A few days ago, Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 12 series mobile phones, including Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro, Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and the derived Exploration version, with starting prices ranging from 1,199 yuan to 2,199 yuan. So, what is the difference between them, which one is the most worth our choice?
Redmi Note 12 5G
Redmi Note 12 series mobile phones adopt the same ID design ([Big Eye Meng] design language), both equipped with infrared remote control and 3.5mm headphone socket, holes are dug in the center, and the border is extremely narrow. The differences are the material of the back cover, the number of rear lenses, thickness and weight, and hardware configuration. Among them, Redmi Note 12 5G has the lowest positioning, with a starting price of only 1,199 yuan.
Redmi Note 12 5G optional mirror porcelain white, midnight black, and time blue. It adopts side fingerprint recognition design, with a thickness and weight of 7.98mm and 188g respectively. It is quite light for a mobile phone with a built-in 5000mAh battery. In addition, this product supports 33W charging power, but only comes with 1 speaker unit, so the sound performance is relatively average.
Although the Redmi Note 12 5G is cheap, it is still equipped with an OLED material screen, and has a DCI-P3 wide color gamut, 4500000:1 contrast ratio and 120Hz refresh rate. It has passed the German Rhine SGS low blue light certification, and the peak brightness of 1200nits even exceeds that of the Pro version. However, this screen lacks the certification of HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, so the display effect is still inferior to that of high-end models.
Redmi Note 12 5G has a general hardware configuration, equipped with Qualcomm first-generation Snapdragon 4 Gen1, using 2.0GHz Cortex-A78 large cores and 6 1.8GHz Cortex-A55 small cores, integrating Adreno 619 GPU, Antutu's running score is about 390,000, slightly higher than entry-level chips on Snapdragon 680 and Dimensity 700.
Redmi Note 12 5G front 8-megapixel camera, rear 48-megapixel main camera and 2-megapixel depth of field lens, barely enough.
In general, Redmi Note 12 5G sets a new threshold for a thousand-yuan mobile phone - a high-contrast and high-brightness OLED screen, which improves the display quality of low-end mobile phones to a higher level. It also comes with a standard 128GB storage space, suitable for ordinary users who are not interested in performance and have a limited budget.
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Redmi Note 12 Pro (including the Pro+ and Exploration Edition below) are equipped with stereo dual speakers, X-axis linear motor, full-featured NFC, infrared, 3.5mm headphone interfaces, and support dual SIM dual standby and Wi-Fi 6.
Redmi Note 12 Pro (including the Pro+ and Exploration Edition below) first launched the MediaTek Dimensity 1080 mobile platform. It is built on TSMC's 6nm process, using 2 2.6GHz Cortex-A78 large cores, 6 2GHz Cortex-A55 small cores, integrated Mali-G68 MC4 GPU, and internal heat dissipation uses a graphene heat-sink plate of 2000mm². The Antutu score of
Dimensity 1080 is about 510,000, which is not much the same as the Tianji 920 that was launched by MediaTek earlier. The comprehensive performance is at the same level as Snapdragon 778G.
Redmi Note 12 Pro rear triple camera, including a 50-megapixel IMX766 main camera, supports OIS optical anti-shake , supplemented by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 2-megapixel macro lens, and the front camera has also been upgraded to 16-megapixel.
Not only that, the Redmi Note 12 series is also equipped with Xiaomi imaging brain, which makes the shooting images clearer and more natural through powerful computing and photography capabilities.
Redmi Note 12 Pro also has a built-in 5000mAh battery, but it supports more mainstream 67W fast charging, but the price has also increased to 1,699 yuan.
In general, Redmi Note 12 Pro is a more balanced mainstream price mobile phone, focusing on higher quality OLED screens, the first MediaTek Dimensity 1080 mobile platform, stereo dual speakers, X-axis linear motor, full-featured NFC, and IMX766 main camera that supports OIS is in place in one step. At a lower price, you can experience an experience that is comparable to or even surpass the standard version of the OPPO Reno series. Of course, you can also buy many competitors equipped with Snapdragon 870 or even Snapdragon 888 at the same price, but they are not necessarily competitors to the Redmi Note 12 Pro in terms of display, sound and function. How to make a decision depends on your actual needs.
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ (Exploration Edition)
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and the Pro version are the use of a more textured 3D glass body. In addition to the three colors of Time Blue, Mirror Porcelain White, and Midnight Black, the Note 12 trendy version YIBO EDITION can also be selected. The back of the body extracts the spokesperson Wang Yibo trendy graffiti elements, and prints the skateboard, shoes, YIBO, 85, helmet, and team flag on the body. The screen, processor, etc. of
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is the same as that of Redmi Note 12 Pro, but the more luxurious 3000 square millimeter VC hot-smooth plate is built-in, and the main camera is upgraded to a 200 million pixel Samsung HPX sensor (1/1.4 inch), which supports OIS optical anti-shake, and wide-angle, macro, and front camera are the same as that of the Pro version. At the same time, it supports 120W instant charging, and fully charges 5000mAh in 19 minutes.
In addition, Redmi Note 12 Pro+ also derived the Redmi Note 12 Exploration Edition, which has a custom silkscreen printed with [210W] on the back. The battery capacity is reduced from 5000mAh to 4300mAh, but it supports faster 210W flash charging, and it can fill up all the power in 9 minutes. The starting price of
Redmi Note 12 Pro+ starts at 2199 yuan, while the Explorer version starts at 2399 yuan.
In general, Redmi Note 12 Pro+ and Exploration Edition mainly upgrade the rear main camera and charging power, and there is not much difference in performance and experience, but the starting price of 2,199 yuan is not too affordable. The higher the configuration, the lower the cost performance. After all, many old flagships in 2021, or new flagships that will be launched in early 2022, are about to drop to this price range, and they may perform better in terms of screen and performance. Therefore, for the Redmi Note 12 series, my suggestion is to go to the Redmi Note 12 Pro, and there is no need to pursue the plus suffix afterwards.
