UPDATE:

POCO India Head, Himanshu Tandon recently confirmed that the Redmi Note 12 5G won’t be rebranded as POCO phone.

Redmi unveiled the Redmi Note 12 series of smartphones in China last week. In all likelihood, some of these devices are expected to get rebranded as Xiaomi and POCO devices in the global markets. Reports have claimed that the Redmi Note 12 Discovery edition may remain exclusive to the Chinese, while the Note 12 Pro 5G and Note 12 Pro+ 5G may debut as the Xiaomi 12i and Xiaomi 12i HyperCharge in India. What about the Redmi Note 12 5G? It appears that this device may arrive as a POCO branded phone in India.

The Redmi Note 12 5G, which debuted in China, has the 22101317C. The shortened model number of the device is M17. As can be seen below, a new POCO phone with model number 22111317PI has appeared in the database of the Bureau of Indian Standards.

The 22111317PI device shares the same shortened M17 model number as the Redmi Note 12 5G. Hence, it appears that the device will be rebranded as the POCO phone in India. The model number also hints that the device will be released in November in the country. There is a possibility that the device may as a POCO M5 5G series phone.

Redmi Note 12 5G specifications

The Redmi Note 12 5G houses a 6.67-inch OLED display that offers a Full HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The device runs on the Android 12 OS, which is overlaid with the MIUI 13. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support.

Under the hood, the Note 12 5G has the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 mobile platform. In China, the device is available with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage. It houses a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. For security, it has a side-facing fingerprint scanner.

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