REDMI Note 15 Pro vs REDMI 12C

The REDMI Note 15 Pro scores 6.5 in our rating, and the REDMI 12C scores 4.1. The REDMI Note 15 Pro leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The REDMI Note 15 Pro is the newer phone, announced Dec 18, 2025.

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REDMI REDMI Note 15 Pro

6.5 Price TBA

Top score

REDMI REDMI 12C

4.1 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the REDMI Note 15 Pro

Bigger battery 6,500 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 45 W vs 10 W
Bigger screen 6.77 inches vs 6.71 inches
Higher refresh rate 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
Newer model Dec 18, 2025 vs Dec 31, 2022
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB

Why choose the REDMI 12C

Lighter 192 g vs 195 g
3.5 mm headphone jack

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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 15 ProREDMI 12C

Overall 6.5 4.1

Display 8.0 4.3

Performance 3.7 2.4

Camera 6.1 3.9

Battery 6.3 3.8

Design 7.2 6.0

Software support 7.4 5.0

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Size 6.77 inches 6.71 inches

Type OLED LCD, Dot Drop display

Resolution 1080 × 2392 px 720 × 1650 px

Pixel density 388 ppi 268 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,200 nits —

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Chipset Helio G200 Helio G85

Process 6 nm 12 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2

Geekbench 6 single-core 684 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,911 —

RAM 8 GB / 12 GB 3 GB / 4 GB / 6 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 eMMC

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.7, 1/1.4" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.76"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 8 MP —

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 1080p@60 1080p@30

Front camera 32 MP 5 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 45 W 10 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Dimensions 163.22 × 76.29 × 7.96 mm 168.76 × 76.41 × 8.77 mm

Thickness 7.96 mm 8.77 mm

Weight 195 g 192 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP65 —

Fingerprint Under-display optical Rear-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Glacier Blue, Titanium Color Graphite Gray, Ocean Blue, Mint Green, Lavender Purple

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.1

USB USB-C 2.0 Micro-USB

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

OS at launch Android 15 Android 12

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 2 MIUI 13

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI 12C

Announced Dec 18, 2025 Dec 31, 2022

Status Released Discontinued

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