Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
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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 Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4900mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25 FE
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Lighter design: 190g vs 210.5g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 385 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 89.2 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 104.3 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 121 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 161.3 mm (6.35 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 76.6 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 190 g (6.7 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Samsung Exynos 2400 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Samsung Xclipse 940 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1095 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 3406.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 960 | 2116 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2372 | 7035 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 18270 |
| CPU | 153680 | 429356 |
| GPU | 113320 | 715844 |
| Memory | 118696 | 352083 |
| UX | 146831 | 303719 |
| NanoReview Score | 532707 | 1801002 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.4 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2260 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13448 | n/a |
| Web score | 9609 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7166 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10677 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11783 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 56 GB | 23.8 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4900 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes, (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (80% in 15 min) | Yes (65% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:29 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 12:08 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:15 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 75 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 55 | n/a |
| Preview | 62 | n/a |
| Zoom | 77 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.2 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| 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 - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 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/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2022 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 649 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 FE the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 3
