Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs Google Pixel 7 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs Google Pixel 7 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
  • Lighter design: 176g vs 212g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S and Google Pixel 7 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 6.43 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 409 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 550 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 180 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 88.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
629 nits
Google Pixel 7 Pro
1087 nits
sRGB gamut99.2 %97 %
PWM (Flicker)355 Hz240 Hz
Response time3 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.87 mm (6.29 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 73.87 mm (2.91 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
84.5 %
Google Pixel 7 Pro
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S and Google Pixel 7 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Helio G96 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2050 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 128 672
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 243 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
680
Google Pixel 7 Pro
1404
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1688
Google Pixel 7 Pro
3368
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)6801404
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)16883368
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
392628
Google Pixel 7 Pro
939448
CPU124765241450
GPU63661297846
Memory95926185192
UX108276214960
NanoReview Score392628939448
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
1154
Google Pixel 7 Pro
6383
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.9 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a38 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6383
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
8306
Google Pixel 7 Pro
11564
Writing score1030916136
Web score67749151
Video editing45876755
Data manipulation705210868
NanoReview Score830611564

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 20 GB 14 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:12 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
21:29
Google Pixel 7 Pro
18:28
Web Browsing08:34 h07:06 h
Video Playback12:36 h12:49 h
Games05:22 h04:48 h
Standby Mode105 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 118 ° 126 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a25 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Samsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.521/1.31
Pixel size0.7 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KGM1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSony IMX381
Sensor size1/4.01/2.9
Pixel sizen/a1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Google Pixel 7 Pro
148
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Google Pixel 7 Pro
143
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Google Pixel 7 Pro
147
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a74
Zoomn/a143

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Google Pixel 7 Pro
140
Video quality
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
n/a
Google Pixel 7 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 3/5/8GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1320
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
81.3 dB
Google Pixel 7 Pro
88.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2023 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 289 899
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 33 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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