Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro vs 12 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.53-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro (with MediaTek Helio G90T) that was released on August 29, 2019, against the Xiaomi 12 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 2 years and 4 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
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Shows 26% longer battery life (21:15 vs 16:53 hours)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12 Pro
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1349K versus 495K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 18W)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (1049 against 638 nits)
- 32% higher pixel density (521 vs 395 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
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 | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.53 inches | 6.73 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 521 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 640 nits | 970 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 367 Hz |
| Response time | - | 5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 74.6 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.66 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Blue, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, rear | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G90T | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2050 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 2.0 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G76MC4 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 96 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~153.6 GFLOPS | ~1675.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1951 | 3743 |
| Single-core score | 635 | 968 |
| Multi-core score | 1762 | 3605 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 199526 | 500024 |
| GPU | 52690 | 223043 |
| Memory | 102043 | 243998 |
| UX | 141379 | 382743 |
| Total score | 495638 | 1349808 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 79% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 381 | 2479 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7027 | 8304 |
| Video editing | 5648 | 6949 |
| Photo editing | 18399 | 25400 |
| Data manipulation | 6971 | 9541 |
| Writing score | 8199 | 13100 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-19 (Ammar) | AnTuTu | 466935 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | CPU Throttle | 90% |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (hizuro) | AnTuTu | 498114 |
| 📘 2026-07-01 (Suraj) | AnTuTu | 448487 |
| 📘 2026-05-26 (Drakarys) | AnTuTu | 502374 |
Xiaomi 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-07 (Tema) | AnTuTu | 1603387 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Max) | AnTuTu | 1349808 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 (12 pro) | AnTuTu | 1555919 |
| 📘 2026-03-29 (thxthelow) | AnTuTu | 1297778 |
| 📘 2026-01-15 (Bulta) | AnTuTu | 1278469 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MIUI 12.5 | HyperOS 3 |
| OS size | 10.3 GB | 26.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 0:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:29 hr | 06:40 hr |
| Watching video | 12:01 hr | 10:08 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 04:44 hr |
| Standby | 115 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8700 x 5800 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 115° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1 | Sony IMX707 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 50 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 48 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 14 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung JN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.75 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 70 |
| Preview | - | 70 |
| Zoom | - | 102 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Xiaomi 12 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 20 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 5184 x 3880 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3T1 | OmniVision OV32b40 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.9 micron | 0.7 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 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, HID, A2DP | 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, 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 12 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2019 | December 2021 |
| Release date | October 2019 | December 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | $999 |
| Successor | - Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G | - Xiaomi 15 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.38 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi 12 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 97