Xiaomi Redmi 12 Specifications
The Xiaomi Redmi 12 smartphone was announced in June 2023 with an expected price of $137 (Rs 9,499 in India) approx. On the front, you get a 6.79-inch IPS LCD display panel with up to 90Hz refresh rate and 550 nits brightness Support. The display panel also gets an IP53 rating for dust and splash resistance. The smartphone runs on Android 13 with an MIUI 14 user interface. As for the performance department, you will obtain the 12nm – Mediatek Helio G88 chipset, which is designed to handle normal day-to-day usage.
Apart from that, the phone comes with 4GB to 8GB of RAM and 128GB to 256GB of internal storage. As for the camera section, the Xiaomi Redmi 12 smartphone offers a triple camera setup with a 50MP primary, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 2MP depth lens. The selfie camera in the smartphone is an 8MP sensor that takes some good clicks. Apart from that, the smartphone comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, an Infrared port, USB type-C, an audio jack, and GPS. As for colors, the phone is available in Sky Blue, Midnight Black, Moonstone Silver, and Polar Silver. The Xiaomi Redmi smartphone has a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery with 18W wired charging support.
| Specifications | Xiaomi Redmi 12 | Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | June 2023 | August 2023 |
| SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM | Same |
| Dimensions | 6.64 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | Same |
| Weight | 198.5 g | 199 g |
| Size | 6.79 inches | Same |
| Display | IPS LCD 90Hz 550 nits brightness ~396 PPI density | Same |
| Protection/Others | IP53, dust and splash resistant | Corning Gorilla Glass IP53, dust and splash resistant |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | Same |
| OS | Android 13, MIUI 14 | Same |
| Chipset | 12nm – Mediatek MT6769H Helio G88 | 4nm – Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 |
| CPU | Octa-core 2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55 | Octa-core 2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 6x Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G52 MC2 | Adreno 613 |
| Card slot | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | Same |
| RAM | 4GB, 6GB, 8GB | 4GB, 6GB, 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB eMMC 5.1 | 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.2 |
| Camera | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 8 MP (120Ëšultrawide) 2 MP (depth) LED flash, HDR Max – 1080p@30fps | 50 MP (wide), PDAF 2 MP (depth) LED flash, HDR, portrait Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie | 8 MP (wide) Max – 1080p@30fps | 8 MP (wide) HDR Max – 1080p@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes 24-bit/192kHz audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band | Same |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | Same |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Same |
| NFC | Yes (market/region dependent) | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | Same |
| Radio | Yes | No |
| USB | USB Type-C | Same |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, compass | Side-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, compass Virtual proximity sensing |
| Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh 18W wired, PD | Same |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Sky Blue, Polar Silver, Moonstone Silver | Jade Black, Pastel Blue, Moonstone Silver |
| Expected Price | $137 (Rs 9,499 in India) approx | $180 (Rs 15,499 in India) approx |
Xiaomi Redmi 12 Pros and Cons
Based on the above specs, you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Xiaomi Redmi 12 smartphone.
Pros
- Huge 5000 mAh battery life with 18W fast charging support.
- NFC and an audio jack support.
- Comes with IP53 Splash and dust resistance.
- Side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
- IPS LCD display with 90Hz refresh rate.
- Android 13 OS with MIUI 14 user interface.
- Comes with 5G support.
- An infrared port is present.
Cons
- An optical zoom camera is missing.
- Gorilla glass protection is missing for the 4g model.
- No 4K video recording support.
- Without gyro-EIS support.
- A shared microSDXC card slot.
- No reverse charging support.
