Xiaomi Redmi 5 vs Xiaomi 12X Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 07, 2017	Mar 15, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$135

Design

Dimensions
5.98 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 151.8 x 72.8 x 7.7 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.16 mm
Weight
5.54 oz / 157.0 g	6.21 oz / 176.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue	Grey, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.72% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 282 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.20GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 650
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	5 MP (Telephoto, Macro) Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash)	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	2GB/16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$120

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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