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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2015-09-15 | 2022-11-01 |
| 5.90 x 2.96 x 0.28 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 13.97 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is much better than Huawei Mate S, with a 91.5 score against 75.3. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer's body is noticeably newer than Huawei Mate S's, but it's thicker and extremely heavier. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate S, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has 5 GB more RAM.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate S, because although it has a just a bit worse pixel count per inch in the screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a bigger display. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate S, because it has more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei Mate S, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera, a bigger diafragm aperture, a much bigger camera sensor shooting way higher quality pictures and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei Mate S, because it has a 59 percent more battery size.
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