Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G vs Motorola Moto G84 5G
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Motorola Moto G84 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 and came out 10 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 5G
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G84 5G
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Shows 17% longer battery life (24:24 vs 20:51 hours)
- Delivers 42% higher peak brightness (996 against 703 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Stereo speakers
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 19.7 grams less
- The phone is 10 months newer
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 | POLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 402 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 85.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 146.4% |
| PWM | 343 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.88 mm (6.53 inches) | 160 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.21 mm (3 inches) | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 168.3 g (5.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP54 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 619 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1404 |
| Single-core score | 852 | 913 |
| Multi-core score | 2048 | 2030 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 237153 | 243901 |
| GPU | 49405 | 56804 |
| Memory | 127974 | 152968 |
| UX | 169647 | 156581 |
| Total score | 584179 | 610255 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 308 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7249 | 12401 |
| Video editing | 4117 | 4770 |
| Photo editing | 18072 | 24498 |
| Data manipulation | 7730 | 9779 |
| Writing score | 10678 | 14850 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-19 (RøFîKüL) | AnTuTu 11 | 584179 |
| 📘 2026-05-12 (Mark) | AnTuTu 11 | 403824 |
| 📘 2025-01-06 (doctor) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 852 / 2048 |
Motorola Moto G84 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-09-06 (Vaqif) | AnTuTu 11 | 610255 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1412 |
| 📘 2025-08-06 (X) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 904 / 2041 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1411 |
| 📘 2024-07-26 (Francescolli) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 915 / 2051 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | My UX |
| OS size | 33 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:08 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:46 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 12:56 hr | 13:58 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 05:09 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 121 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN1 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D | Samsung ISOCELL S5K4H7AF |
| 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 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | OmniVision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 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 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 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 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 | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | August 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $249 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Motorola Moto G86 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 30 W |
Further details
Notes on Moto G84 5G:
- The back cover can also be made of eco-leather.
*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 Motorola Moto G84 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 11