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| Global Score | |
| 87.4 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2019-10-20 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.91 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 390 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.99 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.08 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | 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 score of 91.5, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 30 5G's global score of 87.4. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a much newer cellphone than Huawei Mate 30 5G, but it is a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier. Both phones in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the newer 12 version while Huawei Mate 30 5G has Android 10 version, so it offers a couple additional features and improved performance.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has a little bit better count of pixels in each inch in the display, a little bit larger screen and a little higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both have 8 CPU cores and a 8 GB RAM.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a bigger camera aperture, a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a much better 200 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit longer battery performance than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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