Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Honor 200
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Honor 200, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 7 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 Pro Plus 5G
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Honor 200
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1002K versus 713K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 10% higher pixel density (436 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1200 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.98:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 436 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 104.3% | - |
| PWM | 121 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | White, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | - | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3581 |
| Single-core score | 960 | 1147 |
| Multi-core score | 2372 | 3214 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 270693 | 364727 |
| GPU | 75675 | 228932 |
| Memory | 155637 | 164585 |
| UX | 211815 | 244236 |
| Total score | 713820 | 1002480 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [36 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 525 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 629 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9868 | - |
| Video editing | 7093 | - |
| Photo editing | 23432 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10684 | - |
| Writing score | 13253 | - |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Gaben) | AnTuTu 11 | 713820 |
Honor 200
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-02 (Ryno) | AnTuTu 11 | 997900 |
| 📘 2026-06-30 (Empire) | AnTuTu 11 | 1094330 |
| 📘 2026-04-26 (Seitekx) | AnTuTu 11 | 987155 |
| 📘 2026-04-20 (Pro100Goose) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019297 |
| 📘 2026-04-04 -> Alexx | AnTuTu 11 | 1005948 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 56 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 15 min) | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:08 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:15 hr | - |
| Standby | 89 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 112° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX856 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 65 |
| Preview | 62 | 61 |
| Zoom | 77 | 124 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor 200 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.1 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | May 2024 |
| Release date | March 2023 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Honor 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 100 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 Honor 200 is definitely a better buy.
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