The Redmi 12C has been launched in India as one of the most affordable smartphone offerings from Xiaomi. The Redmi 12C has been announced alongside the Redmi Note 12 4G in India and has a starting price of under Rs. 10,000. The phone will go on sale from April 6 alongside the Redmi Note 12 4G. The smartphone currently comes in four colour variants – Matte Black, Mint Green, Royal Blue, and Lavender Purple. It features a 6.71-inch HD+ LCD display with 60Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 1,600×720 pixels.
Redmi 12C price in India, availability
The Redmi 12C comes in two variants, with the base variant costing Rs 8,999 and offering 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There is also a higher variant with 6GB RAM + 128GB storage that costs Rs 10,999. The Redmi 12C comes in four colours namely Matte Black, Mint Green, Royal Blue, and Lavender Purple.
The Redmi 12C will go on sale from April 6 at 12 noon and customers can purchase it from Flipkart, Amazon, Mi.comMi Home stores and other outlets. Xiaomi is offering a discount of Rs. 500 as part of the bank offers. In addition, there is a trade-in bonus of Rs 500 on old Xiaomi devices.
Redmi 12C specifications
The dual-SIM supported Redmi 12 C runs Android 12 based MIUI 13 out-of-the-box. The phone features a 6.71-inch HD+ LCD display with 60Hz refresh rate and a resolution of 1,600×720 pixels. The display has a 20:9 aspect ratio and a waterdrop notch that houses the front-facing camera.
Under the hood, the Redmi 12C is powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC that is paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Users can expand the storage by up to 1TB via a microSD card slot and the Virtual RAM feature expands the RAM by up to 5GB more.
The Redmi 12C features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 50-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel secondary camera. For selfies, there’s a 5-megapixel camera housed in the waterdrop notch. The phone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery that supports 10W wired charging.
Connectivity options on the Redmi 12C include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a micro USB port. The handset also includes an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor and an accelerometer. The phone measures 168.76mm x 76.41mm x 8.77mm and weighs 192 grams. Xiaomi says the Redmi 12C also has an IP52 rating for water resistance. For security, there’s a fingerprint sensor on the back.
