Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming vs Xiaomi 12 compare

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Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming vs Xiaomi 12

What is the difference between the Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming and Xiaomi 12? Which one is better? The answers to these questions and many more can be found here in this detailed comparison of the two phones. Discover the differences in specs between these two desirable devices, from screen size to battery life, in the table below. We have all the information you need to choose the best phone for you.


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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Redmi K40 Gaming Xiaomi 12
Rating (+) (+)
Review Xiaomi 12 Review
Release date 2021, April 27 December, 2021
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.9 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.03 in 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in
Weight 205 g | 7.23 oz 179 g | 6.31 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)
Colors Black, Gray, Silver, Bruce Lee Yellow Gray, Blue, Purple, Green
Battery 5065 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4500 mAh, Li-Po
Approximate price 260 EUR 980 EUR

Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 68B
Screen size 6.67" inc 6.28" inc
Screen area 107.4 cm2 95.2 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 86.3% 89.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 395 PPI 419 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus
Other specs - 120Hz
-HDR10+
-500 nits (typ)
- 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1100 nits (peak)

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.7µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
-13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
-5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 123
DxOMark Photo 131
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm
Functions HDR HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, MIUI 12.5 Android 11 Red Velvet Cake
Chipset - MediaTek MT6893 Dimensity 1200 5G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G77 MC9 Adreno 730
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1163966
Antutu 10 CPU 304568
Antutu 10 GPU 413638
Antutu 10 Mem 212719
Antutu 10 UX 304568
Antutu 9 Total 1030008
Antutu 8 Total 688889
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1013
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2765
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 4304
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4484
GeekBench 5 Single Core 821 1231
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2889 4092

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G
Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC
NFC Yes Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by JBL
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Tuned by Harman Kardon

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 42 min
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 3+
- Physical pop-up gaming triggers
-IP53, dust and splash protection

- Fast charging 67W, 100% in 39 min
-Fast wireless charging 50W, 100% in 53 min
-Reverse wireless charging 10W
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Quick Charge 4+

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