Hot news from the popular Redmi Note series from Xiaomi – Redmi Note 12, 12 Pro and 12 Pro+ have arrived at our editorial office. Here again, we can look forward to excellent workmanship and a famous price-to-equipment ratio. This year, the company also brings some parameters from the flagships to the middle class.
The Redmi Note 12 series phones are very similar and you really have to look for the differences.
The phones are very similar in design, including the flat front and sides. The Redmi Note 12 and Note 12 Pro models are mainly similar in appearance, they even have a flat back and at first glance you can only recognize them by the location of the camera flash and macro camera. The highest model Note 12 Pro+ is slightly different with rounded edges on the back, so it fits more comfortably in the hand.
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All three phones offer a flat 6.67″ AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. For all of them, the manufacturer did not avoid a hole for the front camera. Someone may be missing a fingerprint reader here, but this time it is located on the right side in the power button instead of in the display.
Scaled according to price and equipment
While the basic model is powered by a low-end processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 685, the high-end models have the same MediaTek Dimensity 1080, which according to our benchmarks is about a third more powerful.
According to our tests in the Antutu benchmark, the pro series is about a third more powerful.
The memory variants also differ. The basic Redmi Note 12 model starts with a 4+64 GB configuration, the Redmi Note 12 Pro starts with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. You can only get the highest model in a single variant of 8+256 GB. Of course, lower models can be obtained for an additional fee in higher memory versions. However, the basic model is the only one with the possibility of memory expansion with a memory card.
Up to 200 Mpx for extra details
All phones offer a 5000mAh battery with fast charging, which is, however, graded according to the models, namely 33 Watts for the basic model, 67 Watts for the Redmi Note 12 Pro and the highest 120 Watts for the Pro plus model. It is also pleasing that all models have retained an infrared port for controlling electronics or a 3.5 mm headphone jack. In the case of the Pro series, you can also look forward to stereo speakers.
All models have only three cameras. It relies on an identical setup of an 8 Mpx ultra-wide camera and a 2 Mpx macro camera. But the primary sensor is different, with a resolution of 50 or even 200 MPx.
But the most interesting thing is definitely the camera, especially with the Note 12 Pro+ model. It borrowed a sensor with a resolution of 200 MPx from the flagship models, which allows you to take extremely detailed pictures, while there is also optical stabilization. The Redmi Note 12 Pro model has to make do with a 50 Mpx primary sensor, also with optical stabilization. The lowest model also has 50 MPx, but without optical stabilization. All three models then add an 8 Mpx ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2 Mpx macro. The selfie camera has 16 Mpx and 13 Mpx in the lowest model.
Redmi Note 12 (left), Note 12 Pro and Note 12 Pro+ main camera comparison.
The phones are similar at first glance, the manufacturer won with their design and cleverly scaled them according to the equipment. The basis is the Redmi Note 12 for those who want a nice, reliable phone with an interesting equipment price ratio. Here, the price starts below CZK 4,700. The only thing you may miss here is 5G connectivity, which you can get by buying a special version of the Redmi Note 12 5G for CZK 7,000.
All models run on the Android operating system.
For the more demanding, there is the Pro series. Both models have the same performance and most equipment. The main camera plays the main role here, depending on whether the 50 Mpx camera in the Redmi Note 12 Pro model is enough for you, or you put up with extreme details and pay extra for the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ model. These models will cost you 9,000 and 12,000 CZK, respectively.
