Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G
Specifications
Secondary Camera: 13 MPix (f/2.5)
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Average of 8 scores (from 24 reviews)
Reviews for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G
The Redmi Note 12 is aimed at price-conscious buyers with a bright OLED panel and Snapdragon SoC. In addition, it offers a strong configuration for little money with an audio jack, storage expansion, an IP rating, and fast charging technology. However, an important feature has been omitted.
Source: Gadgetbyte Nepal
Despite its few shortcomings in the performance and camera department, I still believe Redmi Note 12 4G is currently the best budget phone you can get under Rs. 25,000 in Nepal. The competitor for this phone is the new Galaxy A14 5G, which brings a better camera but compromises in almost all other aspects. It doesn’t even feature a charger in the phone. If you are a gamer, you can also consider Poco M5, which equips a more capable CPU. But it misses out on an OLED screen, an ultrawide camera, and a hardware-based gyroscope and charges slower at 18W. Redmi Note 12 is currently the best phone you can get under Rs. 25,000 in Nepal. Despite a few shortcomings, the phone stands out from the competition as it offers the best balance between price and features.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 90% performance: 65% display: 85% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80%
Source: Unbox
While the AMOLED display is the main highlight of the Redmi Note 12 4G, it is better than last year’s Redmi Note 11 with its night mode camera performance. Xiaomi could have chosen to stick to the Snapdragon 680 instead, however, as the Snapdragon 685 used on the Redmi Note 12 4G took a toll on battery life–while not really offering significant performance gains.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/13/2023
Source: NLT
So, after going through all that – did the Redmi Note 12 4G live up to the tradition of being a good budget smartphone? I’ll say yes. For the price of RM799, this is a good phone and I can recommend it to everyone who is seeking a phone at this price point. There are certainly some drawbacks – particularly MIUI – but I can look past it just because of the price.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/11/2023
Source: OI Spice Tech News
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G smartphone is available in Redmi Note 12 5G and Redmi Note 12 (China) variants. The smartphone was released in March 2023 with 4G network connectivity and decent specs. The smartphone offers a huge Li-Po 5000mAh battery with supports 33W wired charging. Also, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G smartphone offers three standard color variants which include Mint Green, Onyx Gray, and Ice Blue options. Moving to the front display, the phone renders a 6.67 inches AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1200 nits brightness support. Also, you are getting Gorilla Glass 3 protection and an IP53 rating for dust and splash resistance. As for camera quality, you will get a decent triple camera setup including a 50MP primary lens, an 8MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro lens. As for the selfie, a 13MP selfie camera is also present on the front and you can record 1080p videos at 30 fps from both end cameras. The performance department is handled through the 6nm Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 chipset. Furthermore, you are getting an MIUI 14 interface based on the latest Android 13 firmware. Besides this, you can choose between a 64GB to 128GB internal storage configuration that will be accordioned by 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM support. The Redmi Note 12 4G smartphone costs around $181 (Rs 14,800 in India) approx.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/06/2023
Source: GSM Arena
Xiaomi has struck a pretty nice balance with this year's Redmi Note 12 4G. The handset has an excellent display, long battery life, sufficiently fast charging, adequate performance, the latest MIUI + Android combo (unlike its siblings) and, although largely unimpressive camera performance, it's still rather decent for the price bracket. We wish more work went toward optimizing the dedicated Night mode. We also wonder why Xiaomi removed the stereo speakers and the NFC. That last bit may be a deal-breaker for some of you who use the phone for contactless payments. For the most part, the Redmi Note 12 4G's competitors have either better performance and are considerably more expensive, or they fail to match the Redmi Note 12 4G's feature set for the same asking price. We believe that this phone will sit comfortably in the sub-€200 price bracket. If you are not satisfied with what the Redmi has to offer, we suggest increasing your budget's upper limit. That's the only way to get a better phone than this Redmi.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/03/2023
Rating: Total score: 74%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chinahandys.net DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/26/2023
Rating: Total score: 88% performance: 80% display: 100% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Beautiful display; long battery life; waterproof IP53; real dual SIM; infrared port. Negative: Unsupported 5G; only 4GB RAM; mono speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2023
Source: Tudo Celular PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/26/2024
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60%
Source: Tudo Celular PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/22/2023
Rating: Total score: 50% price: 50%
Source: Canaltech PT→EN
Positive: Elegant design; infrared sensor; long battery life. Negative: Low performance; poor cameras.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/25/2023
Source: Les Numeriques FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 60% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 40% ergonomy: 40%
Source: Android.com.pl PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%
Source: GSM Online PL→EN
Positive: Bright AMOLED display; large battery capacity; quick 33W charging; excellent cameras. Negative: Mono speakers; mediocre macro cameras; no ultra-wide angle.
Comparison, online available, Medium, Date: 04/26/2023
Source: Unite4buy PL→EN
Negative: Weak hardware; low performance; poor cameras.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/24/2023
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN
Positive: Bright AMOLED display; stylish design; excellent autonomy; memory card slot; mini-jack; infrared port. Negative: Average performance; mono speakers; poor main camera; poor video recording.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/02/2023
Source: MobilArena HU HU→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/01/2023
Rating: price: 70% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN
Positive: Powerful processor; high gaming performance; decent autonomy.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/21/2023
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Positive: Excellent display; modern design; slim size; light weight; high performance; long battery life; quick charging; nice cameras; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/13/2023
Source: Viettelstore VN→EN
Positive: Premium design; solid workmanship; decent hardware; excellent cameras; affordable price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/06/2023
Source: FPT shop VN→EN
Positive: Beautiful display; powerful processor; low price; nice cameras; high performance.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 04/03/2023
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN
Positive: Beautiful design; powerful processor; excellent display.
Hands-On, online available, Long, Date: 04/03/2023
Source: The Gioididong VN→EN
Positive: Modern design; nice performance; very long battery life; great cameras.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/01/2023
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; large battery capacity; beautiful design; great display.
Hands-On, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/31/2023
Source: Viettelstore VN→EN
Positive: Beautiful design; nice cameras; great display; high gaming performance; long battery life; quick 33W charging.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/29/2023
Comment
Qualcomm Adreno 610: Integrated (in the Snapdragon 665) graphics card based on the Adreno 600 architecture. The performance of the GPU is between the Adreno 510 and 512/612 and therefore in the lower mid range. Supports DirectX11_1, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
SD 685: Fast mid-range ARM SoC with 8 CPU Kryo 265 cores (four fast 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 based cores in a cluster and four power saving ARM Cortex-A53 based cores at 1.9 GHz) and a rather slow Adreno 610 GPU. Manufactured in 6 nm and according to Qualcomm around 15% more CPU performance and 10% more GPU performance compared to the old SD680 (thanks to higher clock speeds).» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
6.67":
It is a small display format for smartphones. You shouldn't be severely defective in vision, and you won't see much detail on the screen and only have a small resolution available. For that, the device should be small and handy, easy to transport.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Xiaomi:
Founded in 2010, Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese multinational electronics company and produces consumer electronics and related products, including smartphones, televisions, fitness bands, power banks, headphones, smart devices and accessories. Xiaomi offers its products under the Mi, Redmi and POCO brands.
71.26%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
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