Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 12 series at the end of last month but there is already a lot of positive feedback about it. The vanilla version, Redmi Note 12, is one of the best devices of this year in terms of value for money. It brings a great display, decent performance, and long battery life to the market at a very affordable price, as well as 5G connectivity. But is it the most interesting value for money device in its price range? There is no better way to understand it than a comparison with the other best phones from other brands located in the same price range. One of them is definitely the OPPO F21 Pro 4G, also known in the global market as the OPPO Reno7 4G. Here, you can find a comparison between the main specifications of the Redmi Note 12 and the OPPO F21 Pro 4G which will help you to understand which phone fits your needs the most.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs OPPO F21 Pro

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 OPPO F21 Pro
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 165.9 x 76.2 x 8 mm,
188 g		 159.9 x 73.2 x 7.5 mm,
175 g
DISPLAY 6.67 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED 6.43 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1, octa-core 2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 680, octa-core 2.4 GHz
MEMORY 4 GB RAM, 128 GB – 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB  8 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE Android 12, MIUI Android 12, ColorOS
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS
CAMERA Dual 48 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.4
8 MP f/2.0 front camera		 Triple 64 + 2 + 2 MP, f/1.7 + f/3.3 + f/2.4
32 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 5000 mAh, fast charging 33W 4500 mAh, fast charging 33W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, IP53 dust and splash resistant 5G, dual SIM, reverse charging, RGB LED light, IPX4 certification

Design

The most beautiful and intriguing design belongs to the OPPO F21 Pro 4G, also known as the OPPO Reno7 4G in Europe. Its rear design is made of faux leather and the phone is more compact, thinner, and even lighter than the Redmi Note 12. On the front, it has a punch hole display with a hole placed in the upper left corner. The OPPO F21 Pro 4G is protected by the IPX4 certification making it splashproof, it has a very interesting RGB ring light around the rear camera which can be used as a notification LED, and it can also be customized. The Redmi Note 12 by Xiaomi is not an ugly phone, but it is bigger and chunkier than its rival, and it has a plastic body. But it comes with the IP53 certification making it dust resistant and splash resistant.

Display

The display of the Redmi Note 12 is superior to the one of the OPPO F21 Pro 4G, at least judging from the specs on the paper. It is an AMOLED panel with a wider diagonal of 6.67 inches, a Full HD Plus resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, and a peak brightness of 1,200 nits. Despite having an AMOLED panel, the Redmi Note 12 has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, placed on the power key. It has a mono speaker and a 3.5 mm audio jack. With the OPPO F21 Pro 4G, you get an AMOLED display with a smaller diagonal of 6.43 inches, a Full HD Plus resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 90 Hz refresh rate, a peak brightness of 800 nits, and an in-display fingerprint reader. As you see, the brightness is lower and the refresh rate is too. Just like its rival, it has a mono speaker and a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Specs & Software

The Redmi Note 12 is one of the first phones powered by the new Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 mobile platform. It is a chipset built with a 6 nm production process and sporting an octa-core architecture composed of two Cortex A78 performance cores running at a max frequency of 2 GHz, six Cortex A55 efficiency cores running at 1.8 GHz, and an Adreno 619 GPU. It is better than the Snapdragon 680 chipset found on the OPPO F21 Pro, built at 6 nm and running at a max frequency of 2.4 GHz. Both phones feature up to 8 GB of RAM, but there is a difference when it comes to internal storage. The Redmi Note 12 goes up to 256 GB of storage, but it lacks a micro SD slot, while the OPPO F21 Pro 4G has 128 GB of native storage and it is expandable. Both phones run Android 12 out of the box but are customized by different user interfaces.

Camera

The OPPO F21 Pro 4G wins the camera comparison thanks to a better 64 MP main camera and a better 32 MP selfie snapper. The Redmi is disappointing with its 48 MP rear camera and 8 MP selfie shooter.

Battery

The Redmi Note 12 wins the battery life comparison thanks to its bigger 5000 mAh battery (instead of just 4500 mAh). Both phones feature 33W fast charging.

Price

OPPO F21 Pro 4G starts from €280/$290, while the base variant of the Redmi Note 12 costs just $189/€182, but with half of the RAM. Which one would you pick?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 vs OPPO F21 Pro: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12

PRO

  • Better display
  • Wider display
  • Bigger battery
  • IP53 certification
  • Better chipset

CONS

  • Inferior cameras

OPPO F21 Pro

PRO

  • Better design
  • More compact
  • Superior camera
  • Reverse charging
  • IPX4 certification
  • RGB LED ring

CONS

  • Inferior display and chipset

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