HONOR Magic5 Lite vs REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

The HONOR Magic5 Lite scores 4.9 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G scores 6.0. The REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G leads in performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The HONOR Magic5 Lite is the newer phone, announced in February 2023.

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HONOR HONOR Magic5 Lite

4.9 Price TBA

REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

6.0 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the HONOR Magic5 Lite

Bigger battery 5,100 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Newer model Feb 2023 vs Oct 27, 2022
Lighter 175 g vs 187 g

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Faster wired charging 67 W vs 40 W
Brighter screen 900 nits vs 800 nits
Better water resistance IP53 vs None
More RAM 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30
3.5 mm headphone jack

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Overall 4.9 6.0

Display 6.9 7.0

Performance 3.8 4.5

Camera 4.1 6.1

Battery 5.0 5.3

Design 5.5 6.8

Software support 3.5 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED OLED, Flow AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 800 nits 900 nits

HDR — HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection — Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 695 Dimensity 1080

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G68 MC4

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Main camera 64 MP, f/1.8 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 5 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 1080p@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Capacity 5,100 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Po —

Wired charging 40 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Dimensions 161.6 × 73.9 × 7.9 mm 162.9 × 76 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.9 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 175 g 187 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back — Glass

Water resistance None IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Titanium Silver Midnight Black, Polar White, Sky Blue, Stardust Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.1 5.2

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster — ✓ Yes

Software

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 12 Android 12

Interface MagicUI 6.1 MIUI 14

OS updates — 2 years

Security updates — 4 years

Launch and price

Spec HONOR Magic5 LiteREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Announced Feb 2023 Oct 27, 2022

Status Released Discontinued

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