REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.4× faster
- Display score: 7.0 → 8.2
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Better water resistance
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G?
How the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Time to upgrade
Security updates ended around 2026 Newer phones are about 2.7× faster The best upgrade scores 2.6 points higher on performance and 1.9 on display
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 6.4 → 7.2
- Display score: 7.0 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
Nothing we can see in the specs.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
What you’d gain
- 2.7× faster
- Camera score: 6.4 → 7.8
- Display score: 7.0 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No IR blaster
- No charger in the box
OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G
What you’d gain
- 2.5× faster
- Camera score: 6.4 → 8.3
- Display score: 7.0 → 8.5
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,000 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No charger in the box
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REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G upgrade FAQ
Is the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G still supported?
REDMI promises 4 years of security updates for the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G, counted from its announcement in October 2022, so they should have ended around 2026.
What is the best upgrade from the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 6.2 for the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G. The newest model of the same family is the REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 2.7 times as fast as the REDMI Note 12 Pro+ 5G. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,420.
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