Xiaomi announces Redmi Note 12 Turbo: Mid-range king with Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2

Xiaomi earlier just introduced the newest "Turbo" member of the Redmi Note 12 Series in China.

Redmi Note 12 Turbo has different colors

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12T Turbo is a huge threat to all known mid-range phones!

The new Redmi Note 12 Turbo is the very first to come with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 promising up to 50 percent better performance than the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1. This chip is clocked up to 2.91GHz with a new Adreno GPU that is 2x better than its predecessor. This SoC was also fabbed using TSMC's 4nm manufacturing process and around 1 million AnTuTu score making it significantly faster than all the other new mid-ranger we've seen this year.

Harry Potter Edition

Anyway, the new device arrived in a neat-looking back design available in Black, White, and Blue color options. It will also come with the special Harry Potter Edition with the camera cutout reminding us of its glasses and lightning scar, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Guardian deity stag Patronus, and Harry Potter logo as well as a customized box with a custom back cover, pin, stickers, Hogwarts acceptance letter, and a custom theme.

The rest of the specs

Redmi Note 12 Turbo in white with patterns

For the rest of the specs, the handset is using a 12-bit 6.67-inch AMOLED panel with tiny bezels on all corners, 120Hz refresh rate, 1920Hz PWM, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, FHD+ resolution, 1,000 nits peak brightness, and a punch-hole cutout of the 16MP selfie camera. This is similar to the screen of the POCO X5 Pro with no In-Display fingerprint reader.

It also comes with up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, up to 1TB UFS 3.1 internal storage, a 5,000mAh battery, and USB-C 67W fast charging.

For the back cameras, it uses a 64MP main cam paired with an 8MP ultra-wide and a 2MP macro lens completing its triple camera configuration.

You will also find a side-mounted fingerprint reader (even if it is using an AMOLED panel), stereo speakers, headphone jack, IR Blaster, WiFi 6, 5G, and Android 13 OS with MIUI 14 skin.

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

Redmi Note 12 Turbo 8GB/256GB - CNY 1,999 (around PHP 15.8K)

Redmi Note 12 Turbo Harry Potter Edition - CNY 2,399 (around PHP 18.9K)

Redmi Note 12 Turbo 16GB/1TB - CNY 2,599 (around PHP 20.5K)

In China, the 8GB/256GB version of the device starts at CNY 1,999 which is around just PHP 15.8K out of direct conversion with no taxes yet. The 16GB/1TB edition retails for CNY 2,599 or around PHP 20.5K.

Those who want the Harry Potter Edition with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage will get to enjoy the device for just CNY 2,399 or around PHP 18.9K.

Source: Xiaomi