Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro vs Note 10 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on March 3, 2023, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • The phone is 2 years newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Note 10 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 11% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro to Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 700 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 85.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.4%
PWM - 490 Hz
Response time - 2.6 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 201.8 g (7.12 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Gold, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max clock 2300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 8 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 800 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1296 -
Single-core score 721 759
Multi-core score 1749 1909
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 216427 220298
GPU 52851 53358
Memory 101029 90816
UX 161349 168278
Total score 531656 532750
Samples [10 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 92% 99%
Graphics test 2 FPS 2 FPS
Graphics score 336 336
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7730 7473
Video editing 6240 6026
Photo editing 15572 15757
Data manipulation 7769 7512
Writing score 9698 10058

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-08 (Ya ne gei)AnTuTu 11534077
📘 2026-04-07 (Muzan)AnTuTu 11563197
📘 2026-03-04 (Sudip Paudel)AnTuTu 11522146
📘 2026-02-18 (.)Geekbench 6 CPU760 / 1904
📘 2026-02-18 (.)AnTuTu 11550293
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-09 (jksalcedo)AnTuTu 11527475
📘 2026-07-31 (M1sTiX)AnTuTu 11575576
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproGeekbench 6 CPU752 / 1819
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproCPU Throttle91%
📘 2026-07-18 -> luoinhungproAnTuTu 11572446

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14
OS size - 13 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5020 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (79% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:44 hr
Watching video - 13:08 hr
Gaming - 05:07 hr
Standby - 73 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9024 12032 x 9024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV5675 Omnivision OV5675
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Samples - Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
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, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 15
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 March 2021
Release date April 2023 March 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $220
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
SAR (head) - 0.6 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

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