On the first of August, Redmi will unleash the 4G-capable Redmi 12 in India. Reports have divulged that the company is also toiling away on a 5G iteration of the gadget. Tipster SnoopyTech has leaked what appear to be the surreptitious depictions of the Redmi 12 5G.
Render of the Redmi 12 5G
Just last month, Redmi revealed the Redmi Note 12R in China, flaunting the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset. In the aftermath of the launch, tipster Kacper Skrzypek averred that the Note 12R would be reborn as the Redmi 12 5G for the global market, encompassing India too. Additionally, the tipster proclaimed that India would embrace a POCO phone christened the POCO M6 Pro 5G, also a rebranded rendition of the Redmi Note 12R.
SOMETHING XIAOMI… SOMETHING REBRANDED.
(XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 12R GLOBAL I GUESS) PIC.TWITTER.COM/MWV3GGFOCX
— SnoopyTech (@snoopytech) July 20, 2023
As can be discerned in the tweet above, the tipster has affirmed the phone showcased in the image is a worldwide edition of the Redmi Note 12R, denoting it as the Redmi 12 5G for the global market. The Redmi 12 5G’s design is an exact replica of the Sky Fantasy color variant of the Redmi Note 12R illustrated below.
The Redmi 12 5G, bearing the model number 23076RN8DY, has already been sanctioned by certification platforms such as NBTC (Thailand), IMDA (Singapore), and the FCC. The Indian iteration, with model number 23076RN4BI, has also secured certification from the country’s BIS authority. Consequently, the Redmi 12 5G is anticipated to make its debut in various markets in the forthcoming weeks.
Speculations for Redmi 12 5G (anticipated)
It is anticipated that the Redmi 12 5G will make its entrance with a 6.79-inch LCD FHD+ 90Hz display boasting a 20.5:9 aspect ratio, a 5-megapixel front camera, a dual-camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel (primary) + 2-megapixel (macro) lenses, and MIUI 14-based Android 13. The phone, empowered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2, is expected to be offered with up to 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging.
