Xiaomi's Poco and Redmi recently launched budget 5G smartphones in India. While the former has launched Poco M6 Pro, the latter has come up with Redmi 12 5G smartphone. If you are planning to buy an entry-level smartphone but are confused over which one to buy among these two, here we have done a detailed comparison of the specifications of both these devices. 

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The detailed comparison clearly shows that there are hardly any differences between these smartphones. Moreover, the prices of the devices are also almost identical. The only difference is that Poco has launched M6 Pro 5G in two RAM and storage variants - 4GB + 64GB and 6GB + 128GB and Redmi 12 5G is available in three variants i.e. 4GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB and 8GB and 256GB. Also, there is a slight difference in the peak brightness of these smartphones.

The comparison also shows that the 6GB + 128GB variant of the Redmi 12 5G is more reasonably priced than the same variant of the Poco M6 Pro.

Check the detailed comparison of both smartphones below:

 

 

Poco M6 Pro 5G Vs Redmi 12 5G
Chipset & Memory
Make Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Clock Speed/Cores/Bits 2x Cortex A78@ 2.2GHz
6x Cortex A55@ 2.0GHz
2x Cortex A78@ 2.2GHz
6x Cortex A55@ 2.0GHz
G.P.U. Adreno GPU Adreno GPU
RAM 4GB | 6GB LPDDR4X 4GB | 6GB | 8GB LPDDR4X
Virtual RAM 4GB | 6GB 4GB | 6GB | 8GB
Internal Memory 4+64GB | 6+128GB UFS 2.2 128GB | 256GB UFS 2.2
micro SD card support Expandable upto 1TB, Hybrid Slot expandable upto 1TB
O.S. base Android 13, MIUI 14 Android 13, MIUI 14
Network & SIM Support
Frequency Bands - GSM GSM:2/3/5/8 GSM:2/3/5/8
Frequency Bands - WCDMA WCDMA:1/5/8 WCDMA:1/5/8
Frequency Bands - LTE
LTE FDD:1/3/5/8 LTE FDD:1/3/5/8
LTE TDD: 40/41(120MHz) LTE TDD: 40/41(120MHz)
CA LTE-CA LTE-CA
Frequency Bands - NR (5G) SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8
SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n78
NSA: n1/n3/n40/n78/n8
Dual SIM Yes, Dual 5G Yes, Dual 5G
micro SD card slot Hybrid, Supports Upto 1TB Hybrid, Supports Upto 1TB
Display
Size 6.79" 6.79"
Resolution FHD+ FHD+
Max refresh rate 90Hz 90Hz
Touch sampling rate 240Hz 240Hz
Display brightness 450nits 550nits
Notch Punch hole Punch hole
Design & Build
Dimensions 168.60*mm x 76.28mm x 8.17mm 168.60*mm x 76.28mm x 8.17mm
Corning Gorilla glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Weight 199g 199g
IP rating IP53 IP53
USB type Type C Type C
Back panel material Glass (Toughened Glass)  
Battery & Charger
Battery Capacity 5000mAh 5000mAh
Max charging support 18W 18W
Inbox charger 22.5W 22.5W
Rear Camera
Rear Cameras
50MP; 1.28um (4-in-1 pixel binning),f/1.8 50MP; 1.28um,f/1.8,
2MP depth 2MP depth
Flash & type LED LED
Camera modes Photo | portrait | night | video | time-lapse | 50MP | Google lens | Voice shutter | Timer | Tilt shift | HDR | timed burst photo | portrait | night | video | time-lapse | 50MP | Google lens | Voice shutter | Timer | Tilt shift | HDR | timed burst
Camera filters Classic film filters - KC64, V-250, H-400, KP160, FC400, C-50D, KG200 | Film frame Classic film filters - KC64, V-250, H-400, KP160, FC400, C-50D, KG200 | Film frame
Video resolution support with fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Megapixels 8MP 8MP
Front camera aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Front camera pixel size 1.12um 1.12um
Front flash Screen Flash Screen Flash
Sensors
Ambient Light Sensor Yes Yes
Accelerometer Yes Yes
Fingerprint Scanner Yes, side Yes, side
Audio
Speaker single single
Headphone jack 3.5mm 3.5mm
Microphones Single Single
Connectivity
Navigation GPS/AGPS(L1), Glonass, Beidou, Galileo (E1) GPS/AGPS(L1), Glonass, Beidou, Galileo (E1)
Bluetooth BT v5.0 BT v5.0
Wi-Fi 2.4G,5.0G 2.4G,5.0G
USB OTG Yes Yes
Others
Vibration motor Yes Yes
IR Blaster Yes Yes
Other
In-Box Case Yes Yes
In-box Protective Film Yes Yes
Price
  4GB + 64GB - Rs 10, 999 4GB + 128GB - Rs 10,999
  6GB + 128GB - Rs 12,999 6GB + 128 GB - Rs 12,499
    8GB + 256 GB - Rs 14,999