Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Huawei Nova Y91
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Huawei Nova Y91, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 and came out 2 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
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (496K versus 416K)
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 22.5W)
- Weighs 30.5 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova Y91
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
- Stereo speakers
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 537 and 469 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 | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2376 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.89:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 376 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 270 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 484 Hz | - |
| Response time | 5 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Nova Y91
6.95β³ (19.89:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Redmi Note 12
6.67β³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) | 171.6 mm (6.76 inches) |
| Width | 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) | 79.9 mm (3.15 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) | 214 g (7.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | Yes |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 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 | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS | ~285.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 381 | - |
| Single-core score | 469 | 537 |
| Multi-core score | 1484 | 1583 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 187869 | 165740 |
| GPU | 29691 | 42539 |
| Memory | 141765 | 114861 |
| UX | 136961 | 93489 |
| Total score | 496286 | 416629 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 6840 |
| Video editing | 4745 | 3837 |
| Photo editing | 15136 | 9790 |
| Data manipulation | 7401 | 5595 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 7875 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (SSAN) | AnTuTu 11 | 508133 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Tameng) | AnTuTu 11 | 501656 |
| π 2026-07-12 (blvll.) | AnTuTu 11 | 480276 |
| π 2026-07-05 (Ikan pari ππ¦) | AnTuTu 11 | 501460 |
| π 2026-07-02 (ZΙka) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 381 |
Huawei Nova Y91
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | EMUI 13 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 50 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:20 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:10 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | - |
| Standby | 113 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 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) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| 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 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| 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, Galileo | 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $280 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Yes, 22 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority β go for the Huawei Nova Y91.
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