Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
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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 Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, Manufactured in March, 2019with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 712. 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 3070mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
- Higher pixel density: 432ppi
- Lighter design: 155g vs 210.5g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/64 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 5.97 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 432 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 585 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 104.3 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 121 Hz | 255 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 4.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 147.5 mm (5.81 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 70.5 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- Gray - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Hexagon 685 DSP |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Adreno 616 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 960 | 545 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2372 | 1594 |
| CPU | 153680 | 96860 |
| GPU | 113320 | 65197 |
| Memory | 118696 | 69080 |
| UX | 146831 | 83831 |
| NanoReview Score | 532707 | 314968 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 48.4 °C | 38.7 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 97 % |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | 3 fps |
| Graphics Score | 2260 | 654 |
| 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 |
6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11.0) |
| OS Size | 56 GB | 19 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | MIUI 12 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 3070 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 Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:27 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:29 h | 05:40 h |
| Video Playback | 12:08 h | 10:32 h |
| Games | 05:15 h | 03:52 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 83 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 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) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV8856 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Samsung S5K3L6 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/3.1 |
| 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 | 20 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 5120x3840 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 18 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | Sony IMX576 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.78 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.9 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| 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 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 15 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2022 yr | February, 2019 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | March, 2019 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 400 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 120 W | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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