Nothing Phone 1 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB

Comparing the Nothing Phone 1 256GB vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nothing Phone 1 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,956, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB scores 2,428, making Nothing Phone 1 256GB the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while Nothing Phone 1 256GB offers 6.55 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 1 256GB's OLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 1 256GB and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 1 256GB and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB delivers longer battery life with 13h 25m, while Nothing Phone 1 256GB delivers 9h 20m, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 1 256GB and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 1 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.2.

Nothing Phone 1 256GB

₹21,800

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G 256GB

₹23,499

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

13 Jul, 2022

11 Jan, 2023

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 778G Plus	MediaTek Dimensity 1080	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
33W Quick Charging	67W Turbo Charging	100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

Stylish, unique design
Clean software
Capable primary camera
Supports wireless charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Doesn\'t ship with a charger
Slow 33W charging speed
Display\'s peak brightness not the best
Facial recognition is finicky

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(90,994 ratings)

4.2/5

(21,667 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

9h 20m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 25m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	513,980 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Jul 13, 2022

(Official)

Jan 11, 2023

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus

MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Single core, Kryo 670 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 670 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 670

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 642L

Mali-G68 MC4

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

513,980

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s

19.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

24.1 %

20.8 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

4500 nits

Brightness

N/A

900 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

395 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.84 %

86.67 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

159.2 mm

163 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.8 mm

76.03 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

7.98 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

193.5 grams

187 grams

232 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 1µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.25 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 29 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 67W Turbo Charging 100% in 46 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

9h 20m

13h 25m

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 13m 54s

1h 25m 32s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.292 W/kg Body: 1.093 W/kg

Head: 0.844 W/kg Body: 0.810 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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