Mid-range · 2023

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 160000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦120,000 to ₦160,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

685 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

744 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 610

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 685 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

338,900

v10

GeekBench

1,341

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.8 GHz Cortex A73 + 4x1.9GHz Cortex A53

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, HyperOS · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, HyperOS

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

117:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.9 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.9 LUFS)

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a, B32

Build & Design

5 g · 7.9 mm · IP53

Height

165.7 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

5 g

IP rating

IP53

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

49% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

339k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

339k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦120,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦120,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

gozie communication

9.5 yrs · 28 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦160,000

MHERCIE PHONES AND GADGETS

1.6 yrs · 2 feedback · 128GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 15

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