Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro vs Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G) that was released on March 3, 2023, against the Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8050 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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Memory
8 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
  • 94% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1031K versus 531K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 8050
  • 57% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1131 and 721 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
78.1
(Good)
Value Index
130.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

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 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 87%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) 162.7 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 201.8 g (7.12 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP53
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G MediaTek Dimensity 8050
Max clock 2300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 688 MediaTek APU 570
GPU
Graphics Adreno 618 Mali-G77 MC9
GPU shading units 256 288
GPU clock 800 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~510.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1296 4802
Single-core score 721 1131
Multi-core score 1749 2905
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1031881
CPU 216427 362547
GPU 52851 145354
Memory 101029 194078
UX 161349 329902
Total score 531656 1031881
Samples [10 tests] [13 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 442
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 92% -
Graphics test 2 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 336 1300
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7730 13063
Video editing 6240 6523
Photo editing 15572 41150
Data manipulation 7769 8929
Writing score 9698 21140

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-08 (Ya ne gei)AnTuTu 11534077
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Muzan)AnTuTu 11563197
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (Sudip Paudel)AnTuTu 11522146
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-18 (.)Geekbench 6 CPU760 / 1904
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-18 (.)AnTuTu 11550293
Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-01 (Javohir)AnTuTu 111038280
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (xmalle)AnTuTu 111033346
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-08 (ParimKnight)AnTuTu 11999486
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-04 (Aweashmen)AnTuTu 11946814
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Am3thyst)AnTuTu 111029484

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 HIOS 14
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (79% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 0:48 hr 1:27 hr

Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9024 9000 x 7000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Angle of widest lens 120Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Sensor Samsung S5KHM2 -
Sensor size 1/1.52" (β‰ˆ 0.66 inch) 1/1.7" (β‰ˆ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1.14 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor Omnivision OV5675 -
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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* Yes 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2023 May 2023
Release date April 2023 May 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $280
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G - Tecno Camon 50 Pro 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Tecno Camon 20 Pro 5G. But if the camera, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro.

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