Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S vs ZTE Blade A36

At a glance

Brand: Xiaomi; ZTE
Release date: April 2023, 3 years 3 months ago; June 2025, 1 years 1 months ago
AnTuTu: 529.087 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 73% of devices; 240.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices

Size: 6.43"; 6.75"
Resolution: 1080 x 2400 px FHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 409 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Touch sampling rate 180 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 700 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G96; Unisoc T7200
CPU: 2x Cortex A76 2.05 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.05 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: ARM Mali-G57 MC2 900MHz; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 6 GB; 4 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 108 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; Unknow
Sensor: Samsung S5KHM2; —
Pixel size: 0.70 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.52"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 73.4 mm 159.9 mm 8.1 mm Print 3D Model; 77.4 mm 167.6 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 179 g; 194 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue Green; Black Silver Green
Water/dust resistance: IP53; IP54
Usable surface: 85 %; 84 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 80 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu MIUI 14 (Android 13); Android 15 Android 15
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years; OS updates: 5 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)