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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 91.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2022-11-01 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 6.41 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.32 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 MT6877V (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-G68 MC4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has a score of 91.5, which is way better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus's 74.2 general score. Even though Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer is much newer than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, it's way thicker and heavier. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has the older 12 version while Huawei nova 2 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a bit sharper screen than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer features just a little better processing power than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer also has more RAM memory. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer has superior battery performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3340mAh.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer takes a lot better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a larger aperture to take better low-light images, a much better (4K) video resolution and a lot higher 200 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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