Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 30, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.04 x 0.35 inches 162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9 mm	6.42 x 2.99 x 0.31 inches 163 x 76 x 8 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g	6.60 oz / 187.0 g
Materials
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Yes; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Forest green, Polar white, Midnight gray	Stardust Purple, Frosted Blue, Onyx Black, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.52% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 900 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Dolby Vision, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 (12 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A75 and ArmCortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.6GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali G52 MC2	Mali-G68 MC4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/128GB	6GB/128GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/256GB 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (12)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	966
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2342
3D Mark High
Untested	636
3D Mark Low
Untested	632

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Battery

Type
5020 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 67.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 43min

Gaming

7h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 40min

Browsing

14h 4min

Video

10h 22min

Gaming

9h 33min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9/F24.0 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.2 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)
Front
13 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 8, 19
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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