Xiaomi also launched the Redmi 12, 4G version of the Redmi 12 smartphone in India along with the Redmi 12 5G, as it had promised. The phone has a 6.79-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 8MP front-facing camera inside the punch hole, but this is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 SoC instead of Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 in the 5G model.
It has up to 6GB of RAM with up to 6GB virtual RAM, up to 128GB storage. The phone runs Android 13 with MIUI 14, and the company has confirmed 2 years of Android updates and 4 years of security updates.
The phone features a 50MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP macro sensor. The phone has a crystal glass back and has IP53 ratings for dust and splash resistance. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging.
Redmi 12 Specifications
- 6.79-inch FHD+ (2460 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ LCD screen with 30/48/60/90Hz adaptive refresh rate, 91% screen-to-body ratio, 550 nits peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- Octa Core MediaTek Helio G88 12nm processor (Dual 2GHz Cortex-A75 + Hexa 2GHz 6x Cortex-A55 CPUs) with ARM Mali-G52 2EEMC2 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage, expandable memory up to 1TB with microSD
- Android 13 with MIUI 14
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro camera with f/2.4 aperture, LED flash
- 8MP front camera with f/2.1 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- Dust and splash resistant (IP53)
- 3.5mm audio jack, Bottom firing loudspeaker
- Dimensions: 168.60×76.28×8.17mm; Weight: 198.5g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The Redmi 12 comes in Moonstone Silver, Pastel Blue and Jade lack colours, is priced at Rs. 9,999 for the 4GB + 128GB model and the 6GB + 128GB modele costs Rs. 11,499. It will be available from mi.com, Flipkart, and Xiaomi retail stores starting from August 4th.
Launch offer
- Rs. 1000 instant discount with ICICI Bank cards (4GB only) or Rs. 1000 exchange bonus for Xiaomi users (4GB and 6GB)