Xiaomi Redmi 12C vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Redmi 12C

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

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Xiaomi Redmi 12C or Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi 12C Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Rating (+1) (+1)
Release date 2022, December 31 2020, March 12
Dimensions (HxWxD) 168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm | 6.65 x 6.65 x 3.01 in 165.8 x 76.7 x 8.8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3.02 in
Weight 192 g | 6.77 oz 209 g | 7.37 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
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Colors Black, Blue, Mint, Violet Tropical Green, Glacier White, Interstellar Gray
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 110 EUR $ 250
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.71" in 6.67" in
Screen area 106.5 cm2 107.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.6% 84.5%
Screen resolution 720 x 1650 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - 500 nits (typ)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 64 MP, Quad
Camera specs -50 MP, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP (depth)
-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm
Functions HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS MIUI 13 Android 10.0; MIUI 11
Chipset - MediaTek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm) - Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver)
GPU Mali-G52 MC2 Adreno 618
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 392189
Antutu 10 CPU 140436
Antutu 10 GPU 74281
Antutu 10 Mem 74047
Antutu 10 UX 140436
Antutu 9 Total 251773 324569
Antutu 8 Total 278272
GeekBench 6 Single Core 730
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1755
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1161
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 522
GeekBench 5 Single Core 414 557
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1257 1237

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 10W

- Fast charging 30W
- Splash-proof

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