Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 210g vs 210.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G and Nothing Phone (4a) 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
982 nits
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut104.3 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)121 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 76 mm (2.99 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.98 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 210.5 g (7.43 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
86.7 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
960
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
2372
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9601373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23724243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7583
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
532707
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU153680390368
GPU113320377879
Memory118696193509
UX146831225057
NanoReview Score5327071186813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
2260
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.48.4 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test13 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2260n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
11783
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Writing score13448n/a
Web score9609n/a
Video editing7166n/a
Data manipulation10677n/a
NanoReview Score11783n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 56 GB n/a
UI Skin MIUI 14 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (80% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 0:23 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
19:05
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:29 hn/a
Video Playback12:08 hn/a
Games05:15 hn/a
Standby Mode89 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 16384x12288 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix200 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HPXSony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.41/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.9
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/41/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
117
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
117
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
113
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview62n/a
Zoom77n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size 1 μm 0.64 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 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 5.2 5.4
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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1, 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
81.1 dB
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (4a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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