I. Preface: "Performance Donkey Kong" is an iterative upgrade with Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra core
As the big brother of mid-range models - Redmi, its representative models, in addition to the main "flagship gatekeeper" K series, can not be ignored, naturally, there is the Note's small diamond series.
In accordance with the Note series' release habits, the first half of the year will be devoted to the "Performance Donkey Kong", and the second half to the "Experience Donkey Kong".
The Redmi Note 12T Pro, a new phone, came late to the party at the end of the first half of the year.
The name of this new device is naturally an iteration of last year's Redmi Note 11T Pro.
The "T" in the name is actually an abbreviation for "Turbo", and with the suffix Pro, it sounds very buff and full of feeling.
From the specifications, the screen size, appearance, camera specifications are unchanged.
The biggest internal change, however, is the upgrade from the previous generation of Mediatek Dimensity 8100 to Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra, which is a TSMC 4nm process chip with 4 Cortex-A78 large cores and 4 Cortex-A55 small cores to form an 8-core CPU, with one of the large cores increasing its main frequency from 2.85GHz to 3.1GHz.
The Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra uses the same Mali-G610 MC6 as the Tiangui 8100, and upon inquiry these two also differ in GPU frequency, which, combined with the high frequency CPU, will theoretically bring better gaming performance to the Redmi Note 12T Pro.
So let's take a look at the Redmi Note 12T Pro's performance in terms of performance and battery life, and see if it is worthy of the new generation's name of "Performance Donkey Kong".
The 6.7-inch LCD can be shifted in 7 gears, and the carbon fiber black and Kevlar textures bring a more "Turbo" look and feel.
The Redmi Note 12T Pro has a 6.6-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2460 x 1080 and a 20.5:9 ratio. It supports 144Hz refresh rate, up to 144z 7-speed shift, and also supports Dolby Vision and HDR10.
In terms of eye protection, the Redmi Note 12T Pro is equipped with an LCD screen that further reduces harmful blue light by 20% compared to conventional screens, plus full DC dimming and true color display, which is excellent in terms of eye protection and also in terms of display effect.
The overall dimensions are 163.64 x 74.29 x 8.87mm and weighs about 200mm.
The Redmi Note 12T Pro we received comes in a Carbon Black colorway and is not significantly different from its predecessor in terms of overall shape.
The edges of the middle frame have a certain 2.5D transition, which makes it very comfortable to hold and doesn't "cut your hand" like an iPhone.
The style of the back looks familiar, very much like the Kevlar texture of the K60 Pro, which is very smooth to the touch and should be covered with a layer of plastic.
The rear camera module is detailed with a 64MP main camera + 8MP super wide-angle + 2MP macro lens in a triple camera solution.
The power button and volume up/down button are on the left side of the device, with the power button integrated with fingerprint recognition.
The top and bottom details at a glance, with dual speaker, infrared, 3.5mm audio interface, Type-C port and SIM card slot.
The package comes with a clear water sleeve, charger, manual, and card pin.
The included 67W charger.
Third, theoretical performance: single-core improvement is very significant up to bring 20% performance improvement
1、AnTuTu 9
In the AnTuTu V9 performance test, the Redmi Note 12T Pro got a score of 820,862, which is not a big difference compared to the previous generation Redmi Note 11T Pro+, with only a 2.1% difference in scores.
The CPU score is 191,440, GPU is 323,668, memory is 158,582, and UX is 147,172, an improvement of 7.1%, 4.3%, 5.7%, and -9.2% respectively.
2、AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu recently launched a new version of V10, which upgraded the test items criteria for measuring CPU, GPU, storage and UX.
In the AnTuTu V10 test, the Redmi Note 12T Pro got a score of 899,592, including a CPU score of 259983, GPU of 227,452, memory of 197,097, and UX of 215060.
3. GeekBench 5
In the Geekbench 5 test, the single-core score is 997 and the multi-core score is 3795.
Mainly the single-core improvement is more obvious, about 11%, but the multi-core only 0.6% difference, is not too big.
4、GeekBench 6
In the Geekbench 6 test, the single-core score is 1246 and the multi-core score is 3954.
Compared to the previous generation, the single-core is 20.6% ahead and the multi-core is also 14.1%, again the single-core improvement is more obvious.
The common point between GeekBench 5 and GeekBench 6 is that the single-core improvement is larger, but considering the increase in CPU frequency of the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra chip, and also taking into account that GeekBench 6 has optimized the scoring rules and pays more attention to the multi-core joint collaboration, so the bias of the two results is not different.
5、AndroBench
After Androbench test, the sequential read rate reached 1958MB/s and the sequential write rate was 1690MB/s, an increase of 15.2% and 40.8% respectively.
This is because the CPU main frequency of the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra has been increased to 3.1GHz, which also has an impact on the flash memory speed.
Random read speed reaches 375MB/s and random write rate reaches 482MB/s, there is no significant difference between the performance in this aspect and the previous generation.
Fourth, game testing: "Original God" performance has improved the average frame rate up to 54.4 FPS
When we reviewed the Redmi Note 11T Pro+ with the Mediatek Dimensity 8100 last year, the highest frame rate in the game killer "Original Gods" was only 50 fps, and locked directly to 45 fps after 7 minutes.
So what kind of improvement will the Redmi Note 12T Pro with the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra have in The Original Gods?
The game changes the picture quality to the highest quality, and on top of that changes the frame rate to 60.
For an objective comparison, the tests were conducted using the same route.
The Original Gods starts with a frame rate benchmark around 60 FPS, and as it runs longer, the phone starts to heat up significantly, and after 10 minutes the game's baseline drops to 50 FPS, with an average frame rate of 54.4 FPS.
This is quite a bit better than the previous generation of the Skyguard 8100 which only averaged 46 FPS.
In particular, the game's operating curve is much more stable and there is no sudden steep drop in frame rate.
The average power consumption is also only 5W, which is a relatively good result for a high load game like "Original God".
The highest temperature in the back chip area reached 43 degrees Celsius, and the grip area was at 39.1 degrees Celsius, which is relatively warm and obvious, but not to the point of being hot.
However, considering that most users are holding the bezel to fix it when playing games, the camera heating area is not a big impact.
For players who are more temperature sensitive, you can consider reducing the picture quality of the game when playing a high load game like "Original God".
With less pressure on the graphics, the phone's heat will be relieved and it will also allow for a more stable and higher frame rate of the game.
If you have high requirements for image quality and frame rate, then it is recommended to turn on the performance mode and use it with a cooling back clip.
V. Charging and battery life: 67W charges to 50% in just 15 minutes Full blood can achieve nearly 11 hours of battery life
--Charging Test
The Redmi 12T Pro's 67W fast charger can charge the 5080mAh battery to 50% in 15 minutes, and it takes 42 minutes to charge to full blood.
-- Endurance Test
For the battery life, we used a professional battery life testing tool, Battery Dog by Fast Tech.
For the test items, we chose the extreme power endurance test and checked all the test items including CPU high voltage, CPU multi-threading, AI recognition, picture browsing, video playback, and web browsing to simulate the user usage scenarios and restore the real load to the maximum extent, which is infinitely close to the real power consumption situation.
In the endurance test, we changed the desktop refresh rate to 60Hz and the power mode to balanced.
Redmi Note 12T Pro can achieve 10 hours and 45 minutes of battery life when measured from full power to 2%.
In the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra has made some progress in energy efficiency ratio, while improving the chip specifications, the battery life performance is 45 minutes more than the friendly business, to meet your needs for a day of uninterrupted use at the same time, so you go out to play with the phone is no longer embarrassed.
Sixth, summary: the core to bring stronger games and battery life, building solid "performance of the small King Kong" status
With the rise of MediaTek chips in recent years, the mid-range thousand-dollar machines can also have performance close to that of flagships, and will no longer be the weakest link in the experience.
With the Redmi Note 12T Pro, the difference in the total score of the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra chip is not significant, but the performance of the games speaks for itself.
In the test of "Original God", it reached an average frame rate of 54.4 FPS alone, knowing that the previous generation only scored 46 FPS!
This is also thanks to the improved specifications brought by the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra, plus the MIUI optimization in place to take the gaming experience to another level.
The energy efficiency ratio of the Mediatek Dimensity 8200-Ultra is also excellent, and the performance has been improved without shrinking the battery life, with a 5080mAh battery that can achieve 11 hours of battery life performance, which is rare and valuable.
The Redmi Note 12T Pro, considering its debut price , has this kind of performance and battery life, I think its experience is fully worthy of the title of the new generation of "LCD performance mini-monster".
