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Xiaomi Redmi 12 vs Samsung Galaxy A05

42 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 12
VS
37 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A05
Xiaomi Redmi 12
Samsung Galaxy A05

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.79-inch Xiaomi Redmi 12 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on June 15, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy A05, which is powered by Mediatek Helio G85 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 12
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • 51% higher pixel density (396 vs 262 PPI)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (370K versus 332K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Thinner bezels – 5.9% more screen real estate
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A05
  • Has 50% more RAM: 3GB versus 2GB
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 12 and Samsung Galaxy A05 crucial features
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)

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2 / 128 GB
VS
3 / 32 GB
73.0
(Good)
Value Index
30.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 12
vs
Galaxy A05

Display

Type IPS LCD PLS TFT
Size 6.79 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 396 ppi 262 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 82.1%
Display tests
RGB color space 96.3% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 26 ms -
Contrast 898:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 12
544 nits
Galaxy A05
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) 168.8 mm (6.65 inches)
Width 76.28 mm (3 inches) 78.2 mm (3.08 inches)
Thickness 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) 8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 198.5 g (7 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Blue Black, Silver, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 12 +7%
88%
Galaxy A05
82.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 12 and Samsung Galaxy A05
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G88 Mediatek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 12 and Samsung Galaxy A05
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 12 +5%
434
Galaxy A05
415
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 12
1223
Galaxy A05 +12%
1366
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 12
n/a
Galaxy A05
1291
Compute Score (GPU) - 1291
Single-core score 434 415
Multi-core score 1223 1366
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 12 +11%
370165
Galaxy A05
332032
CPU 142919 143600
GPU 26174 25876
Memory 90544 67665
UX 110528 94891
Total score 370165 332032
Samples [5 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 95% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 81 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 12 +33%
9121
Galaxy A05
6846
Web score 8703 6517
Video editing 6840 4423
Photo editing 18638 11197
Data manipulation 6312 5552
Writing score 8610 8538
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
📘 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis)AnTuTu 11373290
📘 2026-05-29 (Sanul)AnTuTu 11370165
📘 2026-01-23 (vitya228)AnTuTu 11353817
📘 2025-11-29 (Zwan wang)AnTuTu 11365994
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Samsung Galaxy A05
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-10 (Carl M)AnTuTu 11346590
📘 2026-07-22 (Võ Hạo Nhiên)AnTuTu 11306191
📘 2026-07-07 -> Nanoreview282Geekbench 6 CPU360 / 885
📘 2026-06-17 -> Nino_anesAnTuTu 11353622
📘 2026-04-11 (Ninou.anes)AnTuTu 11320109
Add View all (15)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 One UI 6.1 Core
OS size 18 GB -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (29% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:07 hr 1:50 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:58 hr -
Watching video 12:45 hr -
Gaming 04:59 hr -
Standby 118 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 12
22:09 hr
Galaxy A05
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8150 x 6150 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 12
79.4 dB
Galaxy A05
n/a

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced June 2023 September 2023
Release date June 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $159 $120
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G - Samsung Galaxy A07 4G
SAR (head) - 0.41 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.19 W/kg
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*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 12 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
73 (73.7%)
26 (26.3%)
Total votes: 99

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