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

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 - the best for their own

Recently, Xiaomi has been making a fairly strong division between smartphones for Europe and the CIS countries and directly for China. Often, it is products for the domestic market that turn out to be more interesting and technologically advanced at comparable prices. The hero of today's review turned out to be equally beautiful in both variations. Although it has not advanced much in terms of technical characteristics compared to its predecessor, there are enough improvements in the device.

The appearance of the novelty has improved. This fact is noticeable both in the modified design of the triple photomodule and in the smaller display frames. The developer's designers have worked on the textures and colors of the body, worked out its ergonomics. Of course, the convenient side fingerprint sensor has not disappeared anywhere. The plastic of the back panel and edging is easily soiled and prone to scratches, the use of a complete cover is recommended. The screen, which has grown to 6.67 inches, will delight you with a neat eye of an 8-megapixel selfie camera, as well as an increased margin of brightness and excellent contrast. The reason for such metamorphoses is the use of an AMOLED panel. Its other advantages will be a resolution of 2400x1080 pixels, an image refresh rate of 120 hertz. Unfortunately, DC Dimming technology was left for flagships, so people sensitive to the PWM effect will experience discomfort when working with a phablet for a long time.

A Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 CPU, 4GB/6GB/8GB of RAM, and an Adreno 619 GPU is still the go-to bundle for the vast majority of users. During normal use of an Android smartphone, it is difficult to detect jamming, the processor does not show excessive thoughtfulness when opening applications like browsers, photo editors, and so on. The gaming capabilities of the chipset are quite good, albeit limited. Fans of Call Of Duty or PUBG can easily get a brand new gadget, but fans of Genshin Impact should save up for something more powerful, since playability is achieved only on the minimum graphics presets. The device has not lost its autonomy, the 5000mAh battery gives one and a half to two days of active use without the need for recharging. The ROM size of 128/256GB, expandable with MicroSD cards, also inspires respect.

48- and 2-megapixel cameras show decent photos, taking into account the price tag of the device. Daytime shots abound in the smallest details with natural color reproduction, evening shots are much more modest, but can still be posted on social networks without editing. Of course, for a successful photo, you need to make a couple or more takes. The global variant also has an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens. Stereo sound is present, there is support for 5G frequencies, NFC contactless payments. In the version for the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, the software will have to be reflashed due to the abundance of Android applications not used in other regions and the lack of translation into many languages. The international configuration of the device will give a lot of positive emotions even without these manipulations.