Xiaomi has launched its latest mid-range smartphone the Redmi Note 12 4G in India along with Redmi 12C. It has a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and a Side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It runs on the Snapdragon 685 processor with up to 6GB of RAM, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, and is based on Android 13 with MIUI 14, and the company has confirmed 2 Android OS updates and 4-year security updates.
It has a triple rear camera setup where a 50MP rear camera along with an 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 2MP macro sensor, and a 13MP front-facing punch-hole camera. It is powered by a 5000mAh battery that supports 33W fast charging.
Redmi Note 12 Specifications -
| Display | 6.67-inch FHD+ (1080×2400 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 1200 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection |
| Processor | Up to 2.6GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 685 6nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 610 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB / 128GB UFS 2.2 internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD |
| OS/UI | Android 13 with MIUI 14 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) |
| Rear Cameras | 50MP rear camera with Samsung JN1 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide camera with Omnivision OV08D sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash |
| Front Camera | 13MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture |
| Features | Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, Dust and Splash resistance (IP53) |
| Dimensions | 165.66×75.96×7.85mm |
| Weight | 183.5g |
| Connectivity | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C |
| Battery/Charger | 5000mAh (typical) battery with 33W fast charging |
Redmi 12C -
Xiaomi also launched its budget smartphone in the Redmi 12 series the Redmi 12C in India. It has a 6.71-inch HD+ screen with an Helio G85 processor, up to 6GB of RAM, 128GB storage, and is also based on Android 12 with MIUI 13. It has a 50MP primary rear camera along with a 2MP depth sensor and is powered by a 5000mAh battery with 10W charging.
Redmi 12C Specifications -
| Display | 6.71-inch (1650 x 720 pixels) HD+ 20.6:9 aspect ratio display |
| Processor | Octa Core MediaTek Helio G85 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with up to 1000MHz ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 4GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB eMMC 5.1 internal storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD |
| OS/UI | Android 12 with MIUI 13 |
| SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) |
| Rear Cameras | 50MP rear primary camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture |
| Front Camera | 5MP front camera |
| Features | Rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio, Dust and Splash resistance (IP52) |
| Dimensions | 168.76×76.41×8.77mm |
| Weight | 192g |
| Connectivity | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, micro USB port |
| Battery/Charger | 5000mAh (typical) battery with 10W charging |
Pricing and Availability -
The Redmi Note 12 comes in Lunar Black, Sunrise Gold, and Ice Blue colors, and the Redmi 12C comes in Matte Black, Royal Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender Purple colors. These will be available from 6th April, 12 noon on Amazon India, Mi.com, Mi Studio, Mi Home, and authorized retail partners.
Launch offers are -
- Flat Rs.1000 off for ICICI card holders as a part of the introductory offer
- Existing Xiaomi and Redmi users get an additional discount of INR 1500 on both the variants
- ICICI Bank cardholders get Rs. 500 off on Redmi 12C.
