Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G hands-on review

06 September 2023


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Sounds like supposedly okay hardware marred by MiUI. Too bad though as it had potential.

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    • 06 Sep 2023

    S, 06 Sep 2023My samsung has that too on a 2020 phone.Galaxy s23 ultra doesnt have call recording feature.

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      • 06 Sep 2023

      Hemedans, 06 Sep 2023Thats sd 6 gen 1? Even those inflated leaked benchmark from... morethere were some 🤡's that argued with me in some section of comments for that device,🐞 you know

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        • 06 Sep 2023

        GSMArena team what happened to battery tests?...Why'd you skimp on the essential battery test?..The way I see this is quality control actually going down. Disappointed with you as it was quite a standardised test.

          Alex 94, 06 Sep 2023Sd 4 gen 2 is better than sd 695. Its 4nm, use lpddr5x, ufs 3.2.Is not better here. The chipset does support faster RAM and storage but that's up to the OEM to use it. Redmi 12 5G/POCO M6 Pro use LPDDR4X and UFS 2.2 so there's no advantage. And the GPU is considerably worse. The only thing it has going on is the matching CPU performance and maybe the Samsung 4nm process vs TSMC 6nm.

            ashrobb, 06 Sep 2023Finally some reviews about this chipset. Hopefully those pe... moreSd 4 gen 2 is better than sd 695. Its 4nm, use lpddr5x, ufs 3.2.

              Hemedans, 06 Sep 2023Gpu is dissapointing, Cpu not bad, maybe gpu score is due t... moreIs the GPU model. It uses Adreno 613, which seems to be a higher clocked Adreno 612 from the old Snapdragon 675.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 06 Sep 2023

                Their chipset is really bad, no UFS 3.1 nor LPDDR5 on this device.

                  Anonymous, 06 Sep 2023no health damaging AMOLED displayYes, thats why every flagship use lcd, lol.

                    Finally some reviews about this chipset. Hopefully those people saying the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 was better than the 4 Gen 1 or 695 can stop now. The chipset is okay in CPU scenarios but a downgrade in GPU department.
                    I even read someone claiming it was on par or better than a Dimensity 1080, lol.

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                      • 06 Sep 2023

                      GPU very weak

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                        Hemedans, 06 Sep 2023Thats sd 6 gen 1? Even those inflated leaked benchmark from... moreFunny story the CPU scores are OK, the issue is the GPU which is totally underwhelming.

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                          • 06 Sep 2023

                          Alex 94, 06 Sep 2023Why someone would pick this instead of Redmi note 12, which... moreno health damaging AMOLED display

                            rizki1, 06 Sep 2023yes that gpu is weak, even my old D700 gpu was faster... lp... moreYeah article said that,

                              404, 06 Sep 2023You know there's an ethical reason why most Dialer app... moreWe had call recording since symbian days, as long as people are aware why not? During symbian area there was beep every few seconds to show call is recorded.

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                                Zig, 06 Sep 2023Miui dialer is far superior over any dialer because its sup... moreYou know there's an ethical reason why most Dialer app doesn't supports native call recording. Ever heard something called "privacy"?

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                                  rizki1, 06 Sep 2023This good cheap phone is not yet out in Indonesia. Just lik... moreLike Taylor said, "This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things"

                                    Hemedans, 06 Sep 2023Gpu is dissapointing, Cpu not bad, maybe gpu score is due t... moreyes that gpu is weak, even my old D700 gpu was faster... lpddr4? not lpddr5?

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                                      Zig, 06 Sep 2023Miui dialer is far superior over any dialer because its sup... moreMy samsung has that too on a 2020 phone.

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                                        • 06 Sep 2023

                                        davidean, 06 Sep 2023at that price you buy versions with indian frequency licenc... moreWhat is india frequency license?
                                        First time hearing such thing.