Comparing Samsung Galaxy A54 With Redmi Note 12 Pro, We Are Going To Examine The Strengths And Weaknesses Of These Two Phones.

The mid-range phone market is always hotly contested and has seen many products. In recent years, this competition has turned into a direct war between Samsung and Xiaomi. Each company is trying to capture a larger market share by offering economical mobile phones with more features.

Samsung Galaxy A54 – Samsung Galaxy A54 is the latest smartphone of the Korean Galaxy A50 series, which continues the successful path of Galaxy A52s – Galaxy A52s. The previous generation of this phone, the Galaxy A53, failed to gain popularity and did not experience good sales.

In front of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro – Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro is a Chinese representative with good technical specifications and, at the same time, has a competitive price tag. Today in Gadget News, we want to face these two mid-range devices and compare them in design and build quality, display, battery, charging and charging speed, hardware performance, and finally, the camera. Stay with us.

Design and build quality

Samsung Galaxy A54 measures 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm and weighs 202 grams. On the other hand, the Note 12 Pro has dimensions of 163x76x8 mm, and its weight of 187 grams is about 15 grams lighter than Samsung’s representative.

Both phones have standard dimensions for their category and will occupy almost the same space in your pocket. The Galaxy is slightly shorter, although 5mm won’t go anywhere. In contrast, Redmi Note 12 Pro is designed a little lighter, which is still not a unique feature. The smooth frame and brick-like design of these two smartphones could not help to reduce the dimensions and induce the feeling of a compact phone.

There are some physical features built into the design of these two devices that we have to address. Redmi managed to get the IP53 certificate, which indicates the phone’s resistance against tiny drops of water and liquids. But the E54 can last for an hour and 30 minutes under half a meter of water and has an IP67 certificate.

On the other hand, Redmi provides communication ports that Galaxy does not have.

The Note 12 Pro only offers the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the infrared emitter; there is no news in the A54. But the representative of the Koreans supports the microSD memory card slot, which, although shared with the second SIM card, is better than missing.

The final issue for the device’s design is the placement of the fingerprint sensor. This sensor in Redmi is placed on the frame around the phone, and although it has its fans, some Xiaomi users complain about problems while working with it. But this sensor is moved below the screen in Galaxy, slightly lower than its ideal position.

screen

The screen of the Samsung Galaxy A54 has a diameter of 6.4 inches, which with its SuperAMOLED panel, can display images with a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The pixel density of this screen is 403 ppi.

On the other hand, Redmi Note 12 Pro has a 6.67-inch screen with an OLED panel and a slightly higher resolution than the Galaxy; it can display images of 1080 x 2400 pixels. But due to the larger screen size, the pixel density has been reduced to 395 ppm. Both displays support a 120Hz refresh rate.

The most crucial difference in the display of the two devices is related to their dimensions. h devices use a Full HD+ resolution display with an OLED panel, and their maximum brightness and refresh rate are so similar that comparing them is not worth comparing. Both phones slightly overdo the color reproduction and increase the concentration.

Ho Other than this, we can’t find any significant differences between the two phones. However, adjusting the colors to watch images closer to reality on both devices is possible. Redmi has obtained the Dolby Vision license, so if you are sensitive to the concentration of pigments, go for the Note 12 Pro. In contrast, Galaxy supports HDR 10+.

charging

Both phones have a 5000 mAh battery, but the Samsung Galaxy A54 manages the battery capacity better. While browsing the web for about 4 hours and watching a movie for about 2 hours, we see more charging than the E54. Also, with this mobile phone, you can have four more hours of phone conversation, and in general, we can consider the difference in charging between these two devices impressive. Of course, Redmi doesn’t have a bad performance either, and it just couldn’t handle charging as well as Galaxy.

Charging speed

Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro supports 67W fast charging technology, while Samsung Galaxy A54 has 25W technology. Although on paper, the charging power of Redmi is about three times higher than Galaxy’s, after half an hour of charging, the battery percentage of Note 12 Pro has reached 78%, and A54 has reached 56%. But the page returns to the Xiaomi product when discussing charging speed.

The strength of the Note 12 Pro is not related to the numbers but to the inside of the box. This phone offers the user a 67W charging adapter in its box, but you will only receive a cable in the Samsung product.

Speakers

After comparing and playing music on both phones, we concluded that the Samsung Galaxy A54 speaker performs better than its competitor, thanks to more precise playback in lower frequencies and more balanced sound. The Note 12 Pro speaker is placed in the category of a medium-to-high speaker.

processing performance

There is no news of Qualcomm’s chipset in none of these two mid-ranges, and the manufacturers have gone to alternative and cheaper chipsets. In Galaxy, we see Samsung’s Exynos 1380 is used, and Redmi Note 12 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimension 1080. Both chips support 5G telecommunication technology and are made with 5 and 6 nm architecture.

The Exynos chipset has a 4+4 core arrangement, with four Cortex-A78 cores operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz. On the other hand, the Mediatek chipset is equipped with 2+6 seats, and its two Cortex-A78 cores are clocked at 2.6. Regarding multi-core performance, the Samsung Galaxy A54 appears to be around 15-20% faster than the Note 12 Pro. The single-core performance difference between the two devices is minimal and cannot be compared.

Galaxy’s Mali-G68 MP5 graphics processing chip has one core more than Xiaomi’s Mali-G68 MC4. Therefore, it is unsurprising that the A54 performs a little better in graphics benchmarks. However, none of these two devices can compete with the flagships in processing.

One of the features and advantages of Galaxy that is getting better over time is related to software support. Samsung has promised to provide four software updates, and thus, Android 17 will be released for E54. But Redmi receives only two updates, and since Android 12 is installed on it by default, the last update of its operating system will be Android 14.

Choosing between One UI and MIUI user interface is a personal and tasteful choice, and both skins have a lot of customization and functionality.

Camera

The camera’s resolution in both phones is similar, but the Galaxy cameras have more megapixels except for the primary camera. Thus, both phones have a ry 50-megapixel sensor, but the Samsung Galaxy Ahasith has a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 5-megapixel macro sensor.

In contrast, Redmi Note 12 Pro uses an 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel macro sensor. Galaxy’s selfie camera has a resolution of 32 megapixels, and Redmi has 16 megapixels.

Sample images of Samsung Galaxy A54

 

The numbers will not help much to judge in the camera discussion, so we went for photography with both devices. According to the obtained results, E54 shows better performance in taking pictures and recording videos.

Of course, the differences are not huge, but the Galaxy has taken better pictures with minor improvements, even though its sensors are not new.

Sample images of Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

 

You might think that photography in low light at night is only for flagship phones, but we must say that both mobile phones can capture quality photos in common light conditions, mainly if you use the primary camera. In this field, the advantage will be with Galaxy.

Filming is one of the fields where both devices work almost the same. Video recording quality is possible in both phones up to 4K, but there will be no news of OIS. If you want to use the anti-shake feature, reduce the quality to Full HD at 30 frames per second.

When we get to the selfie camera, the conclusion becomes much more accessible. The selfies you take with Samsung Galaxy A54 are much better quality than Redmi. Also, unlike Redmi, the Galaxy can shoot videos through the selfie camera with 4K quality, which, again, we see the lack of hand stabilization.

Conclusion

There is a clear price difference in the battle between these powerful mid-rangers, and as we expect, the Samsung Galaxy A54 wins the field. You will get more features, such as better water and soil penetration resistance and more extended software support by paying a higher amount. The microSD memory card slot and better quality selfies should also be added to the advantages of E54.

On that side, Redmi offers features that can come in handy daily. For example, the 3.5 mm headphone jack and the infrared transmitter are among these features you will not see in the Samsung representative.

Galaxy A54 and Redmi Note 12 Pro move shoulder to shoulder to a large extent in terms of vital features. Both phones are equipped with high-quality displays, and the Galaxy has more battery life, while the Redmi charges faster. The slight superiority of the 54 in the performance of the primary camera is not convincing enough, and we cannot say that it turns the page in favor of the Samsung product.

Yes, the Galaxy A54 is a more complete and high-quality set, but the lower price of the Redmi Note 12 Pro justifies all its shortcomings.

Strengths of Galaxy A54

• IP67 certification and external memory card slot
• Excellent charging
• Newer operating system and software support until the following four updates (versus two updates in Redmi)
• Quality selfie

Strengths of Redmi Note 12 Pro

• lower price
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Faster charging speed
• Placing the charging adapter inside the box

If you want to go for one of these two devices, will you choose Galaxy with more features or Redmi with a lower price? We are looking for your opinions in the comments section.