REDMI Note 12 Pro vs POCO X5 Pro

The REDMI Note 12 Pro scores 5.6 in our rating, and the POCO X5 Pro scores 5.8. The REDMI Note 12 Pro leads in display and design, while the POCO X5 Pro is ahead in performance. The REDMI Note 12 Pro is the newer phone, announced Apr 3, 2023.

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REDMI REDMI Note 12 Pro

5.6 Price TBA

Discontinued

POCO POCO X5 Pro

5.8 Price TBA

Top score

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 12 Pro

Brighter screen 1,100 nits vs 900 nits
Newer model Apr 3, 2023 vs Feb 6, 2023
microSD card slot

Why choose the POCO X5 Pro

Lighter 181 g vs 201.8 g
Thinner 7.9 mm vs 8.12 mm
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5
5G support
Better selfie video 1080p@60 vs 1080p@30

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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 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Overall 5.6 5.8

Display 7.2 7.0

Performance 3.1 4.4

Camera 5.6 5.7

Battery 5.3 5.3

Design 7.8 6.8

Software support 5.0 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, FHD+ AMOLED DotDisplay OLED, Flow 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 1,100 nits 900 nits

HDR Dolby Vision HDR10+, Dolby Vision

Protection — Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Chipset Snapdragon 732G Snapdragon 778G

Process 8 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.4 GHz

GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 642L

Geekbench 6 single-core — 980

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 2,630

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Main camera 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52" 108 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.52"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Rear cameras 4 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 16 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@60

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

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 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Dimensions 164.2 × 76.1 × 8.12 mm 162.91 × 76.03 × 7.9 mm

Thickness 8.12 mm 7.9 mm

Weight 201.8 g 181 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back — Plastic

Water resistance — IP53

Fingerprint Side-mounted Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Glacier Blue, Star Blue, Graphite Gray, Polar White Yellow, Blue, Black

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

5G ✕ No ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.0 5.2

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 ProPOCO X5 Pro

OS at launch Android 11 Android 12

Interface MIUI 13 MIUI 14 for POCO

Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 12 ProPOCO X5 Pro

Announced Apr 3, 2023 Feb 6, 2023

Released — Feb 6, 2023

Status Discontinued Released

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