Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G was launched on Thursday as the company’s latest midrange smartphone in the Redmi Note 12 series. The handset has been launched as the successor to the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, and is powered by the 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC. Like the Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G also offers 120W fast charging which is featured on Xiaomi handsets while packing a slightly bigger battery. But does the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ offer as good value for money as its predecessor?
In this week’s episode of the Gadgets 360 Podcast of classguest host Siddhartha Suvarna talks to the reviewer Pranav Hegde and senior reviewer sheldon pinto to know more about Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G And does it offer enough features to match the competition.
Unlike the previous phones in the Redmi Note series, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G comes with a higher price tag as well as several upgrades in the hardware department. Most importantly, this phone is equipped with 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HPX sensor and it is the first phone in this price segment to offer this sensor. It is the first phone in the Redmi Note lineup to feature 120W fast charging.
The phone is powered by a 6nm MediaTek Dimensity 1080 SoC, which is the successor to the Dimensity 920 chipset, and the phone runs on Android 12 out-of-the-box with MIUI 13 on top. Hegde says that it would have been better if the phone had launched with Android 13, which is understandable since it has been a few months since the latest version of Android was released.
According to Hegde, the camera performance of the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G was mostly impressive, including in low-light environments. Like most phones, the “industry favorite” 2-megapixel macro camera on the handset is a disappointment, he points out. He suggests that users should instead enable the 200-megapixel resolution mode in the camera app and then crop for better image quality.
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The AMOLED display on the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ offers good color reproduction and it feels great to watch content, Hegde tells Sheldon, who asks if the screen is well-tuned. When it comes to gaming, the phone lags behind the Realme 10 Pro+ 5G which has the same chipset. However, there is no difference between the two phones in terms of day-to-day performance.
According to Hegde, the phone does not heat up while playing games or recording videos. He says that after a gaming session, he accidentally put the phone in his pocket while recording a video, and it got a little warm after about 12 minutes, he says.
While the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ comes with a 4,980mAh battery, it offers 120W fast charging like last year’s Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge, which was equipped with a smaller battery. Pinto asks about the battery performance of the phone, and he replies by saying that the phone is capable of delivering a full day’s battery life.
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Is it worth upgrading to Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G? This phone has a 200-megapixel camera and comes with 120W fast charging support. The phone comes with Android 12 out-of-the-box and will get two OS upgrades and four years of security updates. However, the Redmi Note series has now been priced above Rs. 25,000 points. We discuss whether it makes sense to buy the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G in India.
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