Reviewing the battery life of Redmi Note 12 after 6 months: The 5,000 mAh battery still holds strong, streaming YouTube continuously for over 7 hours

After over 6 months since its release, the Redmi Note 12 continues to impress as an affordable phone with an attractive design, stable performance, and notably, long battery life. Comparing to its launch, does the 5,000 mAh battery of Redmi Note 12 still meet current usage demands? Let's evaluate the Redmi Note 12 battery after 6 months to find out!

Note: After prolonged usage, each individual may have different tasks, settings, and usage conditions, so the battery status may differ from the initial stage.

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Redmi Note 12 boasts a solid configuration featuring the Snapdragon 685 chip and a 5,000 mAh battery

Before diving into specifics, let's quickly go over the Redmi Note 12 specifications for easy reference!

• Display: 6.67-inch size, AMOLED panel, Full HD+ resolution (2,400 x 1,080 pixels), 120 Hz refresh rate.
• Processor: Snapdragon 685.
• RAM: 4 GB or 8 GB.
• Internal Storage: 128 GB.
• Rear Camera: 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP.
• Front Camera: 13 MP.
• Battery: 5,000 mAh, 33 W fast charging.

More insights: Exploring the Snapdragon 685 processor and various other Qualcomm chips

According to the above specs, Redmi Note 12 is equipped with the familiar Snapdragon 685 chip found in many mid-range smartphones. This is one of the best Snapdragon 600 Series chips introduced by Qualcomm in 2023, capable of delivering superior performance and energy efficiency compared to previous generations. You can also learn more about the power that Snapdragon 685 brings to Redmi Note 12 through the performance review article we conducted.

Furthermore, Redmi Note 12 is equipped with a 5,000 mAh battery, a very promising figure that ensures long-lasting usage. So after 6 months of use, how long can the device's battery life continuously extend? Let's find out in the section below of the article!

Redmi Note 12 lasts over 7 and a half hours on continuous use with its 5,000 mAh battery

To check the current battery life of Redmi Note 12, I will conduct a battery test (following the standards of Mytour) under specific conditions as follows:

• Experience 4 rotating tasks including: Playing Liên Quân Mobile (graphics settings as shown below), watching YouTube, browsing Facebook, and using the Chrome browser.

• Each task is used for 1 hour straight.
• Screen brightness at 100%.
• External speaker on with 50% volume.
• WiFi and social media notifications enabled.
• Battery saver, adaptive brightness, GPS, and Bluetooth are off.
• Discharged from 100% to 0%.

Below are the results of the battery test I conducted and compared with the results from 6 months ago:

The result of this battery test is 7 hours and 31 minutes, slightly shorter than the 9 hours and 5 minutes from the launch time, but still relatively good for a device that has been used for 6 months. For heavy tasks like playing Liên Quân Mobile, Redmi Note 12 consumes about 16 - 17% per hour, while lighter tasks like web browsing or Facebook only consume about 9 - 13% per hour.

It can be seen that despite the software improvements and battery degradation after 6 months of use, the usage time that Redmi Note 12 can provide is still very good. This is without considering the high conditions applied during the test such as: maximum screen brightness, high volume, no battery saving mode, and continuous usage. Therefore, in practical use, these conditions can be reduced in difficulty and Redmi Note 12 can operate even longer.

Redmi Note 12 offers impressive gaming endurance

When it comes to gaming on the phone, can the Redmi Note 12 battery last for how long after 6 months? To verify, I conducted a test with four popular games: Liên Quân Mobile, PUBG Mobile. The results are as follows:

• Liên Quân Mobile: 5 hours 40 minutes.
• League of Legends: Wild Rift: 5 hours 59 minutes.
• Call Of Duty Mobile: 6 hours 16 minutes.
• PUBG Mobile: 7 hours 45 minutes.

After 6 months of use, Redmi Note 12 can still provide gaming time of nearly 6 hours and more, which is very impressive. Particularly, PUBG Mobile stands out with a runtime of 7 hours 45 minutes, indicating that the lowest graphics settings I applied to this game can run very efficiently. As for League of Legends: Wild Rift or Liên Quân Mobile, these two 'national' MOBA games show relatively stable energy usage even though both were set to high graphics.

Redmi Note 12 with 5,000 mAh battery enables seamless TikTok browsing and YouTube watching

For routine tasks, to verify the battery life that Redmi Note 12 can provide, I still use five familiar and commonly encountered tasks in daily life: Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Messenger, and Chrome. The specific test conditions are as follows:

• Use a single application until the device runs out of battery (from 100% to 0%).
• Screen brightness at 100%.
• External speaker on and set volume to 50%.
• Enable Wi-Fi and receive notifications from social networks.
• Do not enable battery saver mode, adaptive screen, GPS, and Bluetooth.

The results I obtained are as follows:

• Messenger: 5 hours 17 minutes.
• Chrome: 5 hours 21 minutes.
• Facebook: 6 hours 03 minutes.
• Tiktok: 6 hours 21 minutes.
• YouTube: 7 hours 04 minutes.

Compared to gaming on Redmi Note 12, the usage time of daily tasks is not significantly different. After conducting the test, Redmi Note 12 provides the lowest usage time with Messenger and Chrome at about 5 hours 17 minutes, while the remaining apps can operate for over 6 hours, with YouTube standing out at 7 hours 02 minutes. This could be due to the slightly heavy conditions I applied, so I believe that the device's battery life may be extended in real-life usage conditions.

Conclusion

Overall, after 6 months of usage, I evaluate Redmi Note 12 still as a device with many excellent advantages compared to its price range. From its youthful appearance, stable performance to the 5,000 mAh battery that can still meet long-term usage needs. Therefore, Redmi Note 12 is very suitable for students, students, or ordinary users who use phones for moderate tasks, not too heavy.

So how do you evaluate the battery of Redmi Note 12 after 6 months? Don't forget to leave your comments below for us to know! Thank you very much for reading through my article.

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