Redmi Note 12 5G series launch in India set for January 5: full details

The launch of the Redmi Note 12 5G series has been confirmed in India, and the company has released a teaser for the smartphone series on its website. Although Redmi’s teaser did not specify an exact launch date, tipster Mukul Sharma claims that the launch event in India will take place in the first week of January. The teaser landing page for the Redmi Note 12 5G series suggests that there will be three models of the series which will be available in India. The Redmi Note 12 5G series in China includes Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ handsets.

In October, the Chinese company launched the Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ in China. However, there is no confirmation on what the model names will be for the India launch. The high-end variant of the series which is the Redmi Note 12 Pro+, had already been tipped to launch in India as Xiaomi 12i HyperCharge. The China launch also saw a fourth Redmi Note 12 Discovery Edition lined up in the series with higher charging capacities.

Meanwhile, tipster Mukul Sharma said on Twitter that the Redmi Note 12 series could be launched in India on January 5, 2023. The Redmi Note 12 5G series was previously expected to launch globally in the first quarter of 2023.

Specifications of the Redmi Note 12 5G (China)

Redmi Note 12 is a dual SIM (nano) 5G smartphone that runs on MIUI 13 based on Android 12 which has a 6.67 inch Full HD (1080 x 2400 pixels) display with refresh rate up to 120 Hz and a perforated cutout. for its front camera. The vanilla Redmi Note 12 is driven by a 6nm octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC, along with up to 8GB of RAM, under the hood.

The Redmi Note 12 5G smartphone houses a dual rear camera setup led by a 48-megapixel main sensor alongside a 2-megapixel depth sensor while the front camera is an 8-megapixel sensor.

The device is equipped with a 5000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging.

Specifications of the Redmi Note 12 Pro (China)

Redmi Note 12 Pro is also a Dual SIM (Nano) 5G Smartphone which runs on Android-12 based MIUI 13. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 octa-core SoC, paired with up to 12GB LPDDR4x RAM and Mali-G68 GPU.

The Redmi Note 12 Pro’s display is a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (1080×2400 pixels) OLED with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and HDR10 support +.

As for optics, the Redmi Note 12 Pro houses a triple rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 sensor with support for optical image stabilization alongside an ultra-wide-angle sensor. 8 megapixel and a 2 megapixel macro sensor. The front camera of the Redmi Note 12 Pro is a 16-megapixel selfie sensor.

The smartphone packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 67W fast charging.

Specifications of the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ (China)

Under the hood, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ specs are similar to the Redmi Note 12 Pro while sporting a 6.67-inch Full HD (1080 x 2400 pixels) OLED display with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision support.

The Redmi Note 12 Pro+ has a triple rear camera setup with a 200-megapixel main sensor with OIS capabilities, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2-megapixel macro lens.

On the front, the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ houses a 16-megapixel sensor. The new Redmi Pro+ smartphone is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging.

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