Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Poco X6
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Xiaomi Poco X6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
- Shows 25% longer battery life (23:06 vs 18:31 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 81% higher peak brightness (1336 against 738 nits)
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (754K versus 496K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Stereo speakers
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 484 Hz | - |
| Response time | 5 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) | 181 g (6.38 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 381 | 1767 |
| Single-core score | 469 | 1015 |
| Multi-core score | 1484 | 2687 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 187869 | 294102 |
| GPU | 29691 | 72707 |
| Memory | 141765 | 146220 |
| UX | 136961 | 241938 |
| Total score | 496286 | 754967 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 252 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 11685 |
| Video editing | 4745 | 7141 |
| Photo editing | 15136 | 23891 |
| Data manipulation | 7401 | 10182 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 14783 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| π 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 489 / 1625 |
| π 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | AnTuTu 12 | 544428 |
| π 2026-09-20 (SSAN) | AnTuTu 11 | 508133 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Tameng) | AnTuTu 11 | 501656 |
Xiaomi Poco X6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1021 / 2953 |
| π 2026-06-12 (Roshan) | AnTuTu 11 | 788172 |
| π 2026-05-04 -> Sparxie | AnTuTu 11 | 906684 |
| π 2026-05-03 (Tera papa π«΅π»π) | AnTuTu 11 | 755685 |
| π 2026-04-26 (Dauren) | AnTuTu 11 | 762979 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (78% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:20 hr | 06:45 hr |
| Watching video | 15:10 hr | 10:18 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 04:35 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV02B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $249 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Poco X6 is definitely a better buy.
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