HTC U Ultra vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of HTC U Ultra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U Ultra vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.99 mm 165.88 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has greater height than HTC U Ultra.
Width 72.9 mm 76.21 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has greater width than HTC U Ultra.
Depth 7.99 mm 7.98 mm Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G is narrower than HTC U Ultra.
Weight 145 g 189 g HTC U Ultra is lighter than HTC U Ultra.
Body Colour Brilliant black Ice blue | Forest green | Onyx grey
Body Material Metal -
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
SAR Value 0.48 W/kg (body), 0.4 W/kg (head) 0.68 W/kg (head), 0.911 W/kg (body), 2.395 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM -
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.67" Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has larger screen size than HTC U Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has better screen resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi 395 ppi HTC U Ultra has better pixel density than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G.
Max Brightness - 1200 cd/m²
Contrast Ratio - 4500000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features - Sunlight Display, Reading mode, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, DotDisplay, E2 Pro
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Helio P10 Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2 GHz Both phones have the same clock speed.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - HTC U Ultra has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has more RAM than HTC U Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has more internal memory than HTC U Ultra.
User Memory 22.8 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has better camera resolution than HTC U Ultra.
Sensor Size - 1/2.76"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Samsung ISOCELL JN1
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has better lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Pixel Size - 0.64 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - HTC U Ultra has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Pro mode, Continuous shot, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode Portrait mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U Ultra has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic 4-in-1 to 1.28μm pixel
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/4"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Omnivision OV08D sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 118 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC U Ultra has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.0"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 HTC U Ultra has better front lens aperture than HTC U Ultra.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Min Focal Length (Front) 26.5 mm -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2500 mAh 5000 mAh Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has larger battery capacity than HTC U Ultra.
Fast Charging Technology - Mi-FC fast charging technology Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 427.54 hours -
Talk Time 912 minutes 2040 minutes Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has longer battery life when making calls than HTC U Ultra.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 912 min
Standby (3G): up to 427.54 hrs
Talk: up to 2040 min
Gaming: up to 14 hrs
Playback (YouTube): up to 21 hrs
CELLULAR HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 12
User Interface HTC Sense MIUI 14
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM -
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - AI face unlock
Additional Phone Features AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, Quiet ring on pick up Graphite cooling, IR blaster, coin vibration motor
OTHERS HTC U Ultra Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter 33W charger
Compliant Standards - IP53, SGS Eye Care Display Certification, SGS Seamless Pro 120Hz Certification
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