Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Google Pixel 6a
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Google Pixel 6a, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Larger display: 6.67in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4410mAh
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a
- Higher pixel density: 429ppi
- Lighter design: 178g vs 210.5g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
6/128 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 82.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 104.3 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 121 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 152.2 mm (5.99 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Google Tensor |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55) - 2/2.25 (Cortex A76) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1280 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 2170.9 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 960 | 1448 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2372 | 3412 |
| CPU | 153680 | 250722 |
| GPU | 113320 | 324786 |
| Memory | 118696 | 143829 |
| UX | 146831 | 190161 |
| NanoReview Score | 532707 | 909498 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.4 °C | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 56 % |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | 37 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2260 | 6194 |
| Writing score | 13448 | 15353 |
| Web score | 9609 | 6280 |
| Video editing | 7166 | 5843 |
| Data manipulation | 10677 | 9519 |
| NanoReview Score | 11783 | 9940 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 56 GB | 14.3 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | Stock Android |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (80% in 15 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:51 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:29 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 12:08 h | 14:20 h |
| Games | 05:15 h | 05:34 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 89 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 122 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 114 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 122 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | 65 |
| Preview | 62 | 67 |
| Zoom | 77 | 74 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | n/a |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2022 yr | May, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | June, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 449 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
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