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| Global Score | |
| 87.7 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2018-11-16 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.21 x 2.85 x 0.38 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 3120 x 1440 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 537 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 has a general score of 91.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design's 87.7 global score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's body is extremely newer and just a little bit thinner than the Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design's, although it is also a little bit heavier. Both phones in this review come with Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has 12 version and Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer and Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a much worse pixels amount per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer and Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design have very similar processing units, both of them have the same number of cores and 8 GB of RAM. The Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design has a superior storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 256 GB more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a camera in the back with a much better resolution, a larger camera aperture to take better captures in low light situations and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with just a little bit longer battery duration than Huawei Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
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