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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Redmi 12

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
41 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Redmi 12

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 Xiaomi Redmi 12, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 3 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Delivers 38% higher peak brightness (748 against 544 nits)
  • 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (496K versus 370K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus eMMC 5.1
  • Weighs 15 grams less
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 469 and 434 points
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 12
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Redmi 12 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
2 / 128 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
68.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.79 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2460 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 395 ppi 396 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 550 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 88%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 -
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 96.3%
PWM 484 Hz Not detected
Response time 5 ms 26 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 898:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12 +38%
748 nits
Redmi 12
544 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 168.6 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 76.28 mm (3 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 8.17 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 198.5 g (7 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Black, Silver, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 12
85.3%
Redmi 12 +3%
88%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Xiaomi Redmi 12
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G88
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 MediaTek APU
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 Xiaomi Redmi 12
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +8%
469
Redmi 12
434
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +21%
1484
Redmi 12
1223
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 381 -
Single-core score 469 434
Multi-core score 1484 1223
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12 +34%
496286
Redmi 12
370165
CPU 187869 142919
GPU 29691 26174
Memory 141765 90544
UX 136961 110528
Total score 496286 370165
Samples [20 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 95%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 81
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 12
8933
Redmi 12 +2%
9121
Web score 8747 8703
Video editing 4745 6840
Photo editing 15136 18638
Data manipulation 7401 6312
Writing score 10107 8610
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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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Xiaomi Redmi 12
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (R12 User)AnTuTu 12445418
📘 2026-06-17 (StalinxQQ)AnTuTu 11375099
📘 2026-06-02 (Mpanpis)AnTuTu 11373290
📘 2026-05-29 (Sanul)AnTuTu 11370165
📘 2026-01-23 (vitya228)AnTuTu 11353817
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC 5.1
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 15)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0
OS size 21 GB 18 GB
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 18 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 (29% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 2:07 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:20 hr 07:58 hr
Watching video 15:10 hr 12:45 hr
Gaming 05:33 hr 04:59 hr
Standby 113 hr 118 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 12 +4%
23:06 hr
Redmi 12
22:09 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8150 x 6150
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) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Omnivision OV08D10 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital 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/2.1
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 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 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port Yes Yes
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 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi Note 12 +2%
81.3 dB
Redmi 12
79.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2023 June 2023
Release date March 2023 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $159
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Not included
*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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