REDMI Note 15 Pro vs REDMI Note 12

The REDMI Note 15 Pro scores 6.5 in our rating, and the REDMI Note 12 scores 5.1. 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 Note 12

5.1 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 33 W
Bigger screen 6.77 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 3,200 nits vs 1,200 nits
Better water resistance IP65 vs IP53
Newer model Dec 18, 2025 vs Mar 23, 2023

Why choose the REDMI Note 12

Lighter 183.5 g vs 195 g
Thinner 7.85 mm vs 7.96 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2400 px vs 1080 × 2392 px
Sharper display 395 ppi vs 388 ppi
3.5 mm headphone jack

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 REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Overall 6.5 5.1

Display 8.0 7.2

Performance 3.7 2.9

Camera 6.1 4.3

Battery 6.3 4.8

Design 7.2 6.1

Software support 7.4 6.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Size 6.77 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay

Resolution 1080 × 2392 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 388 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 3,200 nits 1,200 nits

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —

Performance

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Chipset Helio G200 Snapdragon 685

Process 6 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Adreno 610

Geekbench 6 single-core 684 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 1,911 —

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

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

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

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 8 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 1080p@60 1080p@30

Front camera 32 MP 13 MP

Front video 1080p@30 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Capacity 6,500 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 45 W 33 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Dimensions 163.22 × 76.29 × 7.96 mm 165.66 × 75.96 × 7.85 mm

Thickness 7.96 mm 7.85 mm

Weight 195 g 183.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP65 IP53

Fingerprint Under-display optical Side-mounted

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Glacier Blue, Titanium Color Onyx Gray, Mint Green, Ice Blue, Sunrise Gold

Connectivity and features

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

5G ✕ No ✕ No

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth 5.3 5.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✓ Yes

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes —

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

OS at launch Android 15 Android 13

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 2 MIUI 14

OS updates 4 years —

Security updates 6 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec REDMI Note 15 ProREDMI Note 12

Announced Dec 18, 2025 Mar 23, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

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