Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S Manufactured in April, 2023, with display 6.43 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
- Lighter design: 176g vs 189g
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4500mAh
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
- Higher pixel density: 410ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/64 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.43 in | 6.43 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 409 ppi | 410 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 180 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5 % | 85.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 128.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 355 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 159.87 mm (6.29 in) | 159.12 mm (6.26 in) |
| Width | 73.87 mm (2.91 in) | 73.31 mm (2.89 in) |
| Thickness | 8.09 mm (0.32 in) | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 176 g (6.21 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Gray - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G96 | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G |
| Max Frequency | 2050 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78) - 1/3 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Mali-G77 MP9 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 576 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 886 MHz |
| FLOPS | 243 GFLOPS | 979.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 680 | 1056 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1688 | 2911 |
| CPU | 124765 | 237901 |
| GPU | 63661 | 213601 |
| Memory | 95926 | 145797 |
| UX | 108276 | 178154 |
| NanoReview Score | 392628 | 775453 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 50.7 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 70 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 25 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 4197 |
| Writing score | 10309 | 13382 |
| Web score | 6774 | 7267 |
| Video editing | 4587 | 5336 |
| Data manipulation | 7052 | 9058 |
| NanoReview Score | 8306 | 9631 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) |
| OS Size | 20 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 1.0 | OxygenOS 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 33 W | 65 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:12 h | 0:31 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:34 h | 09:17 h |
| Video Playback | 12:36 h | 13:38 h |
| Games | 05:22 h | 05:22 h |
| Standby Mode | 105 h | 92 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 12032x9024 pixels | 8700x5800 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 118 ° | 119 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Monochrome: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 108 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KHM2 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.52 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.14 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4920x3264 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (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, 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 - NAVIC - SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| 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 3/5/8 | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA 1/5/8 | HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 13 | 18 |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | July, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2023 yr | July, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 289 | 470 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 33 W | Yes 65 W |
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