Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Huawei Nova 15 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
- Lighter design: 187g vs 202g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Pro
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1320x2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 395 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7 % | 90.3 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 98.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) | 163 mm (6.42 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP53 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | HiSilicon Kirin 9010S |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
- 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121) - 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 3.0 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 686 GFLOPS | 1536 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 958 | 1501 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2372 | 3885 |
| CPU | 156188 | 507103 |
| GPU | 135768 | 586911 |
| Memory | 106978 | 214190 |
| UX | 129202 | 134873 |
| NanoReview Score | 528143 | 1443077 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 36.6 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 13 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2256 | n/a |
| Writing score | 13265 | n/a |
| Web score | 9285 | n/a |
| Video editing | 7173 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10944 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 11754 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 6 |
| OS Size | 20 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:55 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:41 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:50 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:43 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 119 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 60 | n/a |
| Preview | 61 | n/a |
| Zoom | 70 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.5 (0.4) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 6.0 |
| 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 - Beidou - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| 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 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2022 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | December, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 399 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 500 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 67 W | Yes, 100 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Nova 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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