Last week, Redmi launched the Redmi Note 12 series smartphones in China. Some of these devices are expected to be rebranded as Xiaomi and POCO devices in global markets. Reports claim that Redmi Note 12 Discovery edition may remain exclusive to China, Note 12 Pro 5G and Note 12 Pro+ 5G may launch as Xiaomi 12i and Xiaomi 12i HyperCharge in India. How about the Redmi Note 12 5G? It looks like the device may arrive in India as a POCO-branded phone.

The Redmi Note 12 5G launched in China has serial number 22101317C. The abbreviated model number of the device is M17. As seen below, a new POCO phone with model number 22111317PI has appeared in the Bureau of Indian Standards database.

The 22111317PI device has the same abbreviated M17 model number as the Redmi Note 12 5G. Hence, it looks like the device will be renamed POCO phone in India. The model number also hints that the device will launch in the country in November. There is a possibility that the device is a POCO M5 5G series phone.

The Redmi Note 12 5G has a 6.67-inch OLED display with Full HD+ resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The device is running Android 12 on top of MIUI 13. The phone is powered by a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. Under the hood, the Note 12 is powered by the 5G Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 mobile platform. In China, the device is offered with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It includes a 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast charging support. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner for security.