Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Note 12 Pro
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.43-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S (with MediaTek Helio G96) that was released on March 6, 2023, against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G. 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 12S
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
- Weighs 25.8 grams less
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 33W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 732G
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 409 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 180 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | 355 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Redmi Note 12 Pro
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Redmi Note 12S
6.43″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.5 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 inches) | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.12 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 201.8 g (7.12 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP53 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76) |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 8 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU | Hexagon 688 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MC2 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~121.6 GFLOPS | ~409.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 1296 |
| Single-core score | 671 | 721 |
| Multi-core score | 1518 | 1749 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 182454 | 216427 |
| GPU | 44018 | 52851 |
| Memory | 129323 | 101029 |
| UX | 137427 | 161349 |
| Total score | 493222 | 531656 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 132 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 92% |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 326 | 336 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7036 | 7730 |
| Video editing | 4563 | 6240 |
| Photo editing | 17381 | 15572 |
| Data manipulation | 6849 | 7769 |
| Writing score | 10223 | 9698 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-20 (Victor monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 664 / 1929 |
| 📘 2025-11-09 (Killjoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 493222 |
| 📘 2024-05-22 (Victor Monteiiro) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 671 / 1518 |
| 📘 2024-01-03 (KaQ_Ss) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 678 / 1895 |
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-08 (Ya ne gei) | AnTuTu 11 | 534077 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 (Muzan) | AnTuTu 11 | 563197 |
| 📘 2026-03-04 (Sudip Paudel) | AnTuTu 11 | 522146 |
| 📘 2026-02-18 (.) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 760 / 1904 |
| 📘 2026-02-18 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 550293 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | HyperOS 1.0 |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 2 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 67 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 (79% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:12 hr | 0:48 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:33 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:31 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:17 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 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 |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Samsung S5KHM2 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) | 1/1.52" (≈ 0.66 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.14 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV5675 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX471 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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* | 13 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | March 2023 |
| Release date | April 2023 | April 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $289 | $350 |
| Successor | - | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G |
| 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, 67 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro. But if the battery life and software are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S.
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