Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G vs Motorola Moto G54 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Motorola Moto G54 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7020 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (700 against 467 nits)
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 15W)
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G54 5G
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Shows 22% longer battery life (25:29 vs 20:51 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • Stereo speakers
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G and Motorola Moto G54 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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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
73.6
(Good)
Value Index
28.8
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 405 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 560 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 85.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% 99.8%
PWM 343 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 24 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1640:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
700 nits
467 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.88 mm (6.53 inches) 161.56 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 76.21 mm (3 inches) 73.82 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.89 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Green Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
85.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G and Motorola Moto G54 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 7020
Max clock 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 619 IMG BXM-8-256
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 700 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~358.4 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G and Motorola Moto G54 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2248
Single-core score 852 923
Multi-core score 2048 2248
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
639509
CPU 237153 249528
GPU 49405 53947
Memory 127974 144109
UX 169647 191925
Total score 584179 639509
Samples [2 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 308 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12479
Web score 7249 13142
Video editing 4117 5885
Photo editing 18072 27513
Data manipulation 7730 9228
Writing score 10678 15527

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-19 (RøFîKüL)AnTuTu 11584179
📘 2026-05-12 (Mark)AnTuTu 11403824
📘 2025-01-06 (doctor)Geekbench 6 CPU852 / 2048
Motorola Moto G54 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-05 (nnyiskull)AnTuTu 12751682
📘 2026-09-12 (Murilo)AnTuTu 11585043
📘 2026-08-29 (SANDER)AnTuTu 11688346
📘 2026-07-31 (PhosperX)AnTuTu 11662065
📘 2026-03-12 (Mtsls_09)AnTuTu 11637265

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM MIUI 14 Hello UI
OS size 33 GB 19 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 33 min)
Full charging time 1:08 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:46 hr 09:34 hr
Watching video 12:56 hr 13:33 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:02 hr
Standby 112 hr 140 hr
General battery life
20:51 hr
25:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 118°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL JN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.61 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Omnivision OV08D -
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
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 5.1 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, Beidou GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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 Yes
Hybrid slot Yes Yes
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.5 dB
79.7 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2022 September 2023
Release date March 2023 September 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $299 $179
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 5G - Motorola Moto G56 5G
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 20 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Moto G54 5G. It has a better performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, software, and sound.

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