Redmi Note 12 series gets certified, May launch in Q2 2022: report

The Redmi Note 12 series has a network access license in China, according to a well-known tipster. The smartphones are codenamed L16 and L16U. The latter would be associated with the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G. The smartphones belonging to the series would come with powerful MediaTek SoCs – possibly MediaTek Dimensity 1300 or MediaTek Dimensity 8000 mobile platforms. The Redmi Note 12 series is a successor to the Redmi Note 11 series and is expected to be launched in the second quarter of 2022.

Tipster Digital Chat Station shared two images on Weibo showing two Xiaomi smartphones with model numbers 22041216UC and 22041216C. He says that these phones are codenamed L16 and L16U and belong to the Redmi Note 12 series. He further claims that these phones will be high-end mid-range handsets. While Digital Chat Station said the series will launch in Q2 2022, tipster Abhishek Yadav was more specific, claiming the Redmi phones could debut in April or May.

Redmi L16 will be launched in April or May, most likely Redmi Note 12.

1st image: Redmi K50#Xiaomi #RedmiNote12 pic.twitter.com/UwNNGd0lZG

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) March 9, 2022

Citing Digital Chat Station, MySmartPrice reports that the Redmi Note 12 series smartphones will be powered by a powerful MediaTek Dimensity 1300 or MediaTek Dimensity 8000 SoC. The phones are also expected to have a unique industrial style, strong performance and longer battery life.

According to a previous report from Notebookcheck, the Redmi Note 12 series has three handsets: Redmi Note 12, Redmi Note 12 Pro and Redmi Note 12 Pro+. The Redmi Note 12 series is a successor to the Redmi Note 11 series and it is said to be Redmi’s main product line after the launch of the Redmi K50 series.