Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 732G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 193g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 5000mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7 % 85.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
883 nits
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
725 nits
sRGB gamut98.9 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz490 Hz
Response time1 ms2.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76 mm (2.99 in) 76.5 mm (3.01 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP53
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
86.7 %
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
85.6 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.3 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon 688
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 810 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
958
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
2372
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1882
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)958724
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23721882
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
528143
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
398090
CPU156188129013
GPU13576879050
Memory10697874517
UX129202115510
NanoReview Score528143398090
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
2256
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
1116
Max Surface Temp.36.6 °C42 °C
Stability99 %99 %
Graphics Test13 fps6 fps
Graphics Score22561116
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
11754
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
8594
Writing score1326510163
Web score92856959
Video editing71736464
Data manipulation109447424
NanoReview Score117548594

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 20 GB 13 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MIUI 14

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5020 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (78% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 1:21 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
20:44
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
18:19
Web Browsing08:41 h07:44 h
Video Playback13:50 h13:08 h
Games05:43 h05:07 h
Standby Mode89 h73 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED 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 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4H7Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/41/2.8
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
108
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
111
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
98
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
95
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
102
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
106
Bokeh60n/a
Preview61n/a
Zoom70n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV16A1 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.06
Pixel size 1 μm 1 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 5.1
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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/8
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a15
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
89.2 dB
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro
89.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 399 220
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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