Xiaomi 12S vs Xiaomi Redmi R70m: Which is better?

Screen size

12S6.3"

Redmi R70m6.9"+9%

Technology

12S

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

Redmi R70m

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

12S

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

Redmi R70m

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

12S

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Redmi R70m

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

12S

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

Resolution

12S1080 × 2400 px+56%

Redmi R70m720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

12S120 Hz

Redmi R70m120 Hz

Peak brightness

12S1,100 nits+27%

Redmi R70m800 nits

Pixel density

12S419 ppi+39%

Redmi R70m254 ppi

CPU speed

12SOcta-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)+31%

Redmi R70mOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

12S8.0 GB+25%

Redmi R70m6.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

12S128 GB

Redmi R70m128 GB

Main camera

12S50.0 MP+74%

Redmi R70m13.0 MP

Front camera

12S32.0 MP+75%

Redmi R70m8.0 MP

Battery

12S4,500 mAh

Redmi R70m6,300 mAh+29%

Wired charging

12S67 W+78%

Redmi R70m15 W

Weight

12S179 g+17%

Redmi R70m210 g

Thickness

equal specs

12S8.2 mm

Redmi R70m8.2 mm

IP rating

12SGlass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Redmi R70m—

Wi‑Fi

12SWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct+23%

Redmi R70mwifi 5

Bluetooth

12S5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive+3.8%

Redmi R70m5

USB

equal specs

12SUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70m2.0

5G support

equal specs

12SYes

Redmi R70mYes

NFC

12SYes+100%

Redmi R70mNo

3.5mm jack

12SNo

Redmi R70mYes+100%

SD card

12SNo

Redmi R70mYes+100%

Stereo speakers

12SYes

Redmi R70m—

5G bands

12S

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Redmi R70m

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

12S

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Redmi R70m

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

12S

2022, July 04

Redmi R70m

2026, April 15

Status

12S

Available. Released 2022, July 07

Redmi R70m

Available. Released 2026, April 15

Dimensions

12S

152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm

Redmi R70m

171.6 x 79.5 x 8.2 mm (6.76 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)

Weight

12S

179 g / 182 g (6.31 oz)

Redmi R70m

210 g (7.41 oz)

Build

12S

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame

Redmi R70m

SIM

12S

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Redmi R70m

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

12S

AMOLED, 68B colors, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)

Redmi R70m

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Size

12S

6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Redmi R70m

6.9 inches, 114.9 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

12S

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density)

Redmi R70m

720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~254 ppi density)

Protection

12S

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Redmi R70m

12S

Android 12, MIUI 13

Redmi R70m

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Chipset

12S

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Redmi R70m

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)

CPU

12S

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Redmi R70m

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

12S

Adreno 730

Redmi R70m

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

12S

Redmi R70m

microSDXC

Internal

12S

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Redmi R70m

128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Other

12S

UFS 3.1

Redmi R70m

UFS 2.2

Triple

12S

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 15mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF

Redmi R70m

Features

12S

Leica lens, color spectrum sensor, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Redmi R70m

LED flash, HDR

Video

12S

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS

Redmi R70m

1080p@30fps

Single

12S

Redmi R70m

13 MP

Single

12S

32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm

Redmi R70m

8 MP

Features

12S

HDR, panorama

Redmi R70m

HDR

Video

12S

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR

Redmi R70m

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

12S

Yes, with stereo speakers

Redmi R70m

Yes

3.5mm jack

12S

Redmi R70m

Yes

Other

12S

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Tuned by Harman Kardon Snapdragon Sound

Redmi R70m

WLAN

12S

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Redmi R70m

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

12S

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Redmi R70m

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

12S

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

Redmi R70m

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

12S

Yes

Redmi R70m

Infrared port

12S

Yes

Redmi R70m

Radio

12S

Redmi R70m

USB

12S

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70m

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

12S

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Redmi R70m

Accelerometer, compass

Other

12S

Redmi R70m

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

12S

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Redmi R70m

6300 mAh

Charging

12S

67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 42 min 50W wireless, 100% in 57 min 10W reverse wireless

Redmi R70m

15W wired, PD 7.5W reverse wired

Colors

12S

Gray, White, Purple, Green

Redmi R70m

Black, Blue, Purple, White

Models

12S

2206123SC

Redmi R70m

Price

12S

About 570 EUR

Redmi R70m

About 220 EUR

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