Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Note 12
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G) that was released on April 30 2020 against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 and came out 30 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
- Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
- The phone is 2-years and 6-months newer
- AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 21 grams less
Review
Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Redmi Note 9 Pro 64 Redmi Note 12 90 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Redmi Note 9 Pro 44 Redmi Note 12 78 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Redmi Note 9 Pro 87 Redmi Note 12 84 Camera Photo and video recording quality Redmi Note 9 Pro 66 Redmi Note 12 54 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Redmi Note 9 Pro 73 Redmi Note 12 78 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Redmi Note 9 Pro 63 Redmi Note 12 76Value for money
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Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Redmi Note 9 Pro vs Redmi Note 12Display
Type | IPS LCD | AMOLED |
Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 395 ppi | 395 ppi |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 500 nits |
HDR support | Yes HDR10 | - |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5% | 85% |
Display features | - | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
PWM | 2404 Hz | - |
Response time | 35.2 ms | - |
Contrast | 1649:1 | - |
Design and build
Height | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 165.9 mm (6.53 inches) |
Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.2 mm (3 inches) |
Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
Weight | 209 gramm (7.37 oz) | 188 gramm (6.63 oz) |
Waterproof | No | IP53 |
Rear material | Glass | - |
Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
Colors | White Gray Green | White Black Blue |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes in home button | Yes in home button |
Performance
Tests of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 in the benchmarksChipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G | Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 |
Max. clock | 2300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76) | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
Lithography process | 8 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 618 | Adreno |
GPU clock | 750 MHz | - |
FLOPS | ~435 GFLOPS | - |
RAM size | 4 6 8 GB | 4 6 8 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
Channels | 2 | 2 |
Storage size | 64 128 GB | 128 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.2 |
Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Memory card max. size | Up to 512 GB | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Redmi Note 9 Pro 572 Redmi Note 12 n/a Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Redmi Note 9 Pro 1762 Redmi Note 12 n/a AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Redmi Note 9 Pro 339255 Redmi Note 12 n/aCPU | 106874 | - |
GPU | 85456 | - |
Memory | 57373 | - |
UX | 86597 | - |
Total score | 339255 | - |
Stability | 98% | - |
Graphics test | 6 FPS | - |
Graphics score | 1034 | - |
PCMark 3.0 score | 8101 | - |
Software
Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 12 |
ROM | MIUI 13 | MIUI 13 |
OS size | 18.9 GB | - |
Battery
Capacity | 5020 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Charge power | 33 W | 33 W |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Wireless charging | No | No |
Reverse charging | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:16 hr |
Web browsing | 14:25 hr | - |
Watching video | 13:55 hr | - |
Gaming | 06:03 hr | - |
Standby | 135 hr | - |
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphonesMatrix | 64 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
Image resolution | 9248 x 6920 | 8000 x 6000 |
Zoom | Digital | Digital |
Flash | LED | Dual LED |
Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
8K video recording | No | No |
4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | - |
Angle of widest lens | 119° | - |
Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (48 MP + 2 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.72" Samsung Bright S5KGW1 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 48 MP - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Phase autofocus |
Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0" GalaxyCore GC8034 (BSI CMOS) | - |
Macro lens | - 5 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5.0" Samsung S5K5E9 (ISOCELL CMOS) | - |
Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1.75 micron - Sensor: 1/5" GalaxyCore GC02M1 (CMOS) | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3264 x 2448 |
Aperture | f/2.48 | f/2.0 |
Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
Sensor type | CMOS | - |
Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/4" |
Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.1 |
Bluetooth features | LE HID A2DP | 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 |
GPS | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo NAVIC | GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS |
NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
eSIM support* | No | No |
Hybrid slot | No | No |
LTE Cat* | 12 | - |
5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | Mono | - |
Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
FM radio | Yes | - |
Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
Announced | April 2020 | October 2022 |
Release date | May 2020 | November 2022 |
SAR (head) | 0.66 W/kg | - |
SAR (body) | 1.02 W/kg | - |
Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data we think that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is definitely a better buy.
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