Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Lighter design: 201.8g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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 OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 86.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.2 mm (6.46 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 76.1 mm (3 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.12 mm (0.32 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201.8 g (7.12 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button No
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
85.9 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 3460 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
- 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 8 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 688 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 618 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 256 640
GPU Frequency 825 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
816
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
2210
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8162519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)22106382
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
401378
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
CPU131820381160
GPU78131472052
Memory77130258668
UX114297329468
NanoReview Score4013781441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
1117
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.2 °C
Stability99 %79 %
Graphics Test6 fps59 fps
Graphics Score11179874
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
8987
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
n/a
Writing score9686n/a
Web score7778n/a
Video editing6256n/a
Data manipulation7941n/a
NanoReview Score8987n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (79% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:48 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
Web Browsingn/a09:41 h
Video Playbackn/a16:03 h
Gamesn/a05:38 h
Standby Moden/a112 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.521/1.28
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.81/2.55
Pixel size1.14 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a91

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.13 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
139
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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