Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Note 12
53
out of 100
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47
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 5 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 5G
- 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (713K versus 496K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (890 against 738 nits)
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
- Shows 11% longer battery life (23:06 vs 20:44 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
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 | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 484 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2800 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2434 | 381 |
| Single-core score | 970 | 469 |
| Multi-core score | 2377 | 1484 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 278422 | 187869 |
| GPU | 75869 | 29691 |
| Memory | 144456 | 141765 |
| UX | 214715 | 136961 |
| Total score | 713462 | 496286 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 96% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 226 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 629 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9740 | 8747 |
| Video editing | 7113 | 4745 |
| Photo editing | 23332 | 15136 |
| Data manipulation | 10875 | 7401 |
| Writing score | 13190 | 10107 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze) | AnTuTu 11 | 731937 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Eyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 713462 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 -> Ahmet-256378 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 873 / 2095 |
| 📘 2026-05-20 -> daniyarswq | AnTuTu 11 | 725690 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Reper | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | CPU Throttle | 91% |
| 📘 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 489 / 1625 |
| 📘 2026-10-10 (Morteza) | AnTuTu 12 | 544428 |
| 📘 2026-09-20 (SSAN) | AnTuTu 11 | 508133 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (Tameng) | AnTuTu 11 | 501656 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 21 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 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 (78% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 1:11 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 08:20 hr |
| Watching video | 13:50 hr | 15:10 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 05:33 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 113 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 24 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | - |
| Preview | 61 | - |
| Zoom | 70 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| 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, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | March 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | March 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $229 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 33 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 Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G is definitely a better buy.
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