Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
52 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S, Manufactured in April, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 225g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz355 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 243 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2218680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67491688
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
CPU447310124765
GPU88585163661
Memory39224095926
UX306870108276
NanoReview Score2032271392628
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
8306
Writing scoren/a10309
Web scoren/a6774
Video editingn/a4587
Data manipulationn/a7052
NanoReview Scoren/a8306

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 26 GB 20 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 33 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Web Browsing12:44 h08:34 h
Video Playback18:35 h12:36 h
Games06:20 h05:22 h
Standby Mode122 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.31/1.52
Pixel size1.2 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix180 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4.0
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 3/5/8
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2013
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
81.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 289
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 33 W

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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