Redmi Note 12 4G has reportedly been spotted on IMEI website. According to previous reports, the handset could launch as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10 Pro. Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, may soon launch the Redmi Note 12 4G globally as well as in India. The launch of the Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G was also hinted earlier as the phone appeared on Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) website with the same model number as the Redmi Note 11 Pro (2023).
According to a Xiaomiui report (about) the Redmi Note 12 4G model was detected in the IMEI database. It is considered an affordable smartphone in the Redmi Note range. It was reportedly spotted under the codename “tapas,” a term unique to its Indian variant.
“We detected 3 models in the IMEI database. There will be 2 versions of the Redmi Note 12 4G. Model numbers 23021RAAEG and 23028RA60L are for the global and Indian markets. These versions do not have NFC. His code name is “Tapas”. If we examine the name tapas, it turns out that it is a term unique to India. This confirms that the non-NFC version will be codenamed “Tapas,” according to the Xiaomiui report.
The report also adds that model number 23021RAA2Y is only available in the global market. This variant, rumored to be codenamed “Topaz,” will include NFC functionality. The Redmi Note 12 4G comes with MIUI 14 which is based on Android 13. According to the report, the phone will come with at least 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The top-level storage option will likely include 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
After an earlier one reportthe Redmi Note 12 4G should be launched as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 10 Pro. Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G was then spotted in the IMEI database with the codename “sweet_k6a_global”, while the global variant of the Redmi Note 10 Pro had the codename “sweet_global”. The same report added that Xiaomi had previously planned to launch the handset, codenamed sweet_k6a_global Redmi Note 11 Pro (2023).
Redmi Note 12 Pro 4G too appeared on the NBTC website in December 2022 with the same model number as that of the Redmi Note 11 Pro (2023). Redmi Note 12 4G launch details have not yet been officially confirmed.
Recently the Redmi Note 12 5G series started in India with three variants – Redmi Note 12 5G, Redmi Note 12 Pro 5Gand Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G.
