Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ - unexpected powers

The older models of the Note-line from the Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi Corporation) over the past few years have become noticeably closer to the flagship segment in terms of design, performance, and functionality. The hero of today's review advances photo opportunities, allowing significant savings for sophisticated photographers.

The appearance of the novelty has been seriously updated. Changes are visible in the design of the triple chamber, there have been metamorphoses in terms of colors of the cases. Although the gadget uses a frameless 6.7-inch AMOLED screen, the manufacturer still left the fingerprint sensor on the side. This solution has a greater accuracy of fingerprint recognition. The display itself slightly increased in brightness and contrast while maintaining the main advantages - FullHD + resolution, 120 Hz picture refresh rate and a small PWM effect. As for the exterior, it has one tangible minus - the plastic edging of a beautiful glass back panel, which spoils the tactile sensations from an attractive monoblock.

The technical characteristics of the Android smartphone were the Mediatek Dimensity 1080 CPU, 6GB / 8GB / 12GB of RAM and the Mali G68MC4 video chip, surprising with worthy 500-550 thousand points in the Antutu benchmark for the price category. Of course, it is easy to feel such power of the chipset even in everyday life when instantly opening applications and even dozens of large pages in the browser. Fans of Android games will appreciate the high frame rate in Genshin Impact and other resource-intensive projects. Surprisingly, at the same time, the processor is also distinguished by excellent energy efficiency. There is almost no throttling characteristic of top-end chips, and a 5000mAh battery is enough for one and a half or even two days of work with a mobile assistant. Of course, the reasonably priced phablet lacks wireless charging, but its wired counterpart is present at 120W. The slot for MicroSD cards, which has already become a rarity, is available, it harmoniously complements 128/256GB of ROM.

From photographic opportunities you experience enthusiastic emotions. A 200-megapixel Samsung photo sensor with auxiliary 8- and 2-megapixel modules and optical stabilization gives amazing photos in good light and does not turn pictures in the evening into an abundance of noise and blurry objects. Other advantages of the device will be NFC contactless payment, support for 5G networks, and an infrared port needed to control household appliances. Since the unit in question is aimed at the Chinese market, it was not without third-party software that is unnecessary for Europe and the CIS, as well as a lack of shell translations into a number of languages. However, such shortcomings practically did not affect the perception of a wonderful Android phone, and a global version is on the way.