Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23
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Here we compared two 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 S23, which is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and came out 3 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 0.57 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3900 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S23
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1712K versus 584K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1191 against 703 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1750 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 88% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 98.9% |
| PWM | 343 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 12 5G
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Galaxy S23
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.88 mm (6.53 inches) | 146.3 mm (5.76 inches) |
| Width | 76.21 mm (3 inches) | 70.9 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 700 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~358.4 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 9410 |
| Single-core score | 852 | 1987 |
| Multi-core score | 2048 | 5171 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 237153 | 587063 |
| GPU | 49405 | 434955 |
| Memory | 127974 | 275390 |
| UX | 169647 | 414985 |
| Total score | 584179 | 1712393 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [29 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1069 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5348 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 61% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 308 | 3669 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7249 | 15188 |
| Video editing | 4117 | 7873 |
| Photo editing | 18072 | 33939 |
| Data manipulation | 7730 | 12935 |
| Writing score | 10678 | 19390 |
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 S23
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-13 (Ct) | AnTuTu 12 | 1868238 |
| 📘 2026-09-21 (Mil) | AnTuTu 12 | 1763249 |
| 📘 2026-09-16 (Fluffyicebite:3) | AnTuTu 12 | 1835927 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> Rafarobbie22 | AnTuTu 11 | 1708074 |
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Rafa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1708074 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | One UI 8.0 |
| OS size | 33 GB | 29.7 GB |
| OS updates | - | 4 years |
| Security updates | - | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 25 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:08 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:46 hr | 08:12 hr |
| Watching video | 12:56 hr | 13:41 hr |
| Gaming | 05:11 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 112 hr | 109 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8160 x 6120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 960 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) Telephoto: 10 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL JN1 | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 72 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S23 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4000 x 3000 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.24" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | February 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | February 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $299 | $799 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G | - Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.96 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.3 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S23:
- The 128GB version uses slower UFS 3.1 memory, while the 256GB and 512GB models have UFS 4.0.
*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 S23 is definitely a better buy.
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