Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 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 Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 1 year and 3 months before. 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- The phone is 1 year and 3 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (758K versus 584K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (799 against 703 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | Super AMOLED |
| 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 | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 138.1% |
| PWM | 343 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.88 mm (6.53 inches) | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 76.21 mm (3 inches) | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2487 |
| Single-core score | 852 | 1021 |
| Multi-core score | 2048 | 2969 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 237153 | 313434 |
| GPU | 49405 | 100484 |
| Memory | 127974 | 135397 |
| UX | 169647 | 209450 |
| Total score | 584179 | 758767 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 308 | 685 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7249 | 11369 |
| Video editing | 4117 | 7181 |
| Photo editing | 18072 | 25824 |
| Data manipulation | 7730 | 9429 |
| Writing score | 10678 | 13416 |
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 |
Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | Geekbench 7 CPU | 808 / 3022 |
| 📘 2026-10-11 (RM_Phil) | AnTuTu 12 | 769103 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Andy Swas) | AnTuTu 11 | 725254 |
| 📘 2026-09-22 (bebequinhamota) | AnTuTu 12 | 805881 |
| 📘 2026-09-03 (Jaegerr) | AnTuTu 11 | 791396 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 6.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 26 GB |
| OS updates | - | 2 years |
| Security updates | - | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:08 hr | 1:28 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:46 hr | 07:27 hr |
| Watching video | 12:56 hr | 12:42 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN1 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 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 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, 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, 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 | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | August 2021 |
| Release date | March 2023 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $495 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.88 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.84 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | 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 Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 14