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Xiaomi Redmi 12C vs Redmi 10C

35 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
VS
38 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
Xiaomi Redmi 10C

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.71-inch Xiaomi Redmi 12C (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on December 31, 2022, against the Xiaomi Redmi 10C, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 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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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 12C
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 10C
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 680
  • 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (421K versus 362K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 3GB versus 2GB
  • Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (479 against 399 nits)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Redmi 10C 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 / 32 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
58.6
(Average)
Value Index
119.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 12C
vs
Redmi 10C

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.71 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 720 x 1650 pixels 720 x 1650 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.6:9 20.6:9
PPI 268 ppi 268 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 400 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 82.6% 82%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.1% 93%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 30 ms 27 ms
Contrast 1191:1 1217:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 12C
399 nits
Redmi 10C +20%
479 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 168.76 mm (6.64 inches) 169.59 mm (6.68 inches)
Width 76.41 mm (3.01 inches) 76.56 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.77 mm (0.35 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green, Purple Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 12C +1%
82.6%
Redmi 10C
82%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2000 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 48 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 10C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 12C +3%
426
Redmi 10C
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 12C +11%
1297
Redmi 10C
1173
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 12C +203%
1056
Redmi 10C
348
Compute Score (GPU) 1056 348
Single-core score 426 413
Multi-core score 1297 1173
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 12C
362896
Redmi 10C +16%
421228
CPU 140129 188190
GPU 28814 26761
Memory 92602 109810
UX 101351 96467
Total score 362896 421228
Samples [6 tests] [16 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 187 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 12C +26%
8549
Redmi 10C
6797
Web score 7353 6275
Video editing 6239 3664
Photo editing 18329 13339
Data manipulation 5536 5620
Writing score 9821 8442
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (Zero)AnTuTu 11348562
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 -> Alexandro_Redmi12cAnTuTu 11381175
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Dano)AnTuTu 11376190
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Xiaomi Redmi 10C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 GPU348
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-19 (Mohammed)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1173
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (ST4R)AnTuTu 11452459
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (Syzz)AnTuTu 11441727
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Zyy)AnTuTu 11435736
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 32 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14
OS size 13 GB 9 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:05 hr 2:30 hr
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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 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 0.1 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No 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
Redmi 12C +1%
79.7 dB
Redmi 10C
79.3 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced December 2022 March 2022
Release date January 2023 March 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 10 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 Xiaomi Redmi 10C is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
216 (13.4%)
1396 (86.6%)
Total votes: 1612

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SXGE June 30, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Why's the later a downgrade? From the processor to the USB charging port πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ.
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ZEAON June 7, 2024 at 07:39 PM
That's a shame! The new generation has no superiority over its predecessor, no speed, no performance, no stability, no camera, nothing. nothing again
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