Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Poco X3 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 and came out 1 year and 7 months 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 5G
- Delivers 68% higher peak brightness (890 against 529 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (22:40 vs 20:44 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- 15% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (822K versus 713K)
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
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 | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 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 | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 84.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
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| RGB color space | 98.9% | 95.1% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 2404 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 37.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 995:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP53 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2960 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Prime) |
| L3 cache | - | 2 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 690 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MC4 | Adreno 640 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 675 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~1036.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2434 | 2985 |
| Single-core score | 970 | 1004 |
| Multi-core score | 2377 | 2653 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 278422 | 299294 |
| GPU | 75869 | 119740 |
| Memory | 144456 | 162141 |
| UX | 214715 | 241258 |
| Total score | 713462 | 822433 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | [45 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 96% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 226 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 629 | 979 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9740 | 8774 |
| Video editing | 7113 | 6020 |
| Photo editing | 23332 | 22475 |
| Data manipulation | 10875 | 8724 |
| Writing score | 13190 | 13390 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Ditthaze) | AnTuTu 11 | 731937 |
| 📘 2026-07-25 (Eyy) | AnTuTu 11 | 713462 |
| 📘 2026-05-28 -> Ahmet-256378 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 873 / 2095 |
| 📘 2026-05-20 -> daniyarswq | AnTuTu 11 | 725690 |
| 📘 2026-05-19 -> Reper | CPU Throttle | 100% |
Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 -> Bifoth | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Bifoth) | AnTuTu 12 | 963448 |
| 📘 2026-09-15 (Mohammad Ali) | AnTuTu 12 | 932069 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (Zeexi) | AnTuTu 11 | 911542 |
| 📘 2026-07-21 (Tymanovik) | AnTuTu 11 | 822512 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 125 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | MIUI 14 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5160 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 |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 08:43 hr |
| Watching video | 13:50 hr | 12:45 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 05:20 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 119° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX582 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 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 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | Hynix HI-259 |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | 24 micron | 1.75 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | - |
| Preview | 61 | - |
| Zoom | 70 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 5480 x 3648 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 |
| 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 - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| 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* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | March 2021 |
| Release date | March 2023 | April 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $250 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G. But if the performance and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro.
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