Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, Manufactured in March, 2023with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 209g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 526 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 500 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 86.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1201 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
883 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.86 mm (6.33 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.21 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
89.1 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
86.7 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 MediaTek Dimensity 1080
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 740 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 680 MHz 800 MHz
FLOPS 2089 GFLOPS 686 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1990
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
958
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
5166
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
2372
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1990958
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51662372
Geekbench Compute (GPU)8246n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
1584363
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
528143
CPU369576156188
GPU624063135768
Memory315290106978
UX275434129202
NanoReview Score1584363528143
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
2256
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.6 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2256
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
11754
Writing scoren/a13265
Web scoren/a9285
Video editingn/a7173
Data manipulationn/a10944
NanoReview Scoren/a11754

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 20 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (64% in 15 min) Yes (78% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:27 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
19:08
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
20:44
Web Browsing07:12 h08:41 h
Video Playback09:49 h13:50 h
Games05:17 h05:43 h
Standby Mode103 h89 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX8000Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.551/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5K4H7
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
108
Video quality
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
98
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
102
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a61
Zoomn/a70

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1Q Omnivision OV16A1
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 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
- Beidou
- 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 2/3/5/8GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro
88.7 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
89.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 399
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 67 W

Note

Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro:

The Chinese version of this phone released under Redmi K70 name.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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