Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 review: Smartphone with 120 Hz AMOLED and 1,200 nits for under US$200

The Redmi Note 12’s 6.67-inch AMOLED panel offers a frame rate of 120 Hz and a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080. The frame rate can be manually reduced to 60 Hz to save power. An RGBG matrix consisting of one red, one blue and two green LEDs is used.

Xiaomi specifies a brightness of 700 nits for the display in HBM (High Brightness Mode). In our brightness measurement, the OLED screen peaks at 672 cd/m² in a full-surface white display, which is a good rate for this price range and almost as high as specified by the manufacturer. In the APL18 measurement, which is more representative of everyday use, the smartphone reaches 1045 cd/m² in the center of the screen. Another very good value for a sub US$200 smartphone, but slightly less than the 1,200 nits advertised by Xiaomi.

Due to the installed display technology, the Redmi Note 12 uses PWM technology, including screen flickering, to control screen brightness. The amplitude curve is even over the entire brightness spectrum at a frequency of 484 Hz.