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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Redmi 13C

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Redmi 13C

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 13C, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G85 and came out 8 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)
  • 52% higher pixel density (395 vs 260 PPI)
  • 37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (496K versus 361K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (739 against 604 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (26:21 vs 23:06 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 8 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Redmi 13C 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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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
46.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 12
vs
Redmi 13C

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.74 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 260 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 83.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 -
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 94.5%
PWM 484 Hz Not detected
Response time 5 ms 37 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1536:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12 +22%
739 nits
Redmi 13C
604 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 168 mm (6.61 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 8.09 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 12 +2%
85.3%
Redmi 13C
83.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Xiaomi Redmi 13C
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 Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +14%
469
Redmi 13C
412
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12 +31%
1484
Redmi 13C
1134
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Note 12
381
Redmi 13C +50%
571
Compute Score (GPU) 381 571
Single-core score 469 412
Multi-core score 1484 1134
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12 +37%
496286
Redmi 13C
361045
CPU 187869 141937
GPU 29691 28251
Memory 141765 97993
UX 136961 92828
Total score 496286 361045
Samples [20 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 94%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 80
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 158
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Note 12
8933
Redmi 13C +2%
9141
Web score 8747 9117
Video editing 4745 6380
Photo editing 15136 20262
Data manipulation 7401 6222
Writing score 10107 9556
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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 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
📘 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
📘 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
📘 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
📘 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 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 23 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 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 (28% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 2:09 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:20 hr 09:31 hr
Watching video 15:10 hr 15:08 hr
Gaming 05:33 hr 04:55 hr
Standby 113 hr 143 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 12
23:06 hr
Redmi 13C +14%
26:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 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 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: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 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 - 28 mm
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 -
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 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital 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" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 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 +1%
81.3 dB
Redmi 13C
80.8 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced March 2023 November 2023
Release date March 2023 November 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $140
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- 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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