Home Phone comparison Realme GT 6 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S - Which is better?

Realme GT 6 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

79 out 100
Realme GT 6
VS
52 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Realme GT 6
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme GT 6 Manufactured in June, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s 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 Realme GT 6
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 199g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Realme GT 6 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Realme GT 6
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 6000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme GT 6
1469 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a355 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162 mm (6.38 in) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.65 mm (0.34 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
Water resistance IP65 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme GT 6
91.2 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Realme GT 6 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2050 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (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 735 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 768 128
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 243 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme GT 6
1944
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme GT 6
4865
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1944680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)48651688
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Realme GT 6]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme GT 6
1467421
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
CPU386132124765
GPU49248663661
Memory31779995926
UX271004108276
NanoReview Score1467421392628
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme GT 6
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme GT 6
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 - 8 GB
- 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		- 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 n/a 20 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 6.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (66% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme GT 6
25:51
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Web Browsing10:56 h08:34 h
Video Playback16:54 h12:36 h
Games06:11 h05:22 h
Standby Mode114 h105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual 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 112 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 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/1.7f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony LYTIA-808Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.431/1.52
Pixel size1.12 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length47 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.75n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.14 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.06
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.4 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category1813
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme GT 6
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
81.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced June, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2024 yr April, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 599 289
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W Yes 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Realme GT 6 the clear winner in this comparison.

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