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

Screen size

12X6.3"

Redmi R70m6.9"+9%

Technology

12X

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

Redmi R70m

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

12X

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

Redmi R70m

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

12X

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

Redmi R70m

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

12X

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - China

Resolution

12X1080 × 2400 px+56%

Redmi R70m720 × 1,600 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

12X120 Hz

Redmi R70m120 Hz

Peak brightness

12X1,100 nits+27%

Redmi R70m800 nits

Pixel density

12X419 ppi+39%

Redmi R70m254 ppi

CPU speed

12XOcta-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)+31%

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

RAM

12X8.0 GB+25%

Redmi R70m6.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

12X128 GB

Redmi R70m128 GB

Main camera

12X50.0 MP+74%

Redmi R70m13.0 MP

Front camera

12X32.0 MP+75%

Redmi R70m8.0 MP

Battery

12X4,500 mAh

Redmi R70m6,300 mAh+29%

Wired charging

12X67 W+78%

Redmi R70m15 W

Weight

12X176 g+19%

Redmi R70m210 g

Thickness

equal specs

12X8.2 mm

Redmi R70m8.2 mm

IP rating

12X—

Redmi R70m—

Wi‑Fi

12XWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 6 (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct+17%

Redmi R70mwifi 5

Bluetooth

12X5.1 / 5.2, A2DP, LE+2%

Redmi R70m5

USB

equal specs

12XUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70m2.0

5G support

equal specs

12XYes

Redmi R70mYes

NFC

12XYes+100%

Redmi R70mNo

3.5mm jack

12XNo

Redmi R70mYes+100%

SD card

12XNo

Redmi R70mYes+100%

Stereo speakers

12XYes

Redmi R70m—

5G bands

12X

1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International, 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China

Redmi R70m

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

Speed

12X

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Redmi R70m

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

12X

2021, December 28

Redmi R70m

2026, April 15

Status

12X

Available. Released 2021, December 31

Redmi R70m

Available. Released 2026, April 15

Dimensions

12X

152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm (6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)

Redmi R70m

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

Weight

12X

176 g (6.21 oz)

Redmi R70m

210 g (7.41 oz)

SIM

12X

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Redmi R70m

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

12X

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

Redmi R70m

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 800 nits (peak)

Size

12X

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

12X

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

Redmi R70m

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

Protection

12X

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Redmi R70m

12X

Android 11, MIUI 13

Redmi R70m

Android 16, HyperOS 3

Chipset

12X

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Redmi R70m

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)

CPU

12X

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585)

Redmi R70m

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

GPU

12X

Adreno 650

Redmi R70m

Mali-G57 MC2

Card slot

12X

Redmi R70m

microSDXC

Internal

12X

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

Redmi R70m

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

Other

12X

UFS 3.1

Redmi R70m

UFS 2.2

Triple

12X

50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, 50mm (telephoto macro), AF

Redmi R70m

Features

12X

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Redmi R70m

LED flash, HDR

Video

12X

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240/960fps, gyro-EIS

Redmi R70m

1080p@30fps

Single

12X

Redmi R70m

13 MP

Single

12X

32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm

Redmi R70m

8 MP

Features

12X

HDR, panorama

Redmi R70m

HDR

Video

12X

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

Redmi R70m

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

12X

Yes, with stereo speakers

Redmi R70m

Yes

3.5mm jack

12X

Redmi R70m

Yes

Other

12X

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

Redmi R70m

WLAN

12X

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 6 (market dependent), dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Redmi R70m

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

Bluetooth

12X

5.1 / 5.2, A2DP, LE

Redmi R70m

5.4, A2DP, LE

Positioning

12X

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

Redmi R70m

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

NFC

12X

Yes (market/region dependent)

Redmi R70m

Infrared port

12X

Yes

Redmi R70m

Radio

12X

Redmi R70m

USB

12X

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Redmi R70m

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

12X

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

Redmi R70m

Accelerometer, compass

Other

12X

Redmi R70m

Virtual proximity sensing

Type

12X

Li-Po 4500 mAh

Redmi R70m

6300 mAh

Charging

12X

67W wired, PD3.0, QC4, 100% in 39 min

Redmi R70m

15W wired, PD 7.5W reverse wired

Colors

12X

Gray, Blue, Purple

Redmi R70m

Black, Blue, Purple, White

Models

12X

2112123AC, 2112123AG

Redmi R70m

SAR EU

12X

0.59 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body)

Redmi R70m

Price

12X

About 180 EUR

Redmi R70m

About 220 EUR

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