Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G vs Poco X6 Pro
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on October 27, 2022, against the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra and came out 1 year and 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X6 Pro
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1401K versus 519K)
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1149 against 895 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 13% higher pixel density (446 vs 395 PPI)
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1220 x 2712 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 446 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.7% | 90% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 1923 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 160.45 mm (6.32 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 74.34 mm (2.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP53 | IP54 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3350 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 3.0 | MediaTek APU 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G615 MP6 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~2150.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 162720 | 292430 |
| GPU | 112346 | 536412 |
| Memory | 108088 | 307921 |
| UX | 136729 | 264242 |
| Total score | 519883 | 1401005 |
| Samples | [37 tests] | [300 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.6 °C | 47.4 °C |
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2256 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9248 | - |
| Video editing | 7177 | - |
| Photo editing | 23342 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10894 | - |
| Writing score | 13265 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | HyperOS 1.0 | HyperOS 2.0 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 36 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 67 W | 67 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (78% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 18 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 0:45 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:41 hr | 08:53 hr |
| Watching video | 13:50 hr | 12:36 hr |
| Gaming | 05:43 hr | 05:17 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 1920 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" | 1/2" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | Omnivision OV08D10 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | 1/4" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV02B1 | Smartsens SC202PCS |
| Sensor size | 1/5" | 1/4" |
| Pixel size | 24 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | - |
| Preview | 61 | - |
| Zoom | 70 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.6 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV16A1 | Omnivision OV16A1Q |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2022 | January 2024 |
| Release date | March 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price | $399 | $299 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 67 W | Yes, 67 W |
Further details
Notes on Poco X6 Pro:
- There is an eco-leather version of the X6 Pro that is 4 grams heavier and 0.10 mm thicker.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

