Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

86 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
VS
52 out 100
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12, Manufactured in March, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. 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 Poco F7 Ultra
  • Higher pixel density: 526ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
  • Lighter design: 183.5g vs 212g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
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 Poco F7 Ultra
vs
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

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 1800 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision No
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
1583 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
741 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a484 Hz
Response timen/a5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.26 mm (6.31 in) 165.66 mm (6.52 in)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 in) 75.96 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 183.5 g (6.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Yellow		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
89.4 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 610
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2858
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
375
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
8690
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
1494
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2858375
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)86901494
Geekbench Compute (GPU)22968n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
2509770
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
346691
CPU523392117343
GPU105924542979
Memory477813113571
UX44932072798
NanoReview Score2509770346691
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
641
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.9 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a641
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Redmi Note 12]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
8890
Writing scoren/a10190
Web scoren/a8571
Video editingn/a4771
Data manipulationn/a7223
NanoReview Scoren/a8890

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 4 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 33 W
Battery Type n/a Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:30 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra
25:23
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
23:06
Web Browsing10:26 h08:20 h
Video Playback14:46 h15:10 h
Games05:40 h05:33 h
Standby Mode124 h113 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x 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) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 32 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/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50 Light Hunter 800Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.551/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length60 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix32 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KKD1Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/3.441/4
Pixel size0.7 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4128x3096 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.0
Pixel size n/a 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 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 6.0 5
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version n/a 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
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 1/2/4/5/8/6/19WCDMA 1/5/8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a13
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 Poco F7 Ultra
n/a
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
81.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr March, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 229
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 33 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra the clear winner in this comparison.

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