OPPO A78 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

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Comparing the OPPO A78 5G vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OPPO A78 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 runs at 2.0 GHz, making OPPO A78 5G the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while OPPO A78 5G offers 6.56 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO A78 5G's IPS LCD, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OPPO A78 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers 48 MP, making OPPO A78 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while OPPO A78 5G offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OPPO A78 5G delivers longer battery life with None, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 delivers 16h 21m, making OPPO A78 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both OPPO A78 5G and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while OPPO A78 5G is rated 6.


User Rating: OPPO A78 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has a rating of 3.9.

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Summary

Release Date

16 Jan, 2023
11 Jan, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 700
Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1612 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging
33W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Solid Build
  • Decent performance
  • Long battery life
  • Lovely screen
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Excellent design and build quality
  • Good daylight photography
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Cameras could be better
  • Waterdrop notch feels dated
  • Bloatware
  • Comes with Android 12 and dated security patch
  • Bloatware
  • Lowlight photography could have been better
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5
(225 ratings)
3.9/5
(10,941 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

342,826
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 16, 2023
(Official)
Jan 11, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS
HyperOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 619
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

342,826
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
27.0 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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
4.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.3 %
16.0 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits
1200 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
395 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.46 %
84.97 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.8 %
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.8 mm
165.88 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.1 mm
76.21 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.98 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

188 grams
188 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4
Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
N/A
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Extra HD
Movie Frame
Macro Video
Kaleidoscope
Short Video Mode
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 34 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 52% in 30 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 22 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
16h 21m
16h 04m

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

1h 0m 32s
1h 3m 26s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 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)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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