Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C vs Xiaomi Redmi A2+

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced February 2018 December 2022 March 2023
Status Available - February 2018 Available - January 2023 Available - March 2023
Price Rs. 9,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Gold, Rose Gold Black, Blue, Mint, Violet Light Green, Light Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
(6.24 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
168.8 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.65 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
164.9 x 76.8 x 9.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.02 x 0.36 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz ) 192 g (6.77 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - International
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) Android 12 Android 12 (Go edition)
User Interface MIUI 9 MIUI 13 MIUI 12 Go Edition
Processor Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek Helio G36 (12 nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Mali-G52 MC2 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 3/4 GB 6 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
400 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 5.99 inches 6.71 inches 6.52 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1650 pixels (268 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (269 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.44% 82.75% 81.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 2 MP 8 MP + 0.08 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 50 MP, (wide), PDAF
2 MP (depth)
HDR
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
0.08 MP (depth)
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery charging 10W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -