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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 better than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, having a 91.5 score against 82.7. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the previous 12 version and Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is extremely newer than the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, it's somewhat heavier and thicker.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a much worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a bigger display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a little better performance than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's storage capacity to store more apps and games is just as good as the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design one, both of them have equal 256 GB internal storage. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a much bigger aperture, a much larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality and a back facing camera with a much higher 200 MP resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a little better battery life than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has an 8% larger battery size.
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