Xiaomi Redmi 12C vs Xiaomi Redmi 13C

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi 12C vs Xiaomi Redmi 13C across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 13C offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while Xiaomi Redmi 12C offers 6.71 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 13C the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


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


Battery: Both Xiaomi Redmi 12C and Xiaomi Redmi 13C offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 12C offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 13C offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 12C the better option for storage.


User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 13C receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Redmi 12C has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

06 Apr, 2023
12 Dec, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Helio G85
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.71 inches (17.04 cm)
6.74 inches (17.12 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1650 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5
(31,008 ratings)
4.3/5
(100,723 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Apr 06, 2023
(Official)
Dec 12, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85
MediaTek Helio G85
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 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)

12 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 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.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
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)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.71 inches  (17.04 cm)
6.74 inches  (17.12 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1650 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
600 nits
5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
600 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.6:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

268 ppi
260 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.08 %
83.7 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

168.7 mm
168 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.4 mm
78 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
8.09 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

192 grams
192 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP52
Yes Splash proof
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
0.08 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
0.08 MP
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Film Camera
N/A

Camera Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

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

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
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
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
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
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A

SIM 2

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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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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SAR Value

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

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

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
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

Rear
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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