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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Tecno Camon 20

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
43 out of 100
Tecno Camon 20
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Tecno Camon 20

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Tecno Camon 20, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 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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Memory
8 / 256 GB
  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 Note 12
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (496K versus 346K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
  • 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 469 and 413 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 20
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Stereo speakers

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Tecno Camon 20 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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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
39.9
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 12
vs
Camon 20

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 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 -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 85.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 484 Hz -
Response time 5 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12
748 nits
Camon 20
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 76.7 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 12
85.3%
Camon 20
85.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Tecno Camon 20
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2800 MHz 2000 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 128 48
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Tecno Camon 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +14%
469
Camon 20
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +9%
1484
Camon 20
1360
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 381 -
Single-core score 469 413
Multi-core score 1484 1360
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12 +43%
496286
Camon 20
346842
CPU 187869 129524
GPU 29691 31189
Memory 141765 75012
UX 136961 111117
Total score 496286 346842
Samples [20 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 12 +8%
8933
Camon 20
8291
Web score 8747 7548
Video editing 4745 6326
Photo editing 15136 15843
Data manipulation 7401 5381
Writing score 10107 9195
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (SSAN)AnTuTu 11508133
📘 2026-07-24 (Tameng)AnTuTu 11501656
📘 2026-07-12 (blvll.)AnTuTu 11480276
📘 2026-07-05 (Ikan pari 🐟🦈)AnTuTu 11501460
📘 2026-07-02 (Zəka)Geekbench 6 GPU381
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Tecno Camon 20
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-01-22 (Jihad)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1360
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.1
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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HIOS 14
OS size 21 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 (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 1:28 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:20 hr -
Watching video 15:10 hr -
Gaming 05:33 hr -
Standby 113 hr -
General battery life
Redmi Note 12
23:06 hr
Camon 20
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 9000 x 7000
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 120° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
3) Depth: 32 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 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" (≈ 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 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 -
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 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 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 5.2
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, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
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 7
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
Redmi Note 12
81.3 dB
Camon 20
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2023 May 2023
Release date March 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $160
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Tecno Camon 50 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- 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

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is definitely a better buy.

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negasa November 12, 2023 at 08:08 AM
I have a Redmi Note 12, but its front camera is not the best.
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Norman August 1, 2024 at 09:41 AM
I previously bought Tecno Camon 20 and then l bought Redmi note 12 yesterday umnmn the cameras are very poor both selfie and rear cameras compared to my previous Tecno camon 20, the only difference l can appreciate improvement is the charging time. Redmi note 12 is really fast less that 1hr full charge
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