Mid-range · 2023

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S

Name: Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 240000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦170,000 to ₦240,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A34 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

6.43″ AMOLED · 90Hz

G96 6 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

108 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.43"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm) · 8-core 2.05 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek MT6781 Helio G96 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

529,087

v11

CPU

8-core, 2.05 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 13, MIUI 14 · 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, MIUI 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

Night mode

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 6/128GB · 8/256GB

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

5.2

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, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

176 g · 8.1 mm

Height

159.9 mm

Width

73.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

176 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.43″ 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

529k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

₦560k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

529k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · 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

₦210k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

7 sellers·New from ₦240,000·Used from ₦170,000

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Jiji Used

₦175,000

Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦182,000

Fair for used

Ranzy Kuti

8.6 yrs · 94 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦190,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦240,000

Wilcox Harry

9.3 yrs · 3 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦185,000

Iyagan Samuel Francis

1.6 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦170,000

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Olatilewa Mujeeb

7.1 yrs · 256GB

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