REDMI Note 17
What you’d gain
- Battery: 5,000 → 7,700 mAh
- Security updates until around 2032
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Heavier: 184 → 224 g
Should You Upgrade From the REDMI Note 12?
How the REDMI Note 12 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 end around 2027 Newer phones are about 1.8× faster The best upgrade scores 2.9 points higher on camera and 2.0 on performance
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, so we compare it with budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.
REDMI Note 15 Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 4.3 → 6.1
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.0
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G
What you’d gain
- 1.8× faster
- Camera score: 4.3 → 7.2
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.8
- Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No microSD card slot
Motorola Edge 60
What you’d gain
- 1.9× faster
- Camera score: 4.3 → 7.5
- Display score: 7.2 → 8.4
- Battery score: 4.8 → 5.5
- Security updates until around 2029
- Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No IR blaster
- No charger in the box
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Scores, speed and updates come from official specs, chip benchmarks (Geekbench 6, 3DMark) and the makers’ update policies. How we rate phones
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REDMI Note 12 upgrade FAQ
Is the REDMI Note 12 still supported?
REDMI promises 4 years of security updates for the REDMI Note 12, counted from its announcement in March 2023, so they should continue until around 2027.
What is the best upgrade from the REDMI Note 12?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G, with a PhoneRanked score of 7.4 vs 5.1 for the REDMI Note 12. The newest model of the same family is the REDMI Note 17. The best budget upgrade is the REDMI Note 15 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the REDMI Note 12, so we looked at budget and mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.
How much faster is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G than the REDMI Note 12?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G is about 1.8 times as fast as the REDMI Note 12. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 2,880 vs 1,580.