OPPO A18 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C

Comparing the OPPO A18 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both OPPO A18 and Xiaomi Redmi 12C run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 12C offers a screen size of 6.71 inches, while OPPO A18 offers 6.56 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 12C the larger display of the two. Both OPPO A18 and Xiaomi Redmi 12C feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 12C offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while OPPO A18 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 12C better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both OPPO A18 and Xiaomi Redmi 12C feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both OPPO A18 and Xiaomi Redmi 12C offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both OPPO A18 and Xiaomi Redmi 12C offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: OPPO A18 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 12C has a rating of 4.2.

OPPO A18

₹15,200

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Xiaomi Redmi 12C

₹13,999

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Summary

Spec Score

73%

72%

Release Date

06 Oct, 2023

06 Apr, 2023

Performance


MediaTek Helio G85	MediaTek Helio G85
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.71 inches (17.04 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1612 px (HD+)	720x1650 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP Camera	0.08 MP Depth Camera

Front Camera


5 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.3/5

(1,602 ratings)

4.2/5

(31,008 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	12h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 06, 2023

(Official)

Apr 06, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v12

Custom UI

ColorOS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB	4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

30.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

6.71 inches (17.04 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)

720x1650 px (HD+)

Brightness

720 nits

500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

20.6:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi

268 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.62 %

83.08 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.80 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.7 mm

168.7 mm

Width

75 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

8.7 mm

Weight

188 grams

192 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4 IP5X

Yes Splash proof IP52

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle

2 MP
f/2.4

0.08 MP
Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

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.

N/A

12h 12m

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

N/A	4h 19m 36s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.868 W/kg Body: 0.769 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

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