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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 |
| 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 an overall score of 91.5, which is much better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 score. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer construction is much newer, but a little bit heavier and thicker than Huawei Mate 9. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a brighter display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little higher pixels amount per inch in the display, a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a little bit larger display.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has 4 GB more RAM memory. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a much better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has a much larger diafragm aperture, a way bigger back camera sensor which gives a way better image and video quality and a camera in the back with much more MP.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has just a little better battery duration than Huawei Mate 9, because it has an 8% more battery size.
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