realme 12x vs Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G

Comparing the realme 12x vs Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G 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: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,261, while realme 12x scores 1,950, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while realme 12x offers 6.72 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G the larger display of the two. Both realme 12x and Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while realme 12x offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G better for rear camera photography.

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

Battery: realme 12x delivers longer battery life with 17h 22m, while Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G delivers 14h 01m, making realme 12x the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 12x and Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.8 from the editorial team, while realme 12x is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while realme 12x has a rating of 4.1.

realme 12x

₹11,999

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Xiaomi Redmi 13 5G

₹12,499

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Summary

Release Date

02 Apr, 2024

12 Jul, 2024

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus	Snapdragon 4 Gen 2	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.79 inches (17.25 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2460 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	108 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


5000 mAh	5030 mAh	6600 mAh
45W Super VOOC Charging	33W Turbo Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

7.8/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Tall 120Hz display
Stylish design
Solid battery backup, fast charging
Android 14 out-of-the-box

Smooth 120Hz FHD+ display
Impressive performance
Good daylight cameras
Decent battery life

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

Cons

Average cameras
Pre-installed apps

Lots of third-party apps
Brightness could be better
No stereo speakers

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

User Ratings

4.1/5

(12,918 ratings)

4.3/5

(48,538 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

418,175 AnTuTu Score	445,212 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
17h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹12,499

@ Flipkart

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 02, 2024

(Official)

Jul 12, 2024

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

4 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

HyperOS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6100 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.3 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

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 613

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

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.

418,175

445,212

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.6 %

27.3 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.79 inches (17.25 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2460 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

950 nits

550 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

950 nits

550 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi

396 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.51 %

85.26 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.40 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm

168.60 mm

162.98 mm

Width

76.1 mm

76.28 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.69 mm

8.3 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams

205 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Crystal Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP54

Yes Splash proof IP53

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size S5KJN1 CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size

108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size

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

2 MP
f/2.422 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

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

N/A

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Ring LED

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12000 x 9000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

5030 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 33W Turbo Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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.

17h 22m

14h 01m

15h 10m

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

0h 52m 3s

1h 17m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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 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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)