REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G vs REDMI Note 11 Pro 5G

The REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G scores 6.0 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 11 Pro 5G scores 5.5. The REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G leads in performance, camera and design. The REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G is the newer phone, announced Oct 27, 2022.

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REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G
6.0 Price TBA
Top score
REDMI REDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
5.5 Price TBA
Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro 5G

  • Newer model Oct 27, 2022 vs Jan 26, 2022
  • More RAM 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
  • More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 64 GB / 128 GB
  • Lighter 187 g vs 202 g
  • Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.12 mm
  • Higher-resolution video 4K@30 vs 1080p@30

Why choose the REDMI Note 11 Pro 5G

  • Brighter screen 1,200 nits vs 900 nits
  • microSD card slot

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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 REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Overall 6.0 5.5
Display 7.0 7.1
Performance 4.5 3.8
Camera 6.1 5.2
Battery 5.3 5.3
Design 6.8 6.6
Software support 5.0 5.0
Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Type OLED, Flow AMOLED OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
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 1,200 nits
HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —
Protection Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Process 6 nm 6 nm
Max CPU clock 2.6 GHz 2.2 GHz
GPU Mali-G68 MC4 Adreno 619
RAM 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 64 GB / 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56" 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No
Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP
Rear cameras 3 3
Rear video 4K@30 1080p@30
Front camera 16 MP 16 MP
Front video 1080p@60 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 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 REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Dimensions 162.9 × 76 × 7.9 mm 164.19 × 76.1 × 8.12 mm
Thickness 7.9 mm 8.12 mm
Weight 187 g 202 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Plastic Plastic
Back Glass Glass
Water resistance IP53 IP53
Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors Midnight Black, Polar White, Sky Blue, Stardust Purple Atlantic Blue, Graphite Gray, Polar White

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth 5.2 5.1
USB USB-C 2.0 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 REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
OS at launch Android 12 Android 11
Interface MIUI 14 MIUI 13
OS updates 2 years —
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 12 Pro 5GREDMI Note 11 Pro 5G
Announced Oct 27, 2022 Jan 26, 2022
Released — Feb 16, 2022
Status Discontinued Discontinued

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