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 6.2. The POCO X5 Pro leads in design, while the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G is ahead in camera, battery and software support. 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

6.2 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 210.5 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.98 mm
Sharper display 395 ppi vs 394 ppi

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Faster wired charging 120 W vs 67 W
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Optical image stabilization
Longer security updates 4 years vs 3 years

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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 POCO X5 ProREDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G

Overall 5.8 6.2

Display 7.0 7.0

Performance 4.4 4.5

Camera 5.7 6.4

Battery 5.3 5.7

Design 6.8 6.6

Software support 5.0 6.3

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 394 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 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 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" 200 MP, f/1.65, 1/1.4"

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 120 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 × 8.98 mm

Thickness 7.9 mm 8.98 mm

Weight 181 g 210.5 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, Sky Blue, Polar White

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

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

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 Released

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