Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.47 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black glare | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is slightly better than Asus ROG Phone 3, with a 91.5 score against 86.3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's body is newer, thinner and somewhat lighter than Asus ROG Phone 3. Asus ROG Phone 3 features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because although it has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per display inch, a quite smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bit more brightness.
Asus ROG Phone 3 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Asus ROG Phone 3, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 features a very superior battery performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4300mAh. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures clearer videos and photos than Asus ROG Phone 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photos, a much more mega pixels back facing camera and a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments.
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