Xiaomi 12 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi 12

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Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

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Xiaomi 12 or Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi 12 Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G
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Release date December, 2021 2023, August 1
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.75 in 168.6 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm | 6.64 x 6.64 x 3 in
Weight 179 g | 6.31 oz 199 g | 7.02 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5) Glass front (Gorilla Glass), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass)
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Colors Gray, Blue, Purple, Green Jade Black, Pastel Blue, Moonstone Silver
Battery 4500 mAh, Li-Po 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 68B 16M
Screen size 6.28" in 6.79" in
Screen area 95.2 cm2 109.5 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.2% 85.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2460 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 419 PPI 0 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7 Victus Corning Gorilla Glass
Other specs - 120Hz
-Dolby Vision
-HDR10+
-1100 nits (peak)
- 90Hz, 550 nits
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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
-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, portrait
Video 8K@24fps (HDR), 4K@30/60fps (HDR10+), 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 123
DxOMark Photo 131
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 32 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1.12µm
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 Red Velvet Cake Android 13, MIUI 14
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 730 Adreno 613
External memory No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 1163966 456003
Antutu 10 CPU 304568
Antutu 10 GPU 413638
Antutu 10 Mem 212719
Antutu 10 UX 304568
Antutu 9 Total 1030008
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1231 815
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4092

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM, dual stand-by (Nano SIM + Nano SIM) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network 2G / 3G / 4G / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
-5G - n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
-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, 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, dual-band
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, gyro, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- 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+

- Virtual proximity sensing
- 18W wired, PD
- IP53, dust and splash resistant

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