Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
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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 Redmi Note 9, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85. 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
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
- Lighter design: 199g vs 210.5g
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 5000mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 83.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 104.3 % | 97.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 121 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 4608:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.98 mm (0.35 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 210.5 g (7.43 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Gray - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 96 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 960 | 516 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2372 | 1562 |
| CPU | 153680 | 89155 |
| GPU | 113320 | 49694 |
| Memory | 118696 | 60565 |
| UX | 146831 | 72643 |
| NanoReview Score | 532707 | 272057 |
| 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 |
- 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 56 GB | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | MIUI 14 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 120 W | 18 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 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:23 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 07:29 h | 09:31 h |
| Video Playback | 12:08 h | 14:21 h |
| Games | 05:15 h | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16384x12288 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 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 | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HPX | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.56 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/4.0 |
| 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 | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.1 |
| 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 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, HID, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage 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 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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 (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | n/a | 7 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2022 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 199 |
| 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 | 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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