Global variant Redmi 12C with MediaTek Helio G85 SoC surfaces on Geekbench ahead of launch

The Redmi 12C may soon be launched in global markets. Conflicting reports regarding the branding of this upcoming handset have surfaced online. The handset was previously slated to launch globally as the Poco C55, while a recent report suggests that the Redmi 12C will debut in India this month. Now, a new Xiaomi handset has surfaced on the Geekbench database. It is believed to be the global version of the Redmi 12C. The handset is listed to pack a 2GHz octa-core chipset, said to be a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC.

The global variant of the Redmi 12C has been listed on Geekbench as Xiaomi 22120RN86G. The alleged Redmi 12C model for global markets packs an octa-core chipset with two 2GHz performance cores and six 1.80GHz efficiency cores. Based on the base configuration, it appears that this chipset is the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. It is also listed to have 4GB of RAM and run on Android 12.

The overall variant of the Redmi 12C achieved a single-core performance score of 355 points and a multi-core performance score of 1,173 points, according to the Geekbench listing. Unfortunately, the listing does not reveal any other specs of this entry-level smartphone.

The handset has already been launched in China and has a starting price of CNY 699 (around Rs 8,500) for its 4GB + 64GB internal storage model. Meanwhile, the top-end 6GB storage variant + 128 GB costs CNY 899 (about 11,000 rupees). We can expect the global variant to feature similar specs to the Chinese model as well.

The Redmi 12C sports a 6.71-inch HD+ display with 500 nits of peak brightness. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC paired with a Mali-G52 GPU. There’s up to 6GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 128GB of eMMC 5.1 storage. For optics, this smartphone is equipped with a 50-megapixel dual rear camera sensor and a 5-megapixel front camera. It houses a 5,000mAh battery with support for 10W wired charging.