Redmi 12C Global Variant Silently Launched At This Price
Redmi 12C global variant recently saw a silent launch in the Indonesian market. The phone was originally launched on December 31, 2022 in China. Many reports and leaks regarding the global variant of the device have been doing the rounds in the past few weeks. With its soft launch, it can be expected that it will be available in other global markets soon. The Redmi 12C is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC and most of the specs of the global variant are similar to the Chinese version.
Redmi 12C price, availability
This phone from Xiaomi was launched in China with a starting price of CNY 699 (approximately Rs. 8,400) for the base 4GB + 64GB model. In Indonesia, the base model of the Redmi 12C costs IDR 1,399,000 (approximately Rs. 7,500), which is the company’s price website confirms. The mid-range variant with 4GB RAM + 128GB internal storage is priced at IDR 1,599,000 (approximately Rs. 8,500), which is priced at CNY 799 (approximately Rs. 9,600) in China. The high-end 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model, originally priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 10,800), is available in Indonesia for IDR 1,799,000 (approximately Rs. 9,500).
The smartphone was initially launched in four color options – Shadow Black, Sea Blue, Mint Green and Lavender but was launched in Indonesia with Graphite Grey and Ocean Blue colors. Redmi 12C will go on sale in the Indonesian market from March 10.
Redmi 12C Specifications, Features
The Redmi 12C features a 6.71-inch LCD HD+ display with a resolution of 1650 x 720 pixels. The screen has a 20.6:9 aspect ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio and has a peak brightness of 500 nits. The handset is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC with LPDDR4x RAM and eMMC 5.1 storage. It runs MIUI 13 based on Android 12 out of the box and comes with two years of Android updates and three years of security updates.
For optics, the Redmi smartphone features a 50-megapixel primary lens along with a secondary QVGA lens for depth information. The Redmi 12C also has a 5-megapixel selfie camera that is housed in a center-aligned waterdrop notch at the top of the display. The rear cameras are capable of recording videos up to 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps).
A 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging support is available in the handset. A rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, AI Create unlocking, dual SIM support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio jack are also included on this variant of the Redmi 12C.
