Honor 50 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Honor 50 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 50 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number NTH-NX9 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.96 mm 165.66 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has greater height than Honor 50.
Width 73.76 mm 75.96 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 7.78 mm 7.85 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Honor 50.
Weight 175 g 183.5 g Honor 50 is lighter than Honor 50.
Body Colour Midnight black | Emerald Green Ice blue | Onyx grey | Mint green
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
Repairability Index - 7.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb) 2.55 W/kg (limb), 0.9 W/kg (head), 0.995 W/kg (body)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.57" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has larger screen size than Honor 50.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better screen resolution than Honor 50.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 395 ppi Honor 50 has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Colour Depth 1073.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 4500000:1
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 120 Hz Both phones have the same refresh rate.
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Display Features - Sunlight Display, Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, DotDisplay, E2 Pro
PROCESSOR Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Clock Speed - 2.8 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 108 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Sensor Size 1/1.52" 1/2.76" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name - Samsung ISOCELL JN1
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has better lens aperture than Honor 50.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Pixel Size 2.1 μm 0.64 μm Honor 50 has larger camera pixel size than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
Camera Modes Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording Portrait mode
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 12032 x 9024 -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) 4-in-1 to 1.28μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Omnivision OV08D sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same second camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same third camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same lens aperture of the third camera.
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.4 -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Depth camera -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.0"
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Honor 50 has better front lens aperture than Honor 50.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) 90 degree(s) -
Camera Modes (Front) Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 6528 x 4896 -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4300 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 has larger battery capacity than Honor 50.
Fast Charging Technology Honor SuperCharge Mi-FC fast charging technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 45 min -
Talk Time - 1860 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1860 min
Gaming: up to 9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 21 hrs
CELLULAR Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 11 Android 13
User Interface Magic UI 4.2 MIUI 14
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 BLE Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes - Honor 50 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC -
Supported Digital Video Standards 3GP, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio -
FEATURES Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features - Graphite cooling, IR blaster, coin vibration motor
OTHERS Honor 50 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12
Included Accessories USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger 33W charger
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification IP53, SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification, Netflix HD Certification
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