Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G smartphone review: 200-megapixel camera in the midrange

The main focus of the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G is the main camera: the sensor comes from Samsung and has a gigantic resolution of 200 MP. The full resolution can be used, as well as a high-resolution 50-megapixel mode. However, 8 pixels are usually combined in order to achieve a higher light yield and to produce practical 12.5 megapixel images.

Thanks to the optical image stabilizer, you can take pictures without blurring in difficult situations. Our test images show good sharpness; you only notice the difference to high-end smartphone cameras when you examine the very bright and very dark areas, where better optics retain more details.

This is also the case in low ambient light, where the Note 12 Pro+ 5G cannot light up very dark areas as well.

Videos can be recorded in 4K and 30 fps via the main camera. Slow-motion videos with a slowdown of up to 32x are also possible, but only in 720p. The brightness adjustment lags from time to time, but the autofocus usually responds very quickly. Overall, the videos are of good quality.

The wide-angle camera takes decent pictures, but you shouldn’t enlarge them too much, as the details then become mushy. The macro lens with 2 megapixels takes very close-up photos. However, the very low resolution makes them usable only for social media or direct viewing on the phone’s screen at best.

A hybrid zoom between wide-angle camera and main camera is possible.