Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 vs Xiaomi 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 10, 2019	Dec 28, 2021

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches 159.21 x 75.21 x 8.1 mm	6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)	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, Blue, Red	Black, Green, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 81.37% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 419 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 67.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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: F2.4	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
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (120 fps), 720p (120 fps) Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps) EIS
Front
13 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Infrared

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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	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB