Redmi Note 12 Pro review: A balanced mid-ranger with a Sony IMX766 main camera.
A well-rounded budget phone built around a good main camera.
The Redmi Note 12 Pro stands out for its OIS Sony main sensor and bright AMOLED at $299. The Dimensity 1080 and secondary cameras are the expected budget compromises.
01Display
83/10083/100 puts it above the 79-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
02Camera
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
70/10070/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
04Battery
85/10085/100 puts it above the 82-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
05Build
80/10080/100 puts it above the 76-point average for mid-range phones of 2023.
06Value
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid-range phones of 2023 — 9 points above the cohort average.
- Quality Sony IMX766 main camera with OIS, rare at $299.
- Bright 120 Hz AMOLED with a headphone jack.
- 67 W fast charging.
- Large 5,000 mAh battery.
- Dimensity 1080 is entry-mid performance.
- Weak 8 MP ultrawide and token 2 MP macro.
- IP53 and plastic build.
- Only 2 years of OS updates.
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 148-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .