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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Realme 10

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
44 out of 100
Realme 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Realme 10

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 Realme 10, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 4 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (748 against 613 nits)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Realme 10
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (24:49 vs 23:06 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (557K versus 496K)
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 739 and 469 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Realme 10 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
118.1
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1000 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 84.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.2%
PWM 484 Hz 409 Hz
Response time 5 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 12
6.67β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Realme 10
6.4β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12 +22%
748 nits
Realme 10
613 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 159.9 mm (6.3 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 12 +1%
85.3%
Realme 10
84.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Realme 10
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~128 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Realme 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 12
469
Realme 10 +58%
739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12
1484
Realme 10 +36%
2021
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Note 12
381
Realme 10 +268%
1403
Compute Score (GPU) 381 1403
Single-core score 469 739
Multi-core score 1484 2021
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12
496286
Realme 10 +12%
557994
CPU 187869 220055
GPU 29691 48947
Memory 141765 124878
UX 136961 164114
Total score 496286 557994
Samples [20 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 143
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test - 2 FPS
Graphics score - 377
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 12
8933
Realme 10 +20%
10718
Web score 8747 10851
Video editing 4745 6334
Photo editing 15136 25510
Data manipulation 7401 7356
Writing score 10107 10724
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu 11508133
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-24 (Tameng)AnTuTu 11501656
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (blvll.)AnTuTu 11480276
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-05 (Ikan pari 🐟🦈)AnTuTu 11501460
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 (ZΙ™ka)Geekbench 6 GPU381
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Realme 10
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-06 (RON)AnTuTu 11571117
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-01 (massi)AnTuTu 11557994
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-23 (massi)AnTuTu 11544995
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 GPU1403
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-05 (KyrillosWalid)Geekbench 6 CPU739 / 2021
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 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 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Realme UI 4.0
OS size 21 GB 20 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 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 (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:20 hr 10:11 hr
Watching video 15:10 hr 14:08 hr
Gaming 05:33 hr 06:04 hr
Standby 113 hr 122 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 12
23:06 hr
Realme 10 +7%
24:49 hr
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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 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: 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 - 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 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 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
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/2.5
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV16A1Q
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 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 5.3
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 Yes
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 No No
LTE Cat* 13 13
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Note 12
81.3 dB
Realme 10 +3%
83.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 November 2022
Release date March 2023 November 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $230
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Realme 16 Pro
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, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, gaming, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. But if the performance and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Realme 10.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 621

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