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| Global Score | |
| 90.5 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 10 | Android 12 |
| 2019-12-17 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.22 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green | Black |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2400 x 1176 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.60 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (7680 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, getting a 91.5 score against 90.5. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has newer 12 version while Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has Android 10, providing the user lots of additional features and performance enhancements. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, but it's just a little bit heavier.
The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G has a bit faster CPU than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer. Both have a Octa-Core processor and 8 GB of RAM. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has a just a little inferior pixel count in each inch in the screen and a bit worse 1080 x 2400 resolution, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a better camera than Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates and a tinier diafragm aperture which is worse for low-light photography, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also counts with a larger camera sensor providing a higher image quality and a camera in the back with a way better 200 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G's one, they have equal internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G counts with a little better battery life than Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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