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| Global Score | |
| 92.8 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | Android 12 |
| 2020-10-23 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.66 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Gold, Graphite, Pacific blue and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 10.62 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 12 Pro is a bit better than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, with a overall score of 92.8 against 91.5. IPhone 12 Pro has iOS 15.x operating system, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with Android 12 operating system. The iPhone 12 Pro design is thinner and just a bit lighter than the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, even though it was released 2 years before.
IPhone 12 Pro features a slightly better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with more brightness, a bit more pixels per inch of display and a bit higher 1170 x 2532px resolution. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12 Pro, because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
IPhone 12 Pro has a superior performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 2 GB less RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit processor. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a way better battery performance than Apple iPhone 12 Pro, because it has a 53% bigger battery capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots a lot better photographs and videos than iPhone 12 Pro, because although it has worse video frame rate and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a lot better resolution camera.
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