Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 9C - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
35 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi 9C

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi 9C, Manufactured in September, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G35. 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 Xiaomi 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi 9C
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 2/32 GB
- 2/64 GB
- 3/32 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 9C
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:
Xiaomi 12 Pro
vs
Xiaomi Redmi 9C

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.73 in 6.53 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 720x1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 970 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
413 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %92.9 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz17120 Hz
Response time5 ms47 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite881:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Xiaomi Redmi 9C]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 164.9 mm (6.49 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 77 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance No No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi 9C In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 MediaTek Helio G35
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Cortex-A53)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 730 PowerVR GE8320
GPU Cores 1024 32
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 43.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
479
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
1522
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1674479
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40291522
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
141956
CPU31466954580
GPU43786917708
Memory20412037174
UX23736032494
NanoReview Score1194018141956
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test55 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9299n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 2 GB
- 3 GB
- 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1eMMC 5.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 26.5 GB 18 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 12

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 10 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) No
Full Charge Time 0:21 h 2:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Web Browsing06:40 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:44 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) No
Wide-angle lens 115 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 13 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX707n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/3.1
Pixel size1.22 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/1.9n/a
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 5 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 2560x1960 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm n/a
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
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 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20)
LTE category204
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi 9C
77.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Budget
Announced December, 2021 yr June, 2020 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr September, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 110
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 120 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 12 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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