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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs Note 11S

47 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
VS
46 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S

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 Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 and came out 1 year and 2 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
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 685
  • The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 674 and 469 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Note 11S 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
6 / 64 GB
44.5
(Average)
Value Index
69.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Note 12
vs
Redmi Note 11S

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.43 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 700 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 180 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.4%
PWM 484 Hz 401 Hz
Response time 5 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 12
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Redmi Note 11S
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi Note 12
748 nits
Redmi Note 11S
748 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.66 mm (6.52 inches) 159.87 mm (6.29 inches)
Width 75.96 mm (2.99 inches) 73.87 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) 8.09 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 183.5 g (6.47 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Blue, Green Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Note 12 +1%
85.3%
Redmi Note 11S
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Helio G96
Max clock 2800 MHz 2050 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 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 MediaTek APU
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 128 64
GPU clock 1260 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi Note 12
1484
Redmi Note 11S +21%
1793
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Note 12
381
Redmi Note 11S +223%
1232
Compute Score (GPU) 381 1232
Single-core score 469 674
Multi-core score 1484 1793
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Note 12 +2%
496286
Redmi Note 11S
484747
CPU 187869 188582
GPU 29691 61316
Memory 141765 91415
UX 136961 143434
Total score 496286 484747
Samples [20 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 131
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 97% 98%
Graphics test - 1 FPS
Graphics score - 325
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8747 6569
Video editing 4745 5178
Photo editing 15136 17106
Data manipulation 7401 7294
Writing score 10107 9640
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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 Note 11S
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 (Nam)AnTuTu 11608161
📘 2024-03-12 (Shiga06)Geekbench 6 GPU1232
📘 2024-03-12 (Shiga06)Geekbench 6 CPU674 / 1793
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 21 GB 22 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 (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:11 hr 1:02 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:20 hr 08:11 hr
Watching video 15:10 hr 12:55 hr
Gaming 05:33 hr 05:31 hr
Standby 113 hr 117 hr
General battery life
Redmi Note 12 +3%
23:06 hr
Redmi Note 11S
22:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12032 x 9024
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° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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) 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.14 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 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
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 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 No
LTE Cat* 13 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
Redmi Note 11S +5%
85.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 January 2022
Release date March 2023 January 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $249
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 4G - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
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, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. But if the camera, performance, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11S.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 381

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