Honor Magic5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global) Comparison and Differences

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Honor Magic5

Honor Magic5

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global)

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Honor Magic5 or Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Honor Magic5 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 (Global)
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Release date 2023, February 27 2022, October 27
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.4 x 75.5 x 7.8 mm | 6.35 x 6.35 x 2.97 in 165.9 x 76.2 x 8 mm | 6.53 x 6.53 x 3 in
Weight 191 g | 6.74 oz 188 g | 6.63 oz
Body Build Glass front, glass back or eco leather back
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Colors Black, Glacier Blue, Green, Purple, Orange Frosted Green, Matte Black, Mystique Blue
Battery 5100 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 900 EUR 180 EUR
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Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.73" in 6.67" in
Screen area 110.2 cm2 107.4 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 90.4% 85.0%
Screen resolution 1224 x 2688 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (peak) - 120Hz
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 54 MP, Triple 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs -54 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.49'', PDAF
-32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
-50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5'', AF
-48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultrawide), 1.22µm 13 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13, MagicOS 7.1 Android 12, MIUI 13
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM4375 Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 740 Adreno 619
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1303288
Antutu 10 CPU 302476
Antutu 10 GPU 526155
Antutu 10 Mem 251243
Antutu 10 UX 302476
Antutu 9 Total 1006687 389687
GeekBench 6 Single Core 860
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2097
GeekBench 5 Single Core 602
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1891

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 78 SA/NSA
Speed HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a) GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes, HCE, NFC-SIM No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit audio stereo recording - 24-bit/192kHz audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging 66W
-Reverse charging 5W

- Fast charging 33W, 50% in 22 min
- IP53, dust and splash resistant
Versions
- Not to be confused with Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 for China market

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