Xiaomi Redmi 6 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
5.81 x 2.81 x 0.33 inches 147.5 x 71.5 x 8.3 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Yellow, Blue	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 72.77% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 295 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
IMG PowerVR GE8320	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB/64GB 3GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android	Android (12)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual 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 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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 (HDR)	32 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	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, Compass, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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