The Redmi Note 12S was launched in Poland on Tuesday. It is the latest smartphone to join the Redmi Note 12 series that includes the Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G, Redmi Note 12 4G, Redmi Note 12 Turbo and the Redmi Note 12R Pro 5G models. The recently launched Note 12S smartphone is the successor to the Redmi Note 11S. The Redmi Note 12S comes backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. It is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 SoC.
Redmi Note 12S price, availability
The Redmi Note 12S comes in three color variants: Ice Blue, Pearl Green, and Onyx Black and is currently only available for sale in Poland. The phone launched in two storage variants – 6GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB. Xiaomi’s Poland Online Store lists the phone only in Ice Blue and Onyx Black colors in a single variant with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Xiaomi has not yet confirmed whether the Redmi Note 12S will be released globally or only in India.
Redmi Note 12S Specifications, Features
Featuring a 6.43-inch full-HD+ (2400 x 1080) AMOLED DotDisplay panel, the Redmi Note 12S has a refresh rate of up to 90Hz, a peak local brightness of 1,000 nits, and a pixel density of 409 ppi. The display also has a 4,500,000:1 contrast ratio and supports Reading Mode 3.0.
The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G96 4G SoC, paired with an ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, along with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS2.2 onboard storage. The storage is expandable up to 1TB using a microSD card, supported by a dedicated slot. The phone runs Android 13-based MIUI 14 out-of-the-box.
In the camera department, a triple camera setup is offered on the rear on the Redmi Note 12S. The setup includes a 108-megapixel primary sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide lens and a 2-megapixel sensor with a macro lens. These are accompanied by an LED flash on the rectangular module at the top-left side of the rear panel. The 16-megapixel front-facing camera is housed in a centered cutout with a punch-hole at the top of the display.
As for the battery, the Redmi Note 12S packs a 5,000mAh cell and offers 33W fast charging support. The phone also has a USB Type-C charging port, a 3.5mm audio jack, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and AI face unlock feature. The handset weighs 176 grams and measures 159.87mm x 73.87mm x 8.09mm.
