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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 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 |
| 10.12 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a bit better than the iPhone XS Max, getting a 91.5 score against 84.5. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a notably newer and just a little lighter phone than iPhone XS Max, but it's somewhat thicker. The iPhone XS Max features a little bit better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a quite smaller screen and way less brightness, it also counts with a bit greater pixel count in each screen inch and a little higher resolution of 1242 x 2688.
IPhone XS Max has a little bit better processing power than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with longer battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 35 percent bigger battery size. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a very superior camera than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has lower video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a much larger back-facing camera sensor providing a lot better image quality, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and a camera with much more megapixels.
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