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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Tecno Pova 5

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
48 out of 100
Tecno Pova 5
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Tecno Pova 5

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 Pova 5, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G99 and came out 4 months after. 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)
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Weighs 35.9 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Tecno Pova 5
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (555K versus 496K)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 57% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 734 and 469 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Tecno Pova 5 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
40.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 12
vs
Pova 5

Display

Type AMOLED IPS 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) Yes (60-120 Hz)
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
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 484 Hz -
Response time 5 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12
739 nits
Pova 5
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 168.61 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 76.61 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 219.4 g (7.74 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
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
Redmi Note 12 +3%
85.3%
Pova 5
83.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Tecno Pova 5
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 Tecno Pova 5
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 12
469
Pova 5 +57%
734
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12
1484
Pova 5 +34%
1984
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Note 12
381
Pova 5 +254%
1347
Compute Score (GPU) 381 1347
Single-core score 469 734
Multi-core score 1484 1984
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12
496286
Pova 5 +12%
555991
CPU 187869 214403
GPU 29691 47583
Memory 141765 119066
UX 136961 174939
Total score 496286 555991
Samples [20 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 144
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 12
8933
Pova 5 +21%
10771
Web score 8747 9944
Video editing 4745 6387
Photo editing 15136 25497
Data manipulation 7401 7171
Writing score 10107 12806
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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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Tecno Pova 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-21 (Arbuziki)AnTuTu 11541666
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 -> 1ArsAnTuTu 11469582
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (Josxh)AnTuTu 11609911
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-23 (Gigachad)AnTuTu 11556206
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-12 (Valoric)AnTuTu 11560345
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
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 HIOS 14
OS size 21 GB -
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 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 (50% in 21 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 0:57 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
Pova 5
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8190 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual 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) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.6
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 0.7 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 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‰ˆ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron 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 5.2
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, Beidou, Galileo
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 Yes
LTE Cat* 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
Redmi Note 12
81.3 dB
Pova 5
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2023 June 2023
Release date March 2023 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $180
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Tecno Pova 7 5G
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, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Pova 5. But if the camera, gaming, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.

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