Xiaomi Redmi 12 vs Poco M5
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Xiaomi Redmi 12 (with MediaTek Helio G88) that was released on June 15, 2023, against the Xiaomi Poco M5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 9 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 12
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (544 against 449 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M5
- 54% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (569K versus 370K)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (24:58 vs 22:09 hours)
- More energy-efficient CPU β Helio G99
- Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
- 68% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 434 points
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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.58 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | 1080 x 2408 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 396 ppi | 401 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 96.3% | 93.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 26 ms | 27 ms |
| Contrast | 898:1 | 1481:1 |
Screen space comparison
Redmi 12
6.79β³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Poco M5
6.58β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168.6 mm (6.64 inches) | 163.99 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.28 mm (3 inches) | 76.09 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.17 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 198.5 g (7 oz) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G88 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| 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-A75 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MC2 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1324 |
| Single-core score | 434 | 729 |
| Multi-core score | 1223 | 1976 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 142919 | 220396 |
| GPU | 26174 | 43657 |
| Memory | 90544 | 142228 |
| UX | 110528 | 162750 |
| Total score | 370165 | 569031 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 81 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 340 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8703 | 8456 |
| Video editing | 6840 | 5371 |
| Photo editing | 18638 | 19347 |
| Data manipulation | 6312 | 7331 |
| Writing score | 8610 | 11462 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ) | AnTuTu 11 | 375099 |
| π 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis) | AnTuTu 11 | 373290 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Sanul) | AnTuTu 11 | 370165 |
| π 2026-01-23 (vitya228) | AnTuTu 11 | 353817 |
| π 2025-11-29 (Zwan wang) | AnTuTu 11 | 365994 |
Xiaomi Poco M5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-12 (ΠΡΡ) | AnTuTu 12 | 648969 |
| π 2026-08-26 (Neeraj) | AnTuTu 11 | 548515 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 1324 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 729 / 1976 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Oleksa) | AnTuTu 11 | 575599 |
Memory
| RAM size | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1800 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 18 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (29% in 30 min) | Yes (24% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:07 hr | 2:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:58 hr | 09:34 hr |
| Watching video | 12:45 hr | 14:13 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 05:54 hr |
| Standby | 118 hr | 129 hr |
General battery life
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 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.14 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 2560 x 1920 |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 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 - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2023 | September 2022 |
| Release date | June 2023 | September 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $190 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G | - Xiaomi Poco M8 5G |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 22 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Poco M5. But if the display, software, and design are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi 12.
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