The company collaborated with Swiss watchmaker Ollivier Saveo to produce a strikingly classic design that reminds people of luxury watches.