POCO X5 Pro vs REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

The POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G scores 6.0. The REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G leads in camera. The POCO X5 Pro is the newer phone, announced Feb 6, 2023.

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POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

6.0 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Newer model Feb 6, 2023 vs Oct 27, 2022
Lighter 181 g vs 187 g

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

More RAM 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Optical image stabilization
Longer security updates 4 years vs 3 years

PhoneRanked scores

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 POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Overall 5.8 6.0

Display 7.0 7.0

Performance 4.4 4.5

Camera 5.7 6.1

Battery 5.3 5.3

Design 6.8 6.8

Software support 5.0 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Flow AMOLED DotDisplay 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 900 nits 900 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Chipset Snapdragon 778G Dimensity 1080

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz

GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G68 MC4

Geekbench 6 single-core 980 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 2,630 —

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 POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@60 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 67 W 67 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Dimensions 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm 162.9 × 76 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 7.9 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 181 g 187 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP53 IP53

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Yellow, Blue, Black Midnight Black, Polar White, Sky Blue, Stardust Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.2 5.2

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

OS at launch Android 12 Android 12

Interface MIUI 14 for POCO MIUI 14

OS updates — 2 years

Security updates 3 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

Announced Feb 6, 2023 Oct 27, 2022

Released Feb 6, 2023 —

Status Released Discontinued

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