Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs POCO M5s

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Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs POCO M5s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO M5s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.05 GHz, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 runs at 2.0 GHz, making POCO M5s the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers a screen size of 6.67 inches, while POCO M5s offers 6.43 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 features a Super AMOLED display compared to POCO M5s's AMOLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO M5s offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers 48 MP, making POCO M5s better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 and POCO M5s feature a 13 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 delivers longer battery life with 16h 21m, while POCO M5s delivers None, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: POCO M5s offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 offers 128 GB, making POCO M5s the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

11 Jan, 2023
17 Dec, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
MediaTek Helio G95
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

13 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
33W Fast Charging
33W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Lovely screen
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Excellent design and build quality
  • Good daylight photography
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Comes with Android 12 and dated security patch
  • Bloatware
  • Lowlight photography could have been better
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.9/5
(10,941 ratings)
N/A
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

16h 21m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score

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Video

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 11, 2023
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

4 Years
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
MediaTek Helio G95
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619
Mali-G76 MC4
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.0 %
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits
1100 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
409 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.97 %
83.53 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

165.88 mm
160.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.21 mm
74.5 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
178.8 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Splash proof IP53
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
9000 x 7000 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
Beautify
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 22 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 64% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W 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.

16h 21m
N/A
15h 10m

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

1h 3m 26s
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 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
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20)
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 800(band 20)
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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
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 Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹14,999
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