realme 12 Lite vs realme C65

Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.

realme 12 LiteSnapdragon 685Change

Key differences

  1. Chipset: the realme 12 Lite uses the Snapdragon 685 (6 nm), the realme C65 the Helio G85 (12 nm). The realme 12 Lite's fastest core runs at 2.80 GHz, the realme C65's at 2.00 GHz.
  2. Main camera: 12 MP on the realme 12 Lite, 50.8 MP on the realme C65.
  3. Versions: owners have shared the realme 12 Lite as 8GB | 128GB, the realme C65 as 8GB | 256GB.
  4. Software: Android 14 on the realme 12 Lite, Android 16 on the realme C65 (newest seen).

The same on both: a 90 Hz screen, Wi-Fi 5 and NFC.

Chipset

Chipset
Snapdragon 685Helio G85
Process
6 nm12 nm
CPU
4× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
2× 2.00 GHz Cortex-A75
6× 1.80 GHz Cortex-A55
Top CPU speed
2.80 GHz2.00 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Adreno 610Mali-G52 MC2

Memory

Versions seen
8GB | 128GB8GB | 256GB
RAM type
LPDDR4XLPDDR4X

Display

Size
6.7 in6.7 in
Resolution
1080 × 2400720 × 1604
Pixel density
391 ppi264 ppi
Refresh rates
90 Hzalso 45, 48, 50, 6090 Hzalso 50, 60
HDR
HDR10, HLG—

Battery

Capacity
5,000 mAh5,000 mAh

Cameras

Back camera
12 MP4000 × 3000 · f/1.79 · 5.24 mm50.8 MP8224 × 6176 · f/1.8 · 3.88 mm
Front camera
8.1 MP3280 × 2464 · f/2.05 · 2.64 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2 · 2.65 mm

Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoNo
Bluetooth LE Audio
NoNo
NFC
YesYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes

Software

Android
Android 14Android 16
Released with
Android 14Android 14
Widevine DRM
L1L3

Sensors

Sensors
22 sensors28 sensors

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From phones shared with the Device Info app · updated November 2026 Hardware specs only. No personal data. Privacy