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Redmi Note 12 review: The volume budget champ — AMOLED 120 Hz under $200.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2023·$199
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#1 of 15
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

One of the best-selling phones on Earth.

Redmi Note 12 brought AMOLED + 120 Hz to the sub-$200 tier. Performance is the trade for an otherwise unbeatable spec list at the price.

01Display

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2023 — 12 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

60/100

60/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie13 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 puts it above the 49-point average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 685 (6 nm)
RAM4 / 6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2023 — 12 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • AMOLED 120 Hz under $200.
  • 5,000 mAh + 33 W.
  • Headphone jack + microSD.
  • Stereo speakers.
What doesn't
  • SD685 is slow.
  • No 5G on base.
  • MIUI ads.
  • IP53 only.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 15-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .