Nokia 9300i vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB)
Side by side comparison between Nokia 9300i vs Xiaomi Redmi 12C phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Xiaomi Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB)
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2 Advantages 
28 Advantages | 5 Common items in both devices |
| Plastic body / Plastic body, glass front |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| Mono sound (not stereo) |
| USB 2.0 proprietary connector / MicroUSB 2.0 |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
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| Model | Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) |
| Other model names | Nokia 9300i Communicator, Nokia 9300i WiFi | Redmi 12C (22120RN86I, 22126RN91Y, 2212ARNC4L) |
| Country or region available |  (Global, International) |      (Middle East), South Africa, Philippines, India, Nigeria |
| Brand | Nokia | Xiaomi |
| Release date | 3/1/2006 | 1/1/2023, Announced: 12/31/2022 |
| Depth | 21 millimeters (0.83 inches) | 8.77 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 51 x 132 millimeters (2.01 x 5.2 in) | 76.41 x 168.76 millimeters (3.01 x 6.64 in) |
| Weight | 172 grams (6.02 ounces) | 192 grams (6.72 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP52 certified: protection against dust and splashing |
📲 Display | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 6.71" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~43.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~82.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 640x200 pixels | 720x1650 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 168 PPI | 268 PPI |
| Colors | 65 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | Extra display: LCD 128x128 | 500nits[typ] |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| System version | Symbian 7.0 S80 2nd Edition | Android 12 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 13 |
| User Interface | Series 80 UI | MIUI 13 / 14 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Texas Instruments OMAP 1510 | 64bit: MediaTek Helio G85 (12nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 150MHz ARM925T (Single-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2GHz ARM-Cortex-A75 (Dual-core) 6x 1.8GHz ARM-Cortex-A55 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | ARM Mali-G52 MC2 (1GHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | AnTuTu: 200509 (v9), 242267 (v10) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| RAM memory | 64MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 128MB (80MB available) Flash (EEPROM) | 128GB (101GB available) eMMC 5.1 |
| External storage | Until 2GB MMC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.236 Mbps | 300/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | CDMA 800, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO UMTS 850/900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | (dual camera) 50 megapixels 0.08MP depth |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.76" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 1 microphone |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.263, 3GP | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, AAC, MIDI | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 proprietary connector | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | proprietary audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 1.2 | 5.1 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g [wifi3] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Virtual proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) BP-6M | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1100 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 10W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 8 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 230 hours (9.6 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | WAP, HTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver • Java games • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer Java framework | • Colors: Graphite Gray, Ocean Blue, Mint Green, Lavender Purple |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Nokia 9300i | Redmi 12C (128GB/4GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 0.21W/kg (head), 0.58W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.29W/kg (head) | feature not registered |