Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Infinix Note 30
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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 Infinix Note 30, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 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
- Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (739 against 604 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's LTPS LCD)
- Weighs 35.5 grams less
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Infinix Note 30
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (554K versus 496K)
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- Reverse charging feature
- 59% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 745 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 | LTPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 21:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 580 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 83.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 484 Hz | - |
| Response time | 5 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) | 168.62 mm (6.64 inches) |
| Width | 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.58 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 183.5 g (6.47 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | MediaTek Helio G99 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Mali-G57 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 64 |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 381 | 1476 |
| Single-core score | 469 | 745 |
| Multi-core score | 1484 | 2025 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 187869 | 211905 |
| GPU | 29691 | 47777 |
| Memory | 141765 | 113738 |
| UX | 136961 | 181215 |
| Total score | 496286 | 554635 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 145 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 348 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8747 | 10360 |
| Video editing | 4745 | 6429 |
| Photo editing | 15136 | 25686 |
| Data manipulation | 7401 | 7408 |
| Writing score | 10107 | 12816 |
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 |
Infinix Note 30
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-22 (The Kavkaz) | AnTuTu 12 | 628007 |
| π 2026-09-05 (Ilyakaban) | AnTuTu 11 | 688159 |
| π 2026-08-29 (Ilyakaban) | AnTuTu 11 | 658099 |
| π 2026-07-15 (Kennn) | AnTuTu 11 | 666117 |
| π 2026-05-19 (Nexus) | AnTuTu 11 | 553136 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 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 | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | XOS 14 |
| OS size | 21 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (64% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | 0:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:20 hr | 07:15 hr |
| Watching video | 15:10 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 05:01 hr |
| Standby | 113 hr | 126 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad 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 | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP 3) Depth: 16 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 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 | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Hynix HI-1631Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 |
| 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 | 13 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | Yes | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $230 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G | - Infinix Note 50 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, 45 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and sound are more important to you, then choose the Infinix Note 30. But if the display, gaming, software, and design are more of a priority β go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
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