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Redmi 12 5G review: An affordable big-screen 5G phone with a 50 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2023·$160
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#116 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

An affordable 5G big-screen phone.

Redmi 12 5G brings 5G, a 1080p 90 Hz screen, a 50 MP camera and microSD to ~$160 — a sensible big-screen budget pick, with the entry SD4 Gen 2 and 18 W charging as the trade-offs.

01Display

62/100

62/100 trails the 66-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.79 inches
Resolution2,460 × 1,080 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 58-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Depth2 MP
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

54/100

54/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)
RAM4 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for budget phones of 2023.

What works
  • Affordable 5G + 1080p 90 Hz screen.
  • 50 MP camera + microSD.
  • Big 5,000 mAh battery.
  • Stereo speakers.
What doesn't
  • SD4 Gen 2 is entry-level.
  • 18 W charging.
  • 5 MP selfie.
  • LCD panel.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .