Shortly after the sales opened, Redmi released a report stating that the Note 12 Turbo has already become the best-selling model in the 2,000-3,000 Yuan price range across three major e-commerce platforms in China.
And that’s not all. Within just five minutes of becoming available for purchase, the Redmi Note 12 Turbo broke the full-day sales record from 2019 and quickly became one of the year’s most popular models.
So, what’s making this smartphone so popular? Well, for starters, it’s got a low price and a well-balanced design. Plus, it comes in various variants, including 8GB RAM + 256GB storage for 1,999 Yuan (around Php 15,824), 12GB RAM + 256GB storage for 2,199 Yuan (around Php 17,404), 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage for 2,399 Yuan (around Php 18,986), and 16 GB RAM + 1 TB storage for 2,799 Yuan (around Php 22,152).
Regarding specs, the Redmi Note 12 Turbo boasts a 6.67-inch OLED straight screen with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 pixels and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. It also has an under-display fingerprint scanner and runs on MIUI 14-based Android 13.
The Note 12 Turbo has a powerful 5,000mAh battery with 67W fast charging, perfect for those who need their phone to last all day. For photography enthusiasts, this phone features an OIS-enabled 64-megapixel triple camera unit and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. And with the Snapdragon 7+Gen2 chipset, it’s equipped with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.
Oh, and one more thing, rumor has it that the Redmi Note 12 Turbo will debut as the Poco F5 in markets outside China. So keep an eye out for that!
