Xiaomi announced the Redmi Note 12 series of smartphones in China last week. The series includes the vanilla Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+ devices. Xiaomi is expected to bring these smartphones to the Indian market soon. The vanilla Redmi Note 12 is rumored to be coming to the country under the Poco banner.
The Chinese Redmi Note 12 carries the model number 22101317C and has the short code number M17. The Poco device spotted on BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) has the model number 22111317PI but has the same shortcode number M17, which suggests that it could be the Redmi Note 12 again. Indian market. But will it be just a rebrand or will Poco refresh its exterior? Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go.
Can we expect a fancier-looking Poco device based on the Redmi Note 12?
Poco is known for relaunching Redmi devices for India. Redmi devices come with a minimalistic display. Poco takes the donor device and adds some beautiful elements and some bright color work to make it more appealing to the younger audience. POCO M4 Pro and POCO X4 Pro are two such examples, which have Redmi Note 11S and Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G under the skin.
In all likelihood, the Redmi Note 12 will come in Poco’s signature yellow color with a slimmer design. Expect the sizes to change slightly, but the specifications are likely to remain the same. If this is not the way, let’s see the features below.
Redmi Note 12: Highlights
Redmi Note 12 has a 6.67-inch OLED panel with FHD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and a maximum brightness of 1200 nits. It is powered by the latest octa-core Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset built on the 6nm manufacturing process. The chipset supports 5G network connectivity.
In terms of optics, the phone has a 48MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture and a secondary 2MP depth sensor. Other noteworthy features include a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, IP53 splash rating, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB Type-C port. The device is backed by a 5,000mAh battery and is paired with 33W fast charging technology.
The Redmi Note 12, rebranded as a Poco device, is rumored to arrive in India in November 2022. Expect the prices to start at ₹14,000 in the country.
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