realme C53 128GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G

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Comparing the realme C53 128GB vs Xiaomi Redmi 12 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 12 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,984, while realme C53 128GB scores 1,490, making Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G the better performer.


Display: Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while realme C53 128GB offers 6.74 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G the larger display of the two. Both realme C53 128GB and Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C53 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 108 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G offers 50 MP, making realme C53 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme C53 128GB and Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G delivers longer battery life with 18h 06m, while realme C53 128GB delivers 18h 01m, making Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme C53 128GB and Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while realme C53 128GB is rated 7.


User Rating: realme C53 128GB and Xiaomi Redmi 12 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

19 Jul, 2023
04 Aug, 2023
14 May, 2026

Performance

Unisoc T612
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)
6.79 inches (17.25 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

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

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
18W Quick Charging
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Good display
  • Decent battery life
  • Adequate performance for everyday use
  • Premium glass back
  • Good primary camera in daylight
  • Impressive performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Cameras could have been better
  • Bloatware
  • Portrait mode needs improvement
  • Fast charging could have been better
  • Bloatware
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.1/5
(23,913 ratings)
4.1/5
(43,538 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

18h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
18h 06m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score

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General

Launch Date

Jul 19, 2023
(Official)
Aug 04, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
HyperOS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Unisoc T612
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

2.2 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57
Adreno 613
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 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)

25.0 s
26.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.4 %
18.8 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.74 inches  (17.12 cm)
6.79 inches  (17.25 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

560 nits
550 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi
396 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.52 %
85.26 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.3 %
91 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

167.2 mm
168.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

76.7 mm
76.28 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.17 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

186 grams
199 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP53
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

108 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 83° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.67" sensor size S5KHM6 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

12000 x 9000 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)
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
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
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
Full HD @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

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Quick Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging
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.

18h 01m
18h 06m
15h 10m

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

1h 55m 49s
1h 44m 31s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
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
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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)
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
N/A
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)
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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)
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
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.183 W/kg Body: 0.775 W/kg
Head: 1.070 W/kg Body: 0.723 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
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 v5.0
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

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

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

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