Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Note 11 Pro Plus
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Shows 13% longer battery life (19:05 vs 16:55 hours)
- Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (994 against 762 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Review
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)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | 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 | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 86.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 104.3% | - |
| PWM | 121 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.65 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.19 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | MediaTek Dimensity 920 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Mali-G68 MC4 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2269 |
| Single-core score | 960 | 936 |
| Multi-core score | 2372 | 2318 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 270693 | 308860 |
| GPU | 75675 | 75633 |
| Memory | 155637 | 137931 |
| UX | 211815 | 223413 |
| Total score | 713820 | 745837 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [5 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 95% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 226 | 225 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 629 | 593 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9868 | 8211 |
| Video editing | 7093 | 6570 |
| Photo editing | 23432 | 22079 |
| Data manipulation | 10684 | 9410 |
| Writing score | 13253 | 12083 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-03-21 (Gaben) | AnTuTu | 713820 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Hard) | AnTuTu | 767408 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | GeekBench GPU | 2269 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | GeekBench CPU | 936 / 2318 |
| 📘 2026-05-03 (Ábcd) | AnTuTu | 745837 |
| 📘 2026-02-26 -> Hezufus | AnTuTu | 737926 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | MIUI 14 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 56 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 15 min) | Yes (50% in 7 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:23 hr | 0:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 06:07 hr |
| Watching video | 12:08 hr | 10:32 hr |
| Gaming | 05:15 hr | 04:37 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 84 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16384 x 12288 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 50 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | GalaxyCore GC02M1 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 62 | - |
| Zoom | 77 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX 471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | October 2021 |
| Release date | March 2023 | November 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $350 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus.
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