Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
55
out of 100
VS
57
out of 100
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 Samsung Galaxy A35 5G, which is powered by Exynos 1380 and came out 1 year and 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 25W)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
- Shows 17% longer battery life (22:25 vs 19:05 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- The phone is 1 year and 4 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- 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
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate DeviceFacts Score
Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 390 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus Plus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 104.3% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 121 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Samsung Exynos 1380 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Mali-G68 MP5 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 160 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 949 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3033 |
| Single-core score | 960 | 1006 |
| Multi-core score | 2372 | 2855 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 270693 | 311721 |
| GPU | 75675 | 89942 |
| Memory | 155637 | 136276 |
| UX | 211815 | 230273 |
| Total score | 713820 | 768212 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [23 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 279 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 629 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9868 | 11340 |
| Video editing | 7093 | 7357 |
| Photo editing | 23432 | 25659 |
| Data manipulation | 10684 | 10930 |
| Writing score | 13253 | 16320 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Gaben) | AnTuTu 11 | 713820 |
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Lazy) | AnTuTu 11 | 893295 |
| 📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT) | AnTuTu 12 | 866054 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393 | AnTuTu 12 | 857296 |
| 📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1010 / 2895 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official) | AnTuTu 12 | 922710 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 8.5 |
| OS size | 56 GB | 28 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 15 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 1:26 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 08:47 hr |
| Watching video | 12:08 hr | 14:03 hr |
| Gaming | 05:15 hr | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 106 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | GalaxyCore GC08A3 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 50 |
| Preview | 62 | 52 |
| Zoom | 77 | 71 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | March 2024 |
| Release date | March 2023 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $380 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.44 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.92 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
- The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
- Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. But if the camera is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 43