Redmi Note 12S vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 159.87 x 73.87 x 8.09 mm | 155.70 x 74.50 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 179.00 g | 177.00 g |
| Display size | 6.43" | 6.40" |
| Display | Color / AMOLED 16M colors 90 Hz 1080 x 2400 px (6.43") 409 ppi | Color / Dynamic AMOLED 16M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2400 px (6.40") 411 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 3G: 1980 min. (33.0 h) | |
| Playback time (max.) | Audio: 138 h (5.8 days) Video: 16 h (0.7 days) | nd |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 5000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4500 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging |  | Quick Charge 2.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | WPC |
| Internal memory | 128 GB, 256 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| End-user memory | | 101.1 GB |
| RAM memory | 6 GB, 8 GB | 6 GB, 8 GB |
| Memory cards | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 1000 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 |
| Interface | MIUI 14 | One UI 4 |
| Processor | MediaTek Helio G96 MT6781 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Processor clock | 2050 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 | - |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | nd |
| Hybrid DualSIM | | nd |
| Announced | 2Q 2023 | 1Q 2022 |
| Other names | Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S | SM-G990B; SM-G990E; SM-G990N; SM-G990U; SM-G990U1; SM-G990W |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300 | |
| Standard 5G | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Standard | Standard |
| Photo sensor model | Samsung S5KHM2 | |
| Photo matrix | 108 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Sensor size | 1/1,52 | 1/1,76 |
| Pixel size | 0,7 µm | 1,8 µm |
| Resolution | 12000x9000 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 30x |
| Field of view | | 79 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | AF, f/1.9 | AF, OIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | Wide-angle | Wide-angle |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | 1,12 µm | 1,12 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | 118 ° | 123 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/2.2 | FF, f/2.2 |
| Third camera | | |
| Camera type | Macro | Telephoto |
| Photo matrix | 2 Mpx | 8 Mpx |
| Pixel size | 1,75 µm | 1 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | | 30x |
| Lossless zoom | | 3x |
| Field of view | | 32 ° |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | FF, f/2.4 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | Portrait | Portrait |
| Photo matrix | 16 Mpx | 32 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Field of view | | 81 ° |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | |
| Video formats | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 30 fps |
| Additional | FF, f/2.4 | FF, f/2.2 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.20 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | - | 1600.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | - | 211.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, APE, FLAC, MID, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, APE, AWB, DFF, DSF, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |